06-03-2008, 00:04
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The passing of a music legend
As most of us have heard, Bo Diddley passed away early Monday.
Any fan of music, knows Bo......and Bo......KNEW MUSIC.
He will be missed, but his music and influence will live on. 
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Bo Diddley's influence will live on forever
Friends and colleagues expressed admiration and sadness for rock 'n' roll architect Bo Diddley, who influenced generations of musicians with his signature primal beat.
"Bo Diddley was a monumental figure in early rock 'n' roll, a huge influence on everyone," Bonnie Raitt? told USA TODAY. "He was a wonderful man, a true original musician and beloved the world over. He will be sorely missed.?"
Elvis Costello regarded his talent as deceptively simple. "Listening to Bo Diddley, you could convince yourself that the only thing you need to create great rock 'n' roll is a tremolo guitar, a killer beat and one and a half chords," he said. 'Many tried and some have failed, but nobody did it like Diddley."
ZZ Top? guitarist Billy Gibbons? refused to succumb to grief when he heard at a tour stop in Knoxville, Tenn., that his rock 'n' roll hero had died Monday. "It?s a good day because I've walked on the planet at the same time as Bo Diddley," Gibbons said. "The simplistic and humorous artistry that accompanied this creation we all know as the Bo Diddley beat is a resounding testament to someone who knew how to touch us in a rock 'n' roll way."
Gibbons spoke to Diddley on Friday to get his authorization for video game Rock Band to license the likeness of the Gretsch "Billy-Bo?" guitar, which Diddley designed in 1959. "Bo said: 'Call me anytime. You know, I'll always be around.' I told him, 'I and the rest of the world know you will always be around.' Now he's sprinkling his holy water on Rock Band."
Former Free bassist/songwriter Andy Fraser recalled, "hearing Bo Diddley? blaring out (from a nearby London dance hall). His music definitely was one of my earliest influences."
Diddley "invented the beat that the Rolling Stones used often," said Ritchie Blackmore,? ex-Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist.
Music historian Dave Marsh said Diddley belongs alongside Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard in the rock pantheon. "People will say when someone new comes along, that he's kind of like this guy or that guy. They will never, ever say, 'Oh, he?s like Bo Diddley.' He was as one-of-a-kind as you could possibly imagine.?"
Garry Mitchell was proud to call him grandpa. "He's always been high-spirited, young at heart and full of laughter,,"said Mitchell, 38, one of Diddley's 15 grandchildren. "Up until about a week ago, when his illness took a turn for the worse, he was still playing his guitar." Mitchell and Diddley had been working on a gospel album.
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Bo at his best.
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06-03-2008, 07:37
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Bo Diddley was indeed a legend. He and Chuck Berry broke with tradition and helped forge a new style of music. Of the two, I liked Chuck Berry the best. Berry just had a way with lyrics and timing that have yet to be matched IMHO.
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06-03-2008, 09:28
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Rock on, Bo.
You will be missed.
TR
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06-03-2008, 14:00
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He should be rockin with Jimmie and Stevie by now.
RIP
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06-03-2008, 15:06
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Originally Posted by Philkilla
He should be rockin with Jimmie and Stevie by now.
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Ya'll know He is!
Bo was roots, and those type do not grow easily.
Hope to jam with him, when I get there.
Holly
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06-04-2008, 00:53
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I remember listening to Bo's music on 8-tracks and LP's (in my uncle's car and home) when I was growing up (Dad was a country music man). Great music by a great man.
Rock on, Bo. You'll be missed by many and celebrated by even more.
Mick
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