Bo Diddley
Born Ellas Otha Bates (also stated as Otha Ellas Bates or Elias Otha Bates) and later known as Ellas McDaniel.
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American singer, guitarist, and artist.
Born: 30 December 1928 in McComb, Mississippi, USA.
Died: 2 June 2008 in Archer, Florida, USA (aged 79).
Diddley was an influential singer & guitarist who recorded his best known material for the Checker and Chess labels. He scored his first hit with the double sided single “”, and a string of R&B hits followed through the 1950s & early 1960s, most notably “”, “Mona”, “Say Man”, and “”.
His trademark rhythm, the “Bo Diddley Beat”, was an acknowledged influence on many artists including: Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, Jim Morrison, The Yardbirds, and George Thorogood, among others.
He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987 (Performer).
Diddley married four times.
“Love Is Strange” hit by was written by Bo Diddley under the name of his second wife .
From 1960 to 1980 he was married to (née Kay Reynolds) despite taboos against interracial marriage.