Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American R&B vocalist, guitarist and songwriter (usually as Ellas McDaniel). He was also known as The Originator because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll, and rock, influencing a host of acts, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Parliament Funkadelic, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, and The Beatles, among others. He introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and a hard-edged electric guitar sound on a wide-ranging catalog of songs, along with African rhythms and a signature beat (a simple five-accent clave rhythm) that remains a cornerstone of hip hop, rock and pop. Accordingly, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and a Grammy Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He was known in particular for his technical innovations, including his trademark rectangular guitar.
Genre[]
Chicago Blues
Songs[]
- Prisoner Of Love
- Diddy Wah Diddy
- Pills
- Sixteen Tons
- I Can Tell
- Heart-o-matic Love
- Dancing Girl
- Mona
- Don't Let It Go
- Bo Meets The Monster
- Spend My Life With You
- You Know I Love You
- I Love You So (1st Version)
- Mama Don't Allow No Twistin'
- Blues Blues
- Say Boss Man
- Before You Accuse Me
- The Greatest Lover In The World
- Our Love Will Never Go
- Darling Tell Me
- Limbo (Alternate Take)
- I'm Bad
- Whoa Mule (Shine)
- Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
- You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)
- Do What I Say
- Working Man
- Cheyenne
- Nursery Rhyme
- Little Girl
- 500 More Man
- Oh Yea
- Signifying Blues (ext. Version)
- Who Do You Love
- She's Alright
- Say Man
- Road Runner
- Pretty Thing
- I'm Sorry
- I'm Looking For A Woman
- I'm A Man
- Hush Your Mouth
- Hey, Bo Diddley
- Diddley Daddy
- Dearest Darling
- Bring It To Jerome
- Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger
- Bo Diddley
- You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover
- Willie And Lillie
- Back Home
- Who May Your Lover Be
- Deed And Deed I Do
- Down Home Special
- The Great Grandfather
- She's Fine She's Mine
- Bo Diddley 1969
- Story Of Bo Diddley
- Ooh Baby
- Ride On Josephine
- Cops & Robbers
- Crackin' Up
- Look At My Baby
- Cadillac