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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
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| 0602/2008
| staff
Posted on 06/02/2008 10:07:32 AM PDT by xcamel
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A spokeswoman says rock pioneer Bo Diddley has died. He was 79.
The spokeswoman says Diddley died of heart failure Monday. He had suffered a heart attack in August 2007, three months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa.
Doctors said the stroke affected his ability to speak, and he had returned to Florida to continue rehabilitation.
Diddley was known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat.
His first single, "Bo Diddley," introduced record buyers in 1955 to his signature rhythm: bomp ba-bomp bomp, bomp bomp, often summarized as "shave and a haircut, two bits." The B side, "I'm a Man," with its slightly humorous take on macho pride, also became a rock standard.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bodiddley; rocknroll
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To: xcamel
This is so sad. No matter that he'd been around a long time and had been ailing. This is just terrible.
May he rest in peace!
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06/02/2008 11:16:06 AM PDT
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Zionist Conspirator
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R.I.P. Ellis McDaniel-you were always worth a lot more than you got.
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06/02/2008 11:57:36 AM PDT
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The Ghost of Rudy McRomney
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To: 383rr; Eric Blair 2084; Gabz; Behind Liberal Lines; top 2 toe red
In case you weren’t aware a great has left us.
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06/02/2008 11:59:54 AM PDT
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The Ghost of Rudy McRomney
(Using Hillary to nip Obama's heels is like beating a dead horse with an armed nuclear bomb.)
To: xcamel
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06/02/2008 12:40:50 PM PDT
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newzjunkey
(NO 99. YES 98. Goldsmith. De Maio. Thalheimer. Boling. Hunter. Sanders. YES on A, B & C.)
To: xcamel; Fred Nerks; forkinsocket; Allegra
All through the late 60s and early 70s Bo used to come up to UNB in Fredericton N.B., Canada and put on a show in the Gymnasium for Winter Carnival. Jerome Green used to be on the harominica.Ecstacy! Some of the best blues and soul rockin' of my whole life!
Rock on in heaven bro!
See you there.
History: http://members.tripod.com/~Originator_2/jerome.html
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06/02/2008 1:47:26 PM PDT
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Candor7
(Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing.)
To: xcamel
Rest In Peace Bo Diddley.
He was a great entertainer, one of the founding fathers of Rock & Roll and truly an “Originator”. He will be missed.
God bless his family and friends.
Bye, Bo.
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06/02/2008 8:59:59 PM PDT
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CrosscutSaw
(An Obama nation would be an abomination.)
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