Bo Diddley

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  • Born Ellas Otha Bates McDaniel on 30 December 1928 in Mississippi, US.
  • Died on 02 June 2008 in Florida, US.

  • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987
  • Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy) in 1998

  • 1963
  • Pretty Thing - Bo Diddley entered the UK charts on 10 October 1963, spent 6 weeks in the charts and reached number 34.
  • 1965
  • Hey, Good Lookin' - Bo Diddley entered the UK charts on 01 April 1965, spent 4 weeks in the charts and reached number 39.
  • 2005
  • Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley entered the UK charts on 14 August 2005, spent 1 weeks in the charts and reached number 99.

  • 1959
  • Crackin' Up - Bo Diddley entered the US charts on 04 July 1959, spent 5 weeks in the charts and reached number 62.
  • Say Man - Bo Diddley entered the US charts on 19 September 1959, spent 12 weeks in the charts and reached number 20.
  • 1960
  • Road Runner - Bo Diddley entered the US charts on 27 February 1960, spent 6 weeks in the charts and reached number 75.
  • 1962
  • You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover - Bo Diddley entered the US charts on 18 August 1962, spent 10 weeks in the charts and reached number 48.
  • 1967
  • Ooh Baby - Bo Diddley entered the US charts on 21 January 1967, spent 4 weeks in the charts and reached number 88.
  • Ooh Baby - Bo Diddley re-entered the US charts on 25 February 1967 and spent a further 3 weeks in the charts reaching number 95.