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Bo Diddley

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,032

1,132
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  291
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  1,574
- 2000s
  
  of 10,569
  
  4,869
Genres
- Blues
  
  of 747
  
  152
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,546
  
  262
- Pop
  
  of 13,667
  
  2,293
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,920
  
  331
- Rock
  
  of 8,171
  
  1,559

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

2.4919

1990s

2.3838

2000s

1.1786

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Bo Diddley is ranked overall as 2.4039 out of 4 stars

2.4039

Bo Diddley Biography

Formed:

December 1928

Genres:

Pop, Blues, R&B & Soul, Rock, Miscellaneous, Alternative Rock

Labels:

Acclaim Series, Ace, Allegro Corporation, Atlantic/q Records, Bgo Records/hepcat, Chess Records, Collectables Records, Direct Source Music, Legacy Entertainment Inc., Mastertone, Mca Dist Corp, Msi Music, No Label, Phantom Sound & Vision, Raven Records

History:

He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early '60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." You can't judge an artist by his chart success, either, and Diddley produced greater and more influential music than all but a handful of the best early rockers. The Bo Diddley beat -- bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp -- is one of rock & roll's bedrock rhythms, showing up in the work of Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, and even pop-garage knock-offs like the Strangeloves ' 1965 hit "I ...more

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