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Legendary Bo Diddley Dead At Age 79
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The music world is mourning because music uber-legend Bo Diddley passed away today at the age of 79 from heart failure. He was a pioneer of rock n roll and the electric guitar and was famous for his signature rhythm that melded rhythm and blues and rock
“This distinctive, African-based 5/4 rhythm pattern (which goes bomp-bomp-bomp bomp-bomp) was picked up by other artists and has been a distinctive and recurring element in rock ‘n’ roll through the decades,” according to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.
Diddley was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
