Not every Bo Diddley song featured the Bo Diddley beat. "Pills" and "Crackin' Up" don't employ it. Nor does the ballad "I'm Sorry," a prototypical '50s slow dance number. Neither does "The Greatest Lover in the World," a straight 4/4 rocker and one of my favorites. ...more

June 12, 2008

Bo Diddley's funeral on Saturday rocked and rolled with as much energy as his music. ...more

June 8, 2008

Rock legend Bo Diddley is expected to receive an honorary degree from the University of Florida. ...more

June 6, 2008

Bo Diddley, 79, a singer and guitarist who invented his own name, his own guitars, his own beat and, with a handful of other musical pioneers, rock 'n' roll itself, died Monday of heart failure in Archer. ...more

June 3, 2008

JACKSONVILLE - Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79. ...more

June 2, 2008

Robin Wright Penn has filed for divorce from Sean Penn after 11 years of marriage. ...more

December 30, 2007