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Tracing The Bo Diddley Beat

Summary by uDiscover Music
In the beginning, there was Bo Diddley, and Bo Diddley had the beat. But there’s a lot more to the story than that. In 1955, Bo Diddley released a daring debut single he named after himself – a sweaty, swampy scorcher defined by a slashing, syncopated groove unlike anything heard in rock ‘n’ roll before. In the process, he laid down a template for generations to come. Rockers started putting their own spin on the “Bo Diddley beat” almost immedia…
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uDiscover Music broke the news in on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
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