Bo Diddley
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- 100%Howlin' Wolf
- 91%Fats Domino
- 79%Eddie Cochran
- 75%Jimmy Reed
- 74%Little Walter
- 74%Muddy Waters
- 72%Chuck Berry
- 70%Elmore James
- 68%Big Joe Turner
- 65%Little Richard
Biography
Otha Ellas Bates (later known as Ellas McDaniel), 30 December 1928, McComb, Mississippi, USA. After beginning his career as a boxer, where he received the sobriquet ‘Bo Diddley’, the singer worked the blues clubs of Chicago with a repertoire influenced by Louis Jordan, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. In late 1954, he teamed up with Billy Boy Arnold and recorded demos of ‘I’m A Man’ and ‘Bo Diddley’. Re-recorded at Chess Studios with a backing ensemble... Read more
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blues
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
rock
soul
blues
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
rock
soul
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