DETROIT (Billboard) - Mention Bo Diddley's name and most everyone thinks one thing -- the beat. Bomp ba-bomp-ba-bomp, bomp bomp. Applied to such songs as "Bo Diddley," "Hey Bo Diddley" and "Who Do You ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who banged out hit songs powered by the relentless "Bo Diddley beat" that influenced rockers from Buddy Holly to U2, died on Monday at the age of 79 ...

To assign a number to Bo Diddley would be impossible. The guitar great’s influence on rock and roll, blues, and R&B is immeasurable and can still be pinpointed in some of today’s biggest hits. His ...

CULPEPER — The biggest audience since the pandemic turned out on a recent Friday night in Culpeper to the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater for a blast from the past of music at “Rock & Roll ...