Bo Diddley based on the song "Old MacDonald". The song "Who Do You Love?" with its rap-style boasting, and his use of the African-American game known as "the dozens" on the songs "Say Man" and "Say Man, Back Again," are cited as progenitors of hip-hop music (for example, "You got the nerve to call somebody ugly. Why, you so ugly, the stork that brought you into the world ought to be arrested"). Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates, December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known as Bo Diddley, was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played
Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame helped shape an important era of the music industry. The collection will be an unparalleled representation of any music memorabilia collection. These original items which mostly have been donated by the artist and non-artist or their estates, cover the beginnings of R&B and Black Music from its early days in the 1940s to the present day. *2015 Induction ceremony in Clarksdale MI **2015 Induction ceremony in Detroit ***Inducted as a 20th Century Early Music Influence *2015 Induction ceremony in Clarksdale MI **2015 Induction ceremony in Detroit Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of