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Bo-Diddley.comBiography and Discography LinksTurnup RootThe Originator Great Guitar SitesOur 200+ Musicians Suggest a Site Bo Diddley Born Otha Ellas Bates (later known as Ellas McDaniel), 28 December 1928, McComb, Mississippi, USA. After beginning his career as a boxer, where he received the sobriquet "Bo Diddley", the singer worked the blues clubs of Chicago with a repertoire influenced by Louis Jordan, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters.
