Bo Diddley was a great musician and had a local reputation in my county for being a really nice person. I wasn't lucky enough to actually know him. The Gainesville Sun says that he died on Monday of heart failure. Condolences to his family, friends, and fans.
The NY Times has a great write up, which includes some of his contributions to the music world and some of the many famous musicians who were influenced by Bo.
See him playing one of his unusual, self-designed guitars with fellow Gainesville-area boy Tom Petty in the video below:
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