Imagine being the creator of the original appealing beats of rock n’ roll! Bo Diddley is believed to be the originator, and father of rock n’ roll. He was born on December 30, 1928 in Macomb, Mississippi, and his birth name was Ellas Otha Bates. His name was changed to Bo Diddley that means “absolutely nothing”, but as you will see, he highly proved that erroneous phrase truly wrong. His mother was 16 year old when she had him, and she already had three other children. His father shortly died after he was born unfortunately making it difficult and strenuous on the mother with the 4th kid coming. Bo went to the high school called Foster Vocational High School. This place is significant because this is where he learn how to make his experimental
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His mother adopted him, and at the age of 6, he moved never, knowing if he see his mother again or will she wake up that morning. Thankfully, God had sent him affectionate and thoughtful parents to be able to guide him in life. Then he was not given an outstanding education because the people who adopted him had very little money, but they had God to provide all the love he needed. On top of everything, malevolent racist people already tried to plan his life by the average black boy standards. Depraved racists made phrases like he will fail in life, and he is not intelligent. In addition, racist feel that black boys will have low expectations before they can speak their first words. In his life, there was an event that Bo Diddley had to remake his song, change the name because the whites found it vulgar and dirty .Bo Diddley died from heart failure in Florida in 2008.He had diabetes, used wicked drugs, and abused alcohol. These are my thoughts on the creative and wonderful man Bo Diddley. I was highly inspired by him he encourages me to work hard, and at first, no one will see you or hear of you, but once you get honor you will shine like a bright beautiful star like no other. Bo started of struggling, and ended in success. Now he will always be remembered, and is someone to be never
His mother adopted him, and at the age of 6, he moved never, knowing if he see his mother again or will she wake up that morning. Thankfully, God had sent him affectionate and thoughtful parents to be able to guide him in life. Then he was not given an outstanding education because the people who adopted him had very little money, but they had God to provide all the love he needed. On top of everything, malevolent racist people already tried to plan his life by the average black boy standards. Depraved racists made phrases like he will fail in life, and he is not intelligent. In addition, racist feel that black boys will have low expectations before they can speak their first words. In his life, there was an event that Bo Diddley had to remake his song, change the name because the whites found it vulgar and dirty .Bo Diddley died from heart failure in Florida in 2008.He had diabetes, used wicked drugs, and abused alcohol. These are my thoughts on the creative and wonderful man Bo Diddley. I was highly inspired by him he encourages me to work hard, and at first, no one will see you or hear of you, but once you get honor you will shine like a bright beautiful star like no other. Bo started of struggling, and ended in success. Now he will always be remembered, and is someone to be never