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In England, at least, there is a traditional rhythm for tapping or knocking on doors which resembles the Bo Diddley beat. I presume this goes back in time long before BD. I don't know if there is a similar tradition in the USA. I'm not suggesting that this is the origin of the BD beat, but it does imply that the rhythm is a fairly natural one, and not necessarily of African origin. 86.173.167.113 ( talk) 14:34, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Doesn't make much sense, so I have changed it. The citation is a dead link also. Mydogtrouble ( talk) 23:20, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
A bio of Peggy Jones, (Peggy Malone, after marrying)who needs a Wikipedia page. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540493/bio Mydogtrouble ( talk) 23:46, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Was his name ELLIS or ELIAS? This is inconsistent at several points throughout the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Venqax ( talk • contribs) 16:38, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
I remember reading at the time, probably in Melody Maker, that the bottleneck used by the Stones on I Wanna Be Your Man had been given to to them by Bo — in hindsight, maybe on that 1963 tour.
Can anyone confirm or deny?
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This Wikipedia article on Bo Diddley currently has the following statement:
'Guitar craftsman Ed Roman stated that an unspecified source says it was his nickname as a Golden Gloves boxer.'
It's not clear, to me anyway, what this means especially as the associated reference only has a similar statement. But after a search on the web, I found this link that says that Bo Diddley tried his hand as a boxer http: //www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/arts/music/03diddley.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 (Incidentally, this NY Times article cites more derivations of the Bo Diddley name than are included in the Wiki article)
As a result I think this is what Ed Roman meant (not necessarily the truth about the Bo Diddley name):
Bo Diddley was a boxer at one time but not very good, hence the description 'Golden Gloves boxer'. From this Bo Diddly was given his stage name meaning 'absolutely nothing'. CPES ( talk) 16:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
I'm concerned that recent edits have changed "Bo Diddley" to "Diddley" throughout the article. In my opinion, "Diddley" was not his surname. The two word name "Bo Diddley" was his nickname, and should have been retained (where we do not use his real surname, McDaniel). I'll be guided by any written advice that exists, but my thinking is that the use of the single word "Diddley" as his name should be avoided. Ghmyrtle ( talk) 07:41, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
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After having his Gibson stolen, he decided to create a unique guitar. If anyone stole it, walked about with it, people would say "hey that's Bo Diddleys guitar".
86.180.10.82 ( talk) 17:00, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
It is one of the few guitars to be named after a musician. 47.36.98.222 ( talk) 17:00 January 11 2020 (UTC)
He actually could play drums so I added drums in instrument list proof https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRy4GTqIQ2I 44:16 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.180.144.9 ( talk) 09:43, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
He claims that his name is Ellas Bates McDaniel (spelling of these names not checked).
See 5:00 - 5:20 in the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqvx2evI0eE
Opie8 ( talk) 11:10, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
"dropped the Otha and became Ellas McDaniel". So there's no real problem. Many people, especially in show-business, don't use their birth name. His name, for most people, is Bo Diddley. Martinevans123 ( talk) 12:52, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
"dropped the Otha and became Ellas McDaniel". So there's no real problem. Many people, especially in show-business, don't use their birth name. His name, for most people, is Bo Diddley." The article in question does not carry as much weight as the artist's words, so yes, there is indeed a problem/conflict, and the fact about having a stage name is oddly irrelevant here, as his stage name has been preserved and noted very clearly in the article.
"dropped the Otha and became Ellas McDaniel"was made by me, not Ghmyrtle, thanks. The relevant comment on the video is from 4:25. Martinevans123 ( talk) 15:05, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
Tl;dr. Bludgeoning this page won't work. Carlstak ( talk) 19:49, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
WP:TLDR, in case you don't know the abbreviation. I'm still participating, thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 20:03, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
It is entirely possible that Diddley just never learned his middle name from his mother and therefore believed that he had none. 67.180.143.89 ( talk) 18:51, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
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In England, at least, there is a traditional rhythm for tapping or knocking on doors which resembles the Bo Diddley beat. I presume this goes back in time long before BD. I don't know if there is a similar tradition in the USA. I'm not suggesting that this is the origin of the BD beat, but it does imply that the rhythm is a fairly natural one, and not necessarily of African origin. 86.173.167.113 ( talk) 14:34, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Doesn't make much sense, so I have changed it. The citation is a dead link also. Mydogtrouble ( talk) 23:20, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
A bio of Peggy Jones, (Peggy Malone, after marrying)who needs a Wikipedia page. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540493/bio Mydogtrouble ( talk) 23:46, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Was his name ELLIS or ELIAS? This is inconsistent at several points throughout the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Venqax ( talk • contribs) 16:38, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
I remember reading at the time, probably in Melody Maker, that the bottleneck used by the Stones on I Wanna Be Your Man had been given to to them by Bo — in hindsight, maybe on that 1963 tour.
Can anyone confirm or deny?
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This Wikipedia article on Bo Diddley currently has the following statement:
'Guitar craftsman Ed Roman stated that an unspecified source says it was his nickname as a Golden Gloves boxer.'
It's not clear, to me anyway, what this means especially as the associated reference only has a similar statement. But after a search on the web, I found this link that says that Bo Diddley tried his hand as a boxer http: //www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/arts/music/03diddley.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 (Incidentally, this NY Times article cites more derivations of the Bo Diddley name than are included in the Wiki article)
As a result I think this is what Ed Roman meant (not necessarily the truth about the Bo Diddley name):
Bo Diddley was a boxer at one time but not very good, hence the description 'Golden Gloves boxer'. From this Bo Diddly was given his stage name meaning 'absolutely nothing'. CPES ( talk) 16:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
I'm concerned that recent edits have changed "Bo Diddley" to "Diddley" throughout the article. In my opinion, "Diddley" was not his surname. The two word name "Bo Diddley" was his nickname, and should have been retained (where we do not use his real surname, McDaniel). I'll be guided by any written advice that exists, but my thinking is that the use of the single word "Diddley" as his name should be avoided. Ghmyrtle ( talk) 07:41, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
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After having his Gibson stolen, he decided to create a unique guitar. If anyone stole it, walked about with it, people would say "hey that's Bo Diddleys guitar".
86.180.10.82 ( talk) 17:00, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
It is one of the few guitars to be named after a musician. 47.36.98.222 ( talk) 17:00 January 11 2020 (UTC)
He actually could play drums so I added drums in instrument list proof https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRy4GTqIQ2I 44:16 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.180.144.9 ( talk) 09:43, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
He claims that his name is Ellas Bates McDaniel (spelling of these names not checked).
See 5:00 - 5:20 in the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqvx2evI0eE
Opie8 ( talk) 11:10, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
"dropped the Otha and became Ellas McDaniel". So there's no real problem. Many people, especially in show-business, don't use their birth name. His name, for most people, is Bo Diddley. Martinevans123 ( talk) 12:52, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
"dropped the Otha and became Ellas McDaniel". So there's no real problem. Many people, especially in show-business, don't use their birth name. His name, for most people, is Bo Diddley." The article in question does not carry as much weight as the artist's words, so yes, there is indeed a problem/conflict, and the fact about having a stage name is oddly irrelevant here, as his stage name has been preserved and noted very clearly in the article.
"dropped the Otha and became Ellas McDaniel"was made by me, not Ghmyrtle, thanks. The relevant comment on the video is from 4:25. Martinevans123 ( talk) 15:05, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
Tl;dr. Bludgeoning this page won't work. Carlstak ( talk) 19:49, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
WP:TLDR, in case you don't know the abbreviation. I'm still participating, thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 20:03, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
It is entirely possible that Diddley just never learned his middle name from his mother and therefore believed that he had none. 67.180.143.89 ( talk) 18:51, 7 May 2023 (UTC)