DETROIT (Billboard) - Bo is gone. But his beat goes on. It's been a year since Bo Diddley died of heart failure at age 79 in his home in Archer, Fla., after a prolonged illness. His June 2, 2008, ...
Bo Diddley, the rock n’ roll pioneer who famous “shave-and-a-haircut, two-bits” rhythm provided one of the music’s foundations, died Monday at his home in Archer, Fla., after months of ill health.