Farewell to ‘the Originator’
LAST UPDATED AT 12:27 ON Tue 3 Jun 2008
Bo Diddley, the legendary Mississippi guitarist dubbed 'the Originator', has died aged 79. Viewed by many as a key figure in the transition of blues into rock and roll, he is also remembered for his characteristic rectangular-bodied Gretsch guitar
Bo Diddley, one of rock 'n' roll's early pioneers, dies aged 79
