Bo Diddley Rock and roll guitarist singer songwriter
Bo Diddley is a 79 years old Rock and roll guitarist singer songwriter from McComb, Mississippi. Bo Diddley was born on December 30, 1928 (died on June 02, 2008, he was 79 years old) in McComb, Mississippi as Ellas Otha Bates. His nickname was Bates Ellas Otha; McDaniel Ellas, Ellas McDaniel.
About
Birth name of Bo Diddley is Ellas Otha Bates
No, he died on 06/02/2008, 16 years ago. He was 79 years old when he died. Cause of death: diabetes mellitus. He died in Archer and buried in Florida .
Works
Bo Diddley Albums (34)
There are 34 albums of Bo Diddley.
His last album Bo Diddley (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 20, 1955) released 4 years 3 months ago. When Bo Diddley (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 20, 1955) released, he was 91 years old.
His first album Bo Diddley released 66 years ago, he was 29 years old when this album released. There were 12 songs in this album.
Bo Diddley (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 20, 1955)
Bo Diddley - Jukebox Hero
Let Me Pass
Ride On / The Chess Masters 1960-1961
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Popular Bo Diddley Songs
- I'm A Man (The Sopranos - Music from The HBO Original Series, released 25 years ago)
- Bo Diddley (Rock 'N' Roll Classics: 30 Classic Rock 'N' Roll Hits, released 11 years ago)
- You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover (The Chess Box, released 34 years ago)
- Who Do You Love (Bo Diddley, released 66 years ago)
- Pretty Thing (Bo Diddley, released 66 years ago)
- Road Runner (In The Spotlight, released 64 years ago)
- Hit Or Miss (Big Bad Bo, released 50 years ago)
- Hey! Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley, released 66 years ago)
- Who Do You Love (La Bamba (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), released 37 years ago)
- Goin' Down Slow (The Super, Super Blues Band, released 56 years ago)
Bo Diddley Movies (20)
There are 20 movies of Bo Diddley.
His first feature film was Blues Brothers 2000 (1998, as The Louisiana Gator Boys). He was 69 when he starred in this movie. Since 1998, he has appeared in 20 feature films. The last one is Godfathers and Sons (2003). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
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Bo Diddley movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| The Louisiana Gator Boys | Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) | 69 |
| Live Aid (1985) | 56 | |
| Himself | Lennon or McCartney (2014) | 85 |
| Himself | The Big T.N.T. Show (1966) | 37 |
| Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987) | 58 | |
| Himself | Let the Good Times Roll (1973) | 44 |
| Axman | Rockula (1990) | 61 |
| Himself | Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody (2004) | 75 |
| Himself | This Is America Part 2 (1980) | 51 |
| The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut (2018) | 89 | |
| Bo Diddley | Legends of Rock 'n' Roll (1989) | 60 |
| Himself | The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995) | 66 |
| Himself | Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night (1991) | 62 |
| Himself | Ron Wood and Bo Diddley: Japan 1988 | 0 |
| Bo Diddley | Crush Proof (1972) | 43 |
| Performer | The London Rock and Roll Show (1973) | 44 |
| Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley: Rock 'n' Roll All Star Jam (1985) | 56 | |
| 30th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll All-Star Jam: Bo Diddley (1995) | 66 | |
| Himself | Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (2001) | 72 |
| Himself | Godfathers and Sons (2003) | 74 |
Bo Diddley TV Shows (4)
His first TV Show was Shindig! (1964).
Awards (2)
Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 , awarded Florida Artists Hall of Fame ,
Game & Races (1)
| Name | Age at that time |
|---|---|
| Live Aid | - |
Bo Diddley zodiac sign was capricorn.
Other facts about Bo Diddley
| Alias | Bates Ellas Otha; McDaniel Ellas, Ellas McDaniel |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Archer |
| Genre | Blues, Rhythm and blues, Rock and roll, Chicago blues |
| Instrument | Gretsch |
| IPI name number | 00040717996 , named as: DIDDLEY BO |
| Given name | Ellas , series ordinal: 1 |
| Pseudonym | Bo Diddley , language of work or name: English , object has role: stage name |
| Family name | Bates. Show people with the surname Bates , object has role: name at birth |
| Different from | Bo Diddley , criterion used: nickname, stage name or pseudonym not unique |
| Name in native language | Ellas McDaniel |
| Genre | Blues |
| Record | Checker |
| Date of death | 2008-06-02T00:00:00Z |
| Place of burial | Florida |
| Official website | Bo Diddley official website |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Cause of death | Diabetes Mellitus |
| Discography | Bo Diddley Discography |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Work period (start) | 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Birth name | Ellas Otha Bates |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | WikiProject African Diaspora |
| Nickname | The Originator |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/59893 |
