Bo Diddley - dead at 79 =(

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley whose signature beat influenced musicians from Buddy Holly to the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and Bruce Springsteen, has died. He was 79.


Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida, his management agency, Talent Consultants International, said in a statement.


"One of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll has left the building he helped construct," the statement said.
Diddley suffered a stroke during a concert in Iowa in May 2007 and was hospitalised in Omaha, Nebraska. In August 2007 he had a heart attack in Florida.