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Diddley married four times and wrote the hit song \"Love Is Strange\" under his second wife's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn on December 30th, 1928 in McComb, Mississippi, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDied on June 2nd, 2008 in Archer Florida at the age of 79.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"have-guitar-will-travel","title":"Have Guitar, Will Travel.","description":"\u003cp\u003e180 gram vinyl.... mid 60's killer with dead cool cover art. this album just explodes the moment you put it on. bo was doing funk before funk was invented! this really is a powerful set of original material that cast the mould for later electric funk albums.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Waxtime","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50403843309899,"sku":"360443","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a0e34e01-fc14-4e23-b20f-60cb255de730_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726564383"},{"product_id":"the-rough-guide-to-bo-diddley","title":"The Rough Guide to Bo Diddley","description":"\u003cp\u003eBo Diddley’s driving and irresistible beats, which he likened to the sound of a freight train, inspired countless bands from the Rolling Stones to the Doors. 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More than one British Invasion band learned what they needed to know about American rock \u0026amp; roll from the songs on this record (the Stones cut \"Cops and Robbers\" at their earliest recording session, and later released a killer version of \"Mona,\" though the most interesting British version of the latter was done by an all-girl band with an attitude called the Liverbirds). This record is every bit as raunchy as Diddley's first two albums (the guitars may even be crunchier, and the singing shows more range), and has more than enough to recommend it to collectors and fans. 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