Topic: RIP Bo Diddley

[Ken (OP)]

One cannot think of Bo Diddley without hearing his calling card: That primal, propulsive "Bo Diddley beat," one of the most easily identifiable -- and oft-imitated -- rhythms in rock-and-roll history.

Bomp-a-bomp-a-bomp. Bomp-bomp.

Bomp-a-bomp-a-bomp. Bomp-bomp.

Diddley died yesterday at 79. He worried about his legacy to the very end, fearful that he wouldn't receive proper recognition as one of the true architects of rock-and-roll. He fretted that people might be puzzled by his occasional nickname, the Originator.

...By J. Freedom du Lac
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 3, 2008; Page C01

[james3]

Question.... Listen to his guitar, how many hit songs have used that same back beat? True pioneer of Rock and Roll.