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Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

American guitarist
Seminal R&B guitarist whose hypnotic rhythmic attack and declamatory, boasting vocals became one of the most overpowering sounds in rock & roll.
BornDecember 30, 1928
HometownMcComb, Mississippi, United States
Height5'7" (1.70m)
SpouseKay Reynolds, Louise Woolingham, Sylvia Paiz
ChildrenEvelyn Kelly, Anthony McDaniel
ParentsEthel Wilson, Eugene Bates, Gussie McDaniel
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On This Day: 30 December 1928

Music star Bo Diddley was born in Mississippi. (Dec. 30)
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