Bo Diddley — how the guitarist made an African rhythm a rock’n’roll staple

His self-titled 1955 hit channelled a traditional beat that went on to be used by stars such as Buddy Holly and Rihanna ...
Post-Bulletin

Rock n’ roll pioneer Bo Diddley dead at 79

Bo Diddley, who died Monday at age 79 in Florida, was as essential to the creation of rock ‘n’ roll as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Little Richard, though he seldom got the credit or the accolades ...
The Roanoke Times

Beatles, Bo Diddley, Jagger, Diana Ross shine on Culpeper big screen

CULPEPER — The biggest audience since the pandemic turned out on a recent Friday night in Culpeper to the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater for a blast from the past of music at “Rock & Roll ...