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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79

msnbc.msn.com — Legendary singer known for homemade guitar, dark glasses, black hat. Sad day for rock n roll fans.

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  • floort, on 06/02/2008, -2/+47Wow I worked with Bo Diddly at the Greenwood Inn in Beaverton Oregon in 1976/1977. Long time ago...
  • diggmeyers, on 06/02/2008, -1/+42:(
  • plethorex, on 06/02/2008, -1/+37I've known Bo Diddley for about 4 years now, he was a regular at the grocery store I worked for. I will miss him dearly, rest in peace friend.
  • kgarr, on 06/03/2008, -1/+29Elvis Presley ain't got no SOULLLL
    Bo Diddley is rock and roll (damn right)
  • RicardoWilliams, on 06/02/2008, -0/+25an amazing musician and a pioneer; his legacy will live on
  • jsully, on 06/03/2008, -0/+17Hey this works too:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgzn7VyoqEw
  • bstory, on 06/02/2008, -0/+13RIP Bo - thanks for all the great music.
  • funkmasterfreez, on 06/03/2008, -0/+11without Bo Diddley the Who and a lot of other rock and roll bands wouldn't exist

    RIP Bo
  • lozzobear, on 06/03/2008, -1/+11Ned Flanders would be devastated. Bo Diddely diddely died.
  • n0ia, on 06/03/2008, -0/+10That'd be Boo Radley. You were only a few letters off.
  • terracottapai, on 06/03/2008, -0/+9:) for the memories.
  • kotrin, on 06/03/2008, -0/+8Man, lots of Diggers know Mr. Diddley
  • theNazz, on 06/02/2008, -0/+8"Jimmy Hendricks" ... WTF? You might know Bo, but you don't know James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix at all.
  • Trcoolguy, on 06/03/2008, -1/+9:(
  • jaydoj, on 06/03/2008, -0/+8bet you've got some cool stories.
  • dhughes, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7[ || ]=====[]
  • WeirdEdsel, on 06/03/2008, -1/+8:(
  • TheWorm, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7It's always such a shock to lose someone who helped to define a half a century of music and culture. Legend.
  • DonSlice, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7This thread is NOT the place for this *****.
  • sockpuppets, on 06/02/2008, -3/+9You bitches need to hug it out.
  • BeauXdidLeigH, on 06/03/2008, -0/+6Thanks Bo
    RIP Bo

    - There's a reason he's my namesake.
  • Mononuclear, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5Why didn't you just post the youtube link? No matter how many diggs your story gets, it isn't going to the front page after 14 days.
  • thirty6chambers, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5I walked 47 miles of barbed wire,
    used a cobra snake for a neck tie.
    got a brand new house on the roadside
    made out of rattlesnake hide.
    I got a brand new chimney made on top,
    made out of human skulls.
    Now come on darling let's take a little walk... tell me
    Who do you love?
    Who do you love?
  • inactive, on 06/02/2008, -2/+7Actually he was born James Marshall Hendricks but went as Jimmy James for a while. He reverted to Jimi Hendrix (with modified spelling) after the release of his first single with Polydor.
  • apothekari, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4"Who do you love?"
    We love you Bo.
    Heaven's band just got a little more kickass.
  • cmsjustin, on 06/03/2008, -1/+5Bo would have used a tilde for the mouth
    . .
    ~
  • inactive, on 06/02/2008, -0/+4Thanks for your incredible contributions to American Blues music, and the electric guitar vocabulary!
  • jaydoj, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley

    next time get born earlier!!!

    /sarcasm
  • cmsjustin, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4Saw him play at WXPN in Philly a few years ago. At the time I was learning to play guitar and it was cool to see a legend up close. He did this funny thing with his mouth when he hummed, and it made everyone laugh.

    Thanks for your contribution to music.
  • apothekari, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3Uhhhhhhh Hey Jagoff!
    This is a thread about the death of a great man.
    Not the time or the place *****.
    If you had a ***** point to make it's lost,and you are unfeeling and rude.
    Go take your hate somewhere else,We're all full up here.
  • omnithought, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3I didn't know Diddley.
    But, I'll miss his music.
  • anaesthetica, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3I know it's a tremendous hassle to click another link. I guess I just felt a little miffed that when I submitted the story originally it got no diggs at all, even though it's a totally awesome performance by one of the greatest rock n rollers of all time. I didn't entertain any notions of it getting to the front page now.
  • inactive, on 06/02/2008, -0/+3First Harvey Korman, now this...
  • jaydoj, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3now that's just cool
  • stareD, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3R.I.P.
  • monicazir, on 06/02/2008, -0/+3( you gonna "make a hit record" and "Bo-Jam") -- Elias you have and this ain't no lyin' woman... blessings...
  • sotose, on 06/03/2008, -3/+6Insensitive?
    No.

    Retarded?
    Yes.
  • Mabx86, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3I recommend this music video for Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood featuring Bo Diddley. It is a great remembrance of this American Rock and Roll pioneer
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYPcY15JaWY
  • Mononuclear, on 06/03/2008, -0/+2would you stop with the retarded greeting cards?
  • ufaithfull, on 06/02/2008, -1/+3The Originator!!!
  • DonSlice, on 06/03/2008, -0/+2NNOOOOO!!!!
  • inactive, on 06/03/2008, -3/+5Isn't that the guy from To Kill a Mockingbird?
  • inactive, on 06/03/2008, -2/+4Hey its a paid McCain troll.

    We were warned of you scum by the post on McCains website calling for lunatics to join his blogging cause.

    You must live a miserable life.
  • bryantee, on 06/03/2008, -0/+2Bo Diddley IS a gun slinger.
  • exomni, on 06/03/2008, -0/+2Bo was the best. I recently completed my Bo Diddley collection. I know he hasn't released anything in over 5 years, but it's still sad to know my collection is to be forever complete.
  • jaydoj, on 06/03/2008, -0/+2damnit that is a cool song.
  • artfiend77, on 06/03/2008, -0/+2You ***** piece of *****.
  • phidashw, on 06/03/2008, -0/+2An amazing musician, his music set the stage for some of today's modern blues and rock-n-roll. We know one thing for sure the angel are rocking in heaven tonight. RIP Bo, thank you for the years of music.
  • inactive, on 06/03/2008, -0/+2Blame his lazy mom.
  • djcreamy, on 06/03/2008, -0/+1Check out The Animals - Story of Bo Diddley
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