"Bo Diddley means that a guy was something extra-special or a real pistol, " Barge says.

NPR: Bo Diddley, Architect of Rock, Dies

He took his own advice: Many of Bo Diddley's most famous songs were about Bo Diddley.

NPR: Bo Diddley, Architect of Rock, Dies

Check out this song, which borrows the melody of early rock classics by Bo Diddley and the Dixie Cups.

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When he joined the Roosters at age 17, even Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley seemed "poppy" to them, he said.

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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.

NPR: Bo Diddley, Architect of Rock, Dies

Following the deaths of Bo Diddley and Les Paul this summer and last, it's obvious that we still greatly misunderstand the music of their particular edge, on which Eckstine was a fellow traveler.

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NPR: Bo Diddley, Architect of Rock, Dies