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02 Jun 08 Bo Diddley

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Bo DiddleyEllas Otha , who became , but was of course, better known as Bo Diddley, died Monday, at his home in Archer, Florida, at the age of 79. The cause of his death was given as .

He was a world famous and vocalist, and known for his unusually shaped, usually rectangular .

He was famous for such blues classics as “Who Do You Love?”, Before You Accuse Me”, and of course “Bo Diddley”. His became known as the Bo Diddley beat.

I was fortunate enough to see him play live in England in the early 1980′s, and a great performance it was too, in a dance hall that was big enough to contain the audience, but small enough for it to be a more of event than one gets in a concert hall.

Bo Diddley may be gone, but his , and his will live on.

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