Bo Diddley
1928 to 2008
9 documented presences
9 places
Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Bo Diddley across 9 places, from 1934 to 2008. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Bo Diddley was documented, and when
1934year
South Side, Chicagoattested
“After his adoptive father Robert died in 1934, when Diddley was five years old, Gussie McDaniel moved with him and her three children to the South Side of Chicago; he later dropped Otha from his name and became Ellas McDaniel.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1955 to 2002period
Rock and Roll Hall of Fameattested
“* 1987: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame * 1987: Inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame * 1990: Lifetime Achievement Award from Guitar Player magazine * 1996: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation…”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1955 to 2002period
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fameattested
“* 1987: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame * 1987: Inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame * 1990: Lifetime Achievement Award from Guitar Player magazine * 1996: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation…”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1955 to 2002period
Mississippiattested
“* 1987: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame * 1987: Inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame * 1990: Lifetime Achievement Award from Guitar Player magazine * 1996: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation…”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1971 to 1978period
New Mexicoattested
“Diddley spent some years in New Mexico, living in Los Lunas from 1971 to 1978, while continuing his musical career.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1971 to 1978period
Los Lunas, New Mexicoattested
“Diddley spent some years in New Mexico, living in Los Lunas from 1971 to 1978, while continuing his musical career.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1991year
Spainattested
“In Legends of Guitar (filmed live in Spain in 1991), Diddley performed with Steve Cropper, B.B.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
2003year
Blues Hall of Fameattested
“* 2003: Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame * 2008: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree posthumously conferred on Diddley by the University of Florida in August (the award had been confirmed before his death in June).”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
2 June 2008exact date
Archer, Floridaattested
“Bo Diddley died on June 2, 2008, of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida, at the age of 79.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
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Places Bo Diddley is documented in
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame1 presence · 1955Spain1 presence · 1991
Archer, Florida1 presence · 2008
Blues Hall of Fame1 presence · 2003
Los Lunas, New Mexico1 presence · 1971
Mississippi1 presence · 1955
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame1 presence · 1955
New Mexico1 presence · 1971
South Side, Chicago1 presence · 1934
Other places tied to Bo Diddley in the record
In each of these, a source puts Bo Diddley and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Bo Diddley was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1943year
Maxwell Streetmentioned
“In the summers of 1943 and 1944, he played at the Maxwell Street market in a band with Earl Hooker.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
25 September 1957exact date
New York Citymentioned
“On September 25, 1957, Diddley drove the group to New York City to record "Wyatt Earp", a novelty song written by Reese Palmer, lead singer of the Marquees.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1971year
San Fernando Valleymentioned
“In early 1971, writer-musician Michael Lydon, a founding editor of Rolling Stone, conducted a lengthy, rambling interview of Diddley, at his then home in the San Fernando Valley, California.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
25 March 1972exact date
Academy of Music (New York City)mentioned
“On March 25, 1972, he played with the Grateful Dead at the Academy of Music in New York City.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
25 March 1972exact date
New York Citymentioned
“On March 25, 1972, he played with the Grateful Dead at the Academy of Music in New York City.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1986year
Washington, D.C.mentioned
“* 1986: Inducted into the Washington Area Music Association's Hall of Fame.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1991year
Gainesville, Floridamentioned
“The agreement ended in 1991, but in 1999, a T-shirt of Diddley's image and "You don't know diddley" slogan was purchased in a Gainesville, Florida, sports apparel store.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1994year
Joe Robbie Stadiummentioned
“He joined the Rolling Stones on their 1994 concert broadcast of Voodoo Lounge, performing "Who Do You Love?" at Joe Robbie Stadium, in Miami.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
1994year
Miamimentioned
“He joined the Rolling Stones on their 1994 concert broadcast of Voodoo Lounge, performing "Who Do You Love?" at Joe Robbie Stadium, in Miami.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
2005year
Australiamentioned
“In a 2005 interview on JJJ radio in Australia, he implied that the rectangular design sprang from an embarrassing moment.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
23 October 2005exact date
Floridamentioned
“The "Florida Keys for Katrina Relief" had originally been set for October 23, 2005, when Hurricane Wilma barreled through the Florida Keys on October 24, causing flooding and economic mayhem.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
23 October 2005exact date
Florida Keysmentioned
“The "Florida Keys for Katrina Relief" had originally been set for October 23, 2005, when Hurricane Wilma barreled through the Florida Keys on October 24, causing flooding and economic mayhem.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
May 2007month
Council Bluffs, Iowamentioned
“In May 2007, Diddley suffered a stroke after a concert the previous day in Council Bluffs, Iowa.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
13 May 2007exact date
Creighton University Medical Centermentioned
“On May 13, 2007, Diddley was admitted to intensive care in Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, following a stroke after a concert the previous day in Council Bluffs, Iowa.”
source: Wikipedia: Bo Diddley
13 May 2007exact date
28 August 2007exact date
7 June 2008exact date
Documented at the same place, the same year
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How to read this page
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Sources
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