Ellas McDaniel

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Ellas McDaniel

voc, g, 1928-2008 US, McComb, Mississippi
Singer / Musician / Songwriter / Producer of Rock and Blues
A.k.a. Ellas Otha Bates McDaniel Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), born Ellas Otha Bates but changed as a child to Ellas McDaniel, was an American R&B and Chicago Blues vocalist and guitarist. In addition, he was a songwriter and music producer, usually as Ellas McDaniel, and had cameo appearances in movies. He was nicknamed The Originator because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll, and rock, and influenced a host of acts, including Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and Parliament Funkadelic.

Instruments

Vocals
Guitar

Genres

Rock
Blues

Plays With

Bo Diddley And His Band

The Louisiana Gator Boys

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

Facebook

Discogs

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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