Bo Diddley

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Performer

Inducted: 1987

Inducted by: ZZ Top

Nominated: 1986   1987

First Eligible: 1986 Ceremony


Induction Ceremony Songs:

SongPerformed By
Hey! Bo Diddley  Bo Diddley, BB King, Smokey Robinson, Paul Butterfield, Chuck Berry & The Rock Hall Jam Band

Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 1987 (ranked #50) .

R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley[a]4552020
Go Bo Diddley2162012

R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Bo Diddley (1955)2772021

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Bo Diddley (1958)
Go Bo Diddley (1959)
Bo Diddley is a Gunslinger (1960)
Have Guitar Will Travel (1960)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Bo Diddley (1955)
I'm a Man (1955)
Who Do You Love? (1957)
Hey! Bo Diddley (1957)
Before You Accuse Me (1958)
Say Man (1959)

Bo Diddley @ Wikipedia



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While he had only a few hits in the 50s and early 60s, Bo Diddley broke new ground with a unique guitar sound, indelible rhythms, fantastic songwriting and a larger then life personality and like his song, "You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover", you can't judge an artist by his musical success either.

He is also forever known for creating the foundational rhythms of rock and roll: the Bo Diddley beat. This beat was the bedrock of rock and roll and was picked up by singers from Buddy Holly to The Rolling Stones.
His hypnotic guitar attack and boasting vocals went back as far as Africa for roots. Songs like "Who Do You Love?" and "I'm A Man" were among the earliest examples of rock and roll rising out of the blues and Bo fused the music of two worlds he knew well: the Deep South and Chicago.

Diddley's trademark vibrating fuzzy guitar sound highly helped to expand the power of the instrument, but even more important, his bounce was fun and rocking with a wisecracking tone that showed rock music at it's most freewheeling. By the time Bo pasted away in 2008, Diddley's influence had come full circle as bands from The Animals and Creedence Clearwater Revial to The Clash drew inspiration from Bo Diddley's voice and sound.

Posted by Andrew on Sunday, 01/27/2013 @ 23:02pm


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