Season 31, Day 13 - "The Beat Goes On"
This season is inspired by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and today's quiz is inspired by Bo Diddley.
Bo Diddley
“Seminal R&B guitarist whose hypnotic rhythmic attack and declamatory, boasting vocals became one of the most overpowering sounds in rock & roll.”
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums: Go Bo Diddley
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs: “Bo Diddley”, “I’m a Man”, “Who Do You Love?”
Billboard #1 hits: none
Spotify top 5:
“I’m a Man”
“Bo Diddley”
“Pretty Thing”
“Road Runner”
“You Can’t Judge a Book By Its Cover”
Miscellaneous trivia:
one of the first guitarists to experiment with different guitar shapes
popularized the Bo Diddley beat, a syncopated rhythm commonly referred to as “shave and a haircut, two bits”
featured in 1973 rock documentary Let the Good Times Roll