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Bo Diddley

1928 - 2008

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Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist and singer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, George Thorogood, Syd Barrett, and the Clash.His use of African rhythms and a signature beat, a simple five-accent hambone rhythm, is a cornerstone of hip hop, rock, and pop music. In recognition of his achievements, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bo Diddley has received more than 2,711,001 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Bo Diddley is the 350th most popular musician (down from 298th in 2019), the 1,967th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,623rd in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Musician.

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  • 57.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bo Diddley ranks 350 out of 2,662Before him are Burt Bacharach, Grigory Sokolov, Ginger Baker, Wilhelm Backhaus, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and Lee Soo-man. After him are Liberace, Florian Schneider, Farid al-Atrash, Gregor Piatigorsky, Domenico Alberti, and Leonardo De Lorenzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Bo Diddley ranks 122Before him are Gordie Howe, Hayden White, Malcolm Glazer, Jack Kevorkian, Georgy Dobrovolsky, and Burt Bacharach. After him are Vladimir Beara, Humberto Maturana, Petr Ginz, Frank Borman, Al Lettieri, and Fred Rogers. Among people deceased in 2008, Bo Diddley ranks 66Before him are Paul Scofield, Chiara Lubich, Hugo Claus, Marcial Maciel, Jean-Marie Balestre, and Muslim Magomayev. After him are Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Bettie Page, Henry Molaison, Jerry Reed, Joseph M. Juran, and Cyd Charisse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bo Diddley ranks 1,967 out of 18,182Before him are Robert Lefkowitz (1943), Bill Paxton (1955), Ken Norton (1943), Mark W. Clark (1896), Mandy Patinkin (1952), and Christopher A. Sims (1942). After him are Liberace (1919), Linda Evans (1942), Paul Marcinkus (1922), Ian Somerhalder (1978), Elizabeth George (1949), and Donna Reed (1921).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bo Diddley ranks 104Before him are John Densmore (1944), Ray Conniff (1916), Robby Krieger (1946), Buddy Rich (1917), Billy Gibbons (1949), and Burt Bacharach (1928). After him are Liberace (1919), David Crosby (1941), Peter Criss (1945), Robert Trujillo (1964), Jerry Reed (1937), and Grace Slick (1939).

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