RIP Bo Diddley

[CottonEyedHorn]

 

[Jive_Turkey]

RIP

and I always liked him more than B.B. King.

 

[buckhorn]

Very Sad. Giants pass, as well. Elias McDaniel. What a persona, what a master of design and technique, of stylized rock musicianship. He was an original product. I cannot imagine the Ramones without Bo Diddley, and I can't imagine my life without the Ramones.


The Link

 

[accuratehorn]

RIP to a giant pioneer of rock 'n roll.

I walked 47 miles of barbed wire, I use a cobra snake for a necktie
I got a brand new house on the roadside, made from rattlesnake hide
I got a brand new chimney made on top, made out of a human skull
Now come on, take a little walk with me, Arlene and tell me:
who do you love?
who do you love?

Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?

I've got a tombstone hand and a graveyard mind, I'm just twenty-two and I don't mind dyin'
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?

 

[l00p]

Rest in Peace. I hope Bo knows eternal peace and rest.

 

[Longhorn_Fan68]

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[TexasTower]

What a crappy week. Too many celebs passing.

 

[HornGrandioso]

The Bo Diddley beat will never die!!! I Want Candy, Willie and the Hand Jive, Mr. Brownstone (the intro), etc.

He rocked and will continue to be rocked on my stereo. I want one of those rectangle guitars Gretsch makes!!!

 

[madscientist]

I'M A ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAADRUNNER, HONEYYYYYYYYYYYY!

RIP

 

[chuychanga]

When I was a kid my dad took me to see Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley play at the Paramount in Austin. But Bo didn't make it to the show because he'd gotten arrested a few days prior and was still in the joint.

I was hoping to be the first one on here with a "Bo knows.." comment, but someone beat me to it.

 

[Art Vandelay]

RIP, Bo

 

[BA93]

In Philadelphia that watch is worth fifty bucks.

 

[Mr.Wizard]

RIP, I think his last concert was in Omaha, NE, had a stroke shortly after the gig and never made it back on the road.

 

[Not that Bob]

One of my original heroes. "Who Do You Love?" is sort of the original gangsta rap...but don't hold me to that 'cause I love Bo...rap, not so much.

Got to see him several times. Took my kid to see him at The Paramount recently. So glad I did that.

 

[Austin180]

No Bo, no Buddy Holly "Not Fade Away." RIP Bo.

 

[El_Oso]

Wasn't Bo number 3 this weekend?

 

[Steel Shank]

I started thinking, wait a minute, Muddy Waters did Manish Boy, but what's the difference from Bo's "I'm A Man"? Well here it is:

Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" (originally "Manish Boy") was an adaptation of Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man" and also an answer song, the title being Muddy Waters' take on his younger rival.

 

[Endust]

Bo D melts God's face with the truth