Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley, have you heard (you're dead)...

"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey." R.I.P. Ellas Otha Bates

From npr.org- One of the fathers of rock 'n' roll died Monday at the age of 79. Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates in Mississippi and grew up in Chicago, where he played guitar on street corners before being discovered by Chess Records. He leaves behind a sound that helped build a musical movement.

Diddley's signature rhythm, among the most distinctive beats in rock 'n' roll, can be heard on songs like "Who Do You Love?" and "Bo Diddley." Scholars trace the pattern to church tambourines, West African drumming, and a hand-patting rhythm called Hambone that goes back to slavery. But Diddley told the public radio show American Routes that he found it someplace else. - complete article



Here's a list of songs that have the Bo Diddley beat:
The Who - "Magic Bus"
George Michael- "Faith"
U2 - "Desire"
Bruce Springsteen - "She's the One"
David Bowie - "Panic in Detroit"
Duane Eddy - "Cannonball"
Buddy Holly/Rolling Stones/Patti Smith - "Not Fade Away"
Johnny Otis - "Willie and the Hand Jive" The Stooges - "1969"
Shirley & Company - "Shame Shame Shame"
The Strangeloves/Bow Wow Wow - "I Want Candy"
The Blues Rockers - "Callin' All Cows"
Elvis Presley - "His Latest Flame"
Steppenwolf - "Magic Carpet Ride"
The Guess Who - "American Woman"
Grateful Dead - "Man Smart, Woman Smarter"
Talking Heads - "Ruby Dear"
The Fall - "Bo Demmick"
Guns 'n Roses - "Mr. Brownstone"
Los Angeles Times