Bo Diddley (Ellas Bates) was born on Sunday, December 30, 1928 in McComb and he was a famous guitarist from United States.

Life in Brief:

- Being born on Dec 30, Bo was a Capricorn.
- his ethnicity: Black.
- his mother's name: Ethel Wilson.
- his father's name: Eugene Bates.

Bo dated Louise Woolingham (wife) and amongst other amorous encounters was Ethel 'Tootsie' Smith (wife).

He died on Monday, June 02, 2008, in Archer; cause of death: heart failure.

Famous Why : Blues diddler and rectangular guitarist.



Bo Diddley Lists

	1928 births
	2008 deaths
	People from McComb, Mississippi
	African American guitarists
	African American singers
	African American rock musicians
	American adoptees
	Adoptees adopted by relations
	American evangelicals
	American male singers
	American rock guitarists
	American rock singers
	American rock singer-songwriters
	Blues Hall of Fame inductees
	Deaths from diabetes
	Electric blues musicians
	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
	Mississippi Blues Trail
	Musicians from Mississippi
	Blues musicians from Mississippi
	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
	Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductees

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Bo Diddley Pictures

 

Bo Diddley Movies
The Big T.N.T. Show The Legend of Bo Diddley Let the Good Times Roll Hells Angels Forever Trading Places Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! Rockula Blues Brothers 2000 Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street
Bo Diddley Filmography

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Tags: guitarist, 1928, mccomb, capricorn

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Category: Others  - ( Others Archive)

Date Added: 04 June '08

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