Bo Diddley

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Born Ellas Otha Bates (also stated as Otha Ellas Bates or Elias Otha Bates) and later known as Ellas McDaniel.

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American singer, guitarist, and artist.

Born: 30 December 1928 in McComb, Mississippi, USA.
Died: 2 June 2008 in Archer, Florida, USA (aged 79).

Diddley was an influential singer & guitarist who recorded his best known material for the Road Runner / My Story" (1960).

His trademark rhythm, the "George Thorogood, among others.

He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987 (Performer).

Diddley married four times.
"Love Is Strange" hit by Ethel Smith (2).
From 1960 to 1980 he was married to Kay McDaniel (née Kay Reynolds) despite taboos against interracial marriage.

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Ethel Smith (2)

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