Bo Diddley
One of the founding fathers of rock ‘n’ roll has left the building he helped construct. A half dozen key Diddley compositions have held down prized spots in the repertoire of thousands of performing artists for decades. One of Diddley’s first hits was the rock ballad “Love Is Strange,” recorded by New York duo Mickey opening the bill were the as-yet-unheralded Rolling Stones. “Watching Bo Diddley was university for me,” Keith Richards recently told Rolling Stone, referring to that tour.
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