קשה לדמיין איך העולם היה נשמע בלי בו דידלי.

אולי שמעתם עליו בשם “אבא של הרוקנ’רול”.

The Bo Diddley beat has been used by many other artists, notably Elvis Presley (”His Latest Flame“); Bruce Springsteen (”She’s The One“); U2 (”Desire“); The Smiths (”How Soon Is Now?“); Roxette (”Harleys And Indians (Riders In The Sky)“); Dee Clark, a former member of the Hambone Kids (see above) (”Hey Little Girl”); Johnny Otis (”Willie and the Hand Jive”); George Michael (”Faith“); Normaal (”Kearl van stoahl“); The Strangeloves (”I Want Candy“); Guns N’ Roses (”Mr. Brownstone“); David Bowie (”Panic in Detroit”); The Pretenders (”Cuban Slide”); The Police (”Deathwish”); Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (”The Game of Love“); The Supremes (”When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes”); Jefferson Airplane (”She Has Funny Cars“); The White Stripes (”Screwdriver”); The Byrds (”Don’t Doubt Yourself, Babe”); Tiny Letters (”Song For Jerome Green”) and The Stooges (”1969″). The early Rolling Stones sound was strongly associated with their versions of “Not Fade Away” and “I Need You Baby (Mona)”.The Who’s “Magic Bus” also is based upon the distinctive “Bo Diddley Beat”. His own songs have been frequently covered. The Clash recorded “Mona” during the London Calling sessions. The Animals and Bob Seger both recorded “The Story of Bo Diddley”. The Who, The Remains and The Yardbirds covered “I’m a Man“, and The Woolies, George Thorogood and Juicy Lucy had hits with “Who Do You Love”, which was also covered by Quicksilver Messenger Service, Patti Smith and The Jesus and Mary Chain, and was a concert favorite of The Doors. Chris Isaak covered “Diddley Daddy” on his third album, Heart Shaped World. Diddley’s “Road Runner” was also frequently covered in concert by bands including Humble Pie and The Who, and on Aerosmith’s album Honkin’ on Bobo. Guru Guru - a popular Krautrock band - performed “Bo Diddley” on their live album Essen 1970, though the track cuts off rather abruptly at the twelve-minute mark. Both Eric Clapton and Creedence Clearwater Revival covered “Before You Accuse Me”. Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker counts Diddley as one of her chief influences and covered “Bo Diddley” on her solo album, Life in Exile After Abdication. Tom Petty has played “I Need You Baby (Mona)” in concert, and even performed it with Diddley himself in 1999.

( — Bo Diddley, Wikipedia)