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Correction: Bo Diddley story
6/10/2008, AP

In a June 2 obituary for music legend Bo Diddley, The Associated Press misspelled his real first name. He was Ellas McDaniel, not...  more >

Bo Diddley gets a rocking sendoff at Fla. funeral
6/7/2008, AP

Bo Diddley's funeral rocked and rolled Saturday with as much energy as his music. For four hours, friends and relatives sang, danced and celebrated the life of the man who...  more >

Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
6/2/2008, AP

Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians,...  more >

Rock 'n roll legend Bo Diddley dies in Florida
6/2/2008, Reuters

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who banged out hit songs powered by the relentless "Bo Diddley beat" that influenced rockers from Buddy Holly to U2, died on Monday...  more >

Bo Diddley Back Home
9/5/2007, E! Online

Bo Diddley is out of the woods. The 78-year-old rock 'n' roll pioneer was released Saturday from the Florida hospital where he was recovering from a heart attack...  more >

Bo Diddley is released from hospital
9/4/2007, AP

Bo Diddley's on the mend. The hall-of-fame musician has been released from a Florida hospital after suffering a heart attack and having a stent inserted to improve blood...  more >

Publicist: Bo Diddley had heart attack
8/28/2007, AP

Bo Diddley was in stable condition at a Gainesville hospital after suffering a heart attack, his publicist said Tuesday. The 78-year-old singer-guitarist complained of...  more >

Bo Diddley Suffers Heart Attack
8/28/2007, E! Online

Another health scare for Bo Diddley. The 78-year-old rock 'n' roll pioneer was listed in stable condition at a Florida hospital Tuesday after suffering a heart...  more >

Bo Diddley showing promising signs after stroke
5/29/2007, Reuters

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley is still struggling to communicate after a stroke earlier this month. But he has been humming and listening to country music on...  more >

Bo Diddley Out of Hospital
5/29/2007, E! Online

Bo Diddley's getting his beat back. Rock 'n' roll's Originator, who suffered a stroke May 13, has been released from a Nebraska hospital and transferred to...  more >

Bo Diddley Bouncing Back
5/21/2007, E! Online

The Originator is bouncing back. Doctors moved Bo Diddley out of intensive care Monday, 10 days after the legendary rock 'n' roller suffered a stroke. "We...  more >

Bo Diddley on the Mend
5/18/2007, E! Online

If you thought he was going meekly, well then, you don't know Diddley. Four days after being stricken by a stroke, rock 'n' roll legend Bo Diddley's...  more >

Bo Diddley Debunks Clash Guitar Bunk Story
5/19/2002, USRN

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley was honored last week, alongside Chuck Berry and Little Richard, with BMI's Icon Award for his "unique and indelible influence on...  more >

Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley & Little Richard Honored As Icons
5/15/2002, USRN

Rock 'n' roll legends Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, and Little Richard were honored with the first BMI Icon Awards at the performing rights organization's 50th annual Pop Awards,...  more >

Bo Diddley In Legal Tangle With Nike
4/14/2000, USRN

Athletic apparel maker Nike says you don't know diddley if you're not wearing its stuff, but Bo Diddley says Nike doesn't know diddley about the law. The Rock and Roll Hall...  more >

Rockers Grace Hall Of Fame Revamp
4/10/1998, USRN

Bo Diddley, Ruth Brown, Ike Turner, Sam Phillips and Little Richard were among the legends who showed up Thursday at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum in Cleveland...  more >

Grammys Honor Six Legends
12/18/1997, USRN

Bo Diddley, Paul Robeson, the Mills Brothers and Roy Orbison will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences during Grammy...  more >

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