On June 6th, as Bo Diddley was laid to rest and sent off with a full gospel band playing his hit “Hey”, Rolling Stones woodpecker-esq guitarist Ronnie Wood paid tribute to him, saying that everybody in the industry wanted to play like Bo.

“He’d lay down a monstrous locomotive beat; someone said it was like the devil moving furniture - and it would become the core ingredient of the song. Combine all that with Bo’s knowledge of the Deep South and Chicago blues and it’s clear why we all wanted to play like him.”

Ronnie considers himself to have been a dear friend of the late, great Bo. I wonder if Mr. Diddley (that sounds so silly, doesn’t it?) knew how many musicians he had influenced along the way. Astounding, isn’t it?

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Reported at: 10:34 pm | By: Pink Meanie |
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