Bo Diddley
Full Name: Ellas Otha Bates McDaniel
Birth Date: December 30, 1928
Deceased Date: June 2, 2008
Artist Bio:
Grammy-winning early R&B/rock ‘n roll guitarist, prolific singer and songwriter, “I’m A Man” (R&B #1, 1955) and nine other R&B Top 40 hits, originator of the oft-used “Diddley Beat” (bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp), died from heart failure on 6/2/2008, age 79.
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