Name
Bo Diddley
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-12-30
Deathday
2008-06-02 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
McComb, Mississippi, USA
Biography
Bo Diddley, born Elias Otha Bates, was an original and influential American rock & roll singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of the key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones to name a few.
He introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and hard-edged guitar sound on a wide-ranging catalog of songs.
Known For
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A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of ...
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Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata ...
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Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show. This...
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In the sixties, Eddie and the Cruisers were the hottest band around. But the tragic death ...
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St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert ...
- 2004 Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 Blues Brothers 2000 as The Louisiana Gator Boys
- 1987 Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll as Self
- 1971 Sweet Toronto as Self
- 1990 Rockula as Axman
- 1965 The Big T.N.T. Show as Self
- 1991 Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night as Himself
- 2006 Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street as self
- 1995 The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self
- 1972 Bo Diddley's Back in Town as Self
- Soon Ron Wood and Bo Diddley: Japan 1988 as Self
- 1973 Let the Good Times Roll as Himself
- 1977 Dick Clark's Good Old Days
- 2001 Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me as Himself
- 1989 Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! as Legendary Guitarist
- 1989 Legends of Rock 'n' Roll as Bo Diddley
- 2003 A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live as Self
- 2003 Bluesy Entertainment: Live as Self
- 1980 This Is America Part 2 as Self
- 1995 30th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll All-Star Jam: Bo Diddley as Self
- 2003 Godfathers and Sons as Self (archival)
- 1985 Live Aid as Self
- 1972 Crush Proof as Bo Diddley
- 1995 The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self
- 1973 The London Rock and Roll Show as Self
- 1985 Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley: Rock 'n' Roll All Star Jam as Self
- 1983 Trading Places as Pawnbroker
- 2023 Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
- 2007 Rolling With the Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 According to Jim ( 1 episode ) as Bo Diddley
- 1999 So Weird ( 1 episode ) as Frank - Special Guest Star
- 1976 Donny & Marie ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1964 Shindig! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Singer
- 1971 Rollin' On The River ( 1 episode )
- 1989 Geld oder Liebe ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
