Bo Diddley Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and a Grammy Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He is also recognized for his technical innovations, including his distinctive rectangular guitar, with its unique booming, resonant, shimmering tones. Born in McComb, Mississippi, as Ellas Otha Bates, he was adopted and raised by his mother's cousin, Gussie McDaniel, whose surname he assumed. In 1934, the McDaniel family moved to the South Side of Chicago, where he dropped the Otha and became Ellas McDaniel. He was an active member of Chicago's Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he studied the
Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame is an independent organization honoring the historical preservation of Rhythm and Blues, Gospel, Jazz, and Hip-Hop music and culture. Founded in 2010 as the Official Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame Museum, its name was changed October 1, 2014 to The Official Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame Museum and on June 13, 2016 to Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. The project was founded and developed by sports legend, entertainer and entrepreneur LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson founder of Rhythm & Blues Hall of