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Bo Diddley (1928–2008)
Ever heard "I Want Candy" or "Not Fade Away" or "Willie & The Hand Jive", Shirley & Company's "Shame, Shame, Shame" or U2's "Desire" or George Michael's "Faith"? If you have, then you've heard the "Bo Diddley beat", the most famous beat in the world! One of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll, Bo Diddley's innovative pounding and hypnotic, ...
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Born:in McComb, Mississippi, USADied:(age 79) in Archer, Florida, USA |
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Soundtrack (184 credits)
2021
Pretend It's a City
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Library Services
(2021)
... (performer: "You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover")
2020
Family Guy
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- CutawayLand
(2020)
... (writer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
Lovecraft Country
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2020) (writer - 1 episode, 2020)
- A History of Violence
(2020)
... (performer: "Cops and Robbers") / (writer: "Cops and Robbers")
2020
Hightown
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Best You'll Feel All Day
(2020)
... (writer: "Love Is Strange")
Adam Ruins Everything
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019)
- Adam Ruins Music
(2019)
... (performer: "Bo Diddley") / (writer: "Bo Diddley")
Briarpatch
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019)
- First Time in Saint Disgrace
(2019)
... (performer: "Say Man") / (writer: "Say Man")
2019
PEN15
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- AIM
(2019)
... (writer: "Love is Strange" - as Ethel Smith, uncredited)
2017
Juda
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Ye Shall Not Eat of It, Neither Shall Ye Touch It, Lest Ye Die
(2017)
... (writer: "I'm A Man")
The Aliens
(TV Mini-Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016)
- Episode #1.2
(2016)
... (performer: "Diddy Wah Diddy", "I'm a Man") / (writer: "Diddy Wah Diddy", "I'm a Man")
2016
Ladbrokes World Grand Prix
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 2016: Day Six - Part 1
(2016)
... (writer: "I'm a Man" - uncredited)
11.22.63
(TV Mini-Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016)
- The Rabbit Hole
(2016)
... (performer: "Road Runner" - uncredited) / (writer: "Road Runner" - uncredited)
2015
Please Like Me
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Natural Spring Water
(2015)
... (writer: "Love Is Strange")
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Keith Richards/Emma Roberts/Nate Bargatze
(2015)
... (writer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
2015
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
(TV Movie) (performer: "Bo Diddley Is Crazy") / (writer: "Bo Diddley Is Crazy")
2014
Sleepy Hollow
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Heartless
(2014)
... (performer: "Infatuation" - uncredited)
2014
The Sixties
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- The British Invasion
(2014)
... (writer: "I'm a Man")
2014
Mixology
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Tom & Maya Part II
(2014)
... (writer: "I'm a Man" - uncredited)
2014
True Detective
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Who Goes There
(2014)
... (performer: "Bring It To Jerome" - uncredited)
2014
The Vampire Diaries
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Devil Inside
(2014)
... (writer: "I'm a Man" - uncredited)
2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
(performer: "Road Runner", "Pretty Thing", "I Need You Baby (Mona)") / (writer: "Road Runner", "I Need You Baby (Mona)")
2013
Supernatural
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here
(2013)
... (writer: "Who Do You Love?")
2013
Bates Motel
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- A Boy and His Dog
(2013)
... (writer: "Who Do You Love?")
2012-2013
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2012
(2013)
... (writer: "Back in Time")
- Back in Time
(2012)
... (writer: "Back in Time")
Magic City
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2012) (writer - 1 episode, 2012)
- Time and Tide
(2012)
... (performer: "I'm A Man") / (writer: "I'm A Man")
2011
The Help
(performer: "Road Runner", "Hey! Bo Diddley") / (writer: "Road Runner", "Hey! Bo Diddley")
2010
The Walking Dead
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Guts
(2010)
... (writer: "I'm A Man" - uncredited)
Eastbound & Down
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 2010) (performer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Chapter 10
(2010)
... (writer: "Mona (I Need You Baby)" - uncredited)
- Chapter 8
(2010)
... (performer: "Hit Or Miss" - uncredited)
2010
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- 80's Good, Bad & Ugly
(2010)
... (writer: "Mona")
2010
Mafia II
(Video Game) (performer: "BO DIDDLEY", "WHO DO YOU LOVE" - uncredited) / (writer: "BO DIDDLEY", "MANNISH BOY", "WHO DO YOU LOVE" - uncredited)
2010
The Good Guys
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Small Rooms
(2010)
... (writer: "Who Do You Love?" - uncredited)
2010
Late Show with David Letterman
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Evangeline Lilly/Sam Rockwell/Million Dollar Quartet/Aaron Kelly
(2010)
... (writer: "Who Do You Love?" - uncredited)
2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Feelin' Alright
(Video) (performer: "Bo Diddley") / (writer: "Bo Diddley")
2008
Nostalgia Critic
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 11 Drug PSAs
(2008)
... (writer: "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - uncredited)
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)
- He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs
(2007)
... (performer: "I'm a Man" - uncredited) / (writer: "I'm a Man" - uncredited)
2007
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
(Documentary) (writer: "Mannish Boy (Live)", "Road Runner")
Entourage
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)
- The Day Fuckers
(2007)
... (performer: "Ride On Josephine" - uncredited) / (writer: "Ride On Josephine" - uncredited)
2007
How I Met Your Mother
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- First Time in New York
(2007)
... (writer: "Love Is Strange" )
2005
My Name Is Earl
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Randy's Touchdown
(2005)
... (writer: "Who Do You Love?")
2005
Soundstage
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chris Isaak Greatest Hits
(2005)
... (writer: "Diddly Daddy")
The Blues
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2003) (writer - 1 episode, 2003)
- Godfathers and Sons
(2003)
... (performer: "We're Gonna Get Married") / (writer: "Mannish Boy", "We're Gonna Get Married")
2003
Chooch
(lyrics: "AZTEC", "WHO DO YOU LOVE") / (music: "AZTEC", "WHO DO YOU LOVE") / (performer: "AZTEC")
2003
According to Jim
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Bo Diddley
(2003)
... (performer: "Harp Player Jim" - uncredited)
2002
VH1 Legends
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett
(2002)
... (writer: "Who Do You Love?")
2001
Omnibus
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond
(2001)
... (writer: "Who Do You Love?")
2001
Clerks
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal's Imagination and Patrick Swayze Either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store
(2001)
... (writer: "Love is Strange" - as Ethel Smith, uncredited)
The Sopranos
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 1999 - 2000) (performer - 1 episode, 1999)
- The Happy Wanderer
(2000)
... (writer: "Love is Strange" - as Ethel Smith)
- Pilot
(1999)
... (performer: "I'm a Man" - uncredited) / (writer: "I'm a Man" - uncredited)
1999
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: High Grass Dogs, Live from the Fillmore
(Documentary) ("Mona")
1998
Space Bunnies Must Die!
(Video Game) (performer: "Who Do You Love?") / (writer: "Who Do You Love?")
Tohuwabohu
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes, 1995 - 1997) (performer - 1 episode, 1996)
- Tohu-Nacht Revue 1990-1997
(1997)
... (writer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
- 36/Pair/Rouge
(1996)
... (performer: "Road Runner" - uncredited) / (writer: "Road Runner" - uncredited)
- Montreux-Mix II
(1995)
... (writer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
1993
Heartbeat
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Bitter Harvest
(1993)
... (writer: "Road Runner" - uncredited)
1993
Lipstick on Your Collar
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.6
(1993)
... (writer: "Love Is Strange" - as Ethel Smith)
1992
Quantum Leap
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Lee Harvey Oswald - October 5, 1957 - November 22, 1963: Part 1
(1992)
... (writer: "Love Is Strange" - as Ethel Smith, uncredited)
1992
Unplugged
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Eric Clapton
(1992)
... (writer: "Before You Accuse Me")
1990-1991
Doogie Howser, M.D.
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Summer of '91
(1991)
... (writer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
- Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure
(1990)
... (writer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
1989
Designing Women
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Rowdy Girls
(1989)
... (writer: "Love is Strange")
1987
La Bamba
(lyrics: "Who Do You Love") / (music: "Who Do You Love") / (performer: "Who Do You Love")
1987
Miami Vice
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Viking Bikers from Hell
(1987)
... (writer: "Who Do You Love?" - uncredited)
1986
Meatballs III: Summer Job
(performer: "Make Up Your Mind Tonight") / (writer: "Who Do You Love")
1986
The Color of Money
(performer: "She's Fine - She's Mine") / (writer: "She's Fine - She's Mine")
Crime Story
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1986) (writer - 1 episode, 1986)
- Pilot
(1986)
... (performer: "Bo Diddley") / (writer: "Bo Diddley")
Arena
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes, 1984) (performer - 1 episode, 1984)
- The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
(1984)
... (performer: "We're Gonna Get Married" - uncredited) / (writer: "Love Is Strange" - as Ethel Smith, uncredited) / (writer: "We're Gonna Get Married" - uncredited)
1983
Hells Angels Forever
(Documentary) (performer: "Do Your Thing", "Nasty Man") / (writer: "Do Your Thing")
WKRP in Cincinnati
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1980) (writer - 1 episode, 1980)
- The Doctor's Daughter
(1980)
... (performer: "Bo Diddley" - uncredited) / (writer: "Bo Diddley" - uncredited)
1975
Iltatähti
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 23 January 1975
(1975)
... (writer: "Roadrunner")
1970
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.13
(1970)
... (writer: "Who Do You Love?")
Music Scene
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1970) (writer - 1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #1.17
(1970)
... (performer: "Hey Bo Diddley") / (writer: "Hey Bo Diddley")
1966
American Bandstand
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #9.35
(1966)
... (writer: "Oh Yeah")
Shindig!
(TV Series) (writer - 7 episodes, 1965) (performer - 1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #2.26
(1965)
... (writer: "I'm a Man")
- Episode #2.13
(1965)
... (writer: "Road Runner")
- Episode #2.1
(1965)
... (writer: "Love Is Strange" - as Ethel Smith)
- Episode #1.49
(1965)
... (performer: "Mama Don't Allow No Twistin'", "Give Me a Break", "You Can't Judge a Book by It's Cover", "Road Runner", "Hey, Bo Diddley") / (writer: "Ride On, Josephine", "Bo Diddley", "Mama Don't Allow No Twistin'", "Give Me a Break", "Road Runner", "Hey, Bo Diddley")
- Episode #1.45
(1965)
... (writer: "Here 'Tis") / (writer: "Ride On, Josephine" (excerpt) - uncredited)
Hollywood a Go Go
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 1965) (performer - 1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #1.35
(1965)
... (performer: "Let the Kids Dance", "Bo Diddley", "Let Me Pass") / (writer: "Let the Kids Dance", "Bo Diddley", "Let Me Pass")
- Episode #1.6
(1965)
... (writer: "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)")
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(1990s) TV commercials: Nike sneakers. See more »Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 1 Print Biography | 2 Portrayals | 1 Interview | 21 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »Alternate Names:
Ellas McDaniel | Ethel SmithHeight:
5' 7" (1.7 m)
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