Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Latest Release
- Midnight Reverie
- December 2023
- • 30 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Who Do You Love | ||
| 2 | Bo Diddley [with Robbie Robertson And Eric Clapton] | ||
| 3 | Road Runner (As Heard in the Mazda Commercial) | ||
| 4 | You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover [Single Version] | ||
| 5 | Diana |
Albums
Dec 2022 • 30 songs
Sep 2020 • 1 song
Apr 2020 • 20 songs
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About
Biography
He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early '60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." You can't judge an artist by his chart success, either, and Diddley produced greater and more influential music than all but a handful of the best early rockers. The Bo Diddley beat -- bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp -- is one of rock & roll's bedrock rhythms, showing up in the work of Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, and even pop-garage knock-offs like the Strangeloves' 1965 hit "I Want Candy." Diddley's hypnotic rhythmic attack and declamatory, boasting vocals str...