Friday, June 20, 2008

Several good A/V pieces on the late Bo Diddley

A quick post to point your attention to some great audio/visual material from the New York Times on the late bluesman and rock n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who sadly passed away earlier this month. Click here for a great slideshow with some brief facts about the man, and then click here for more in depth A/V goodness. [Update: Apparently that second link won't work from here, though you can currently find it on the NYT music page. As a consolation, here's another good little piece following Bo's passing.]

[Photo courtesy of the New York Times.]

2 comments:

Jason said...

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Dave said...

I guess I've just felt inspired this week. Traveler Blues appreciates your pageviews.

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