In the beginning, there was Bo Diddley, and Bo Diddley had the beat. But there’s a lot more to the story than that. But even though he made the beat famous to the point that it’s become ...

Melody and rhythm are almost inextricably linked. I say ‘almost’ because you can have melody or harmony without a distinguishable rhythm, and rhythm itself can exist with no melodic content at all.

As George Thorogood & The Destroyers prepare for two NZ shows with ZZ Top this May, their 74-year-old frontman is rocking as ...

Muddy Waters is known as the father of the blues, and in 1969, he got together to record one of the finest albums of his career with some of his musical sons.

An exuberant fusion of doo-wop, Black gospel and incipient frat rock, "Quarter to Three" not only inspired the big-beat rock 'n' roll ... toured with Ray Charles, Bo Diddley and the Rolling ...

Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, "Roadrunner" (From The Modern Lovers) Not to be confused with Bo Diddley's "Road Runner ... The simple but elegant disco beat is all over the Eagles ...

According to hardcore troubadour and country rock legend Steve Earle, 1965 was the year Bob Dylan decided he wanted to be the Beatles and John Lennon decided he wanted to be Bob Dylan. Dylan went ...

The Zeros' songs have also been covered by Los Angeles bands Wednesday Week ("They Say That Everything's Alright"), the Muffs ("Beat Your Heart ... Velvet Underground, Bo Diddley, and the ...

The stories of Father Gregory Boyle, Nobuko Miyamoto, Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara and Victoria Castro came to life on stage.

The song was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 2008 and inspired over 150 different interpretations; from Bo Diddley to Elvis ... and a foot-tapping beat. The song was a 1965 ...