Bo Diddley homework

Since Bo Diddley died earlier this week, people have weighed in with their thoughts. Here are a few highlights:

RockCritics.com has critic Robert Palmer’s spot-on take on the “Bo Diddley beat”

Matt Cibula has an entertaining read of Diddley’s image at PopMatters.com

Here’s Dave Alvin recalling his experiences with Bo Diddley in the L.A. Times 

A Bo story from 1973 from the Village Voice

And YouTube.com has some great footage. I’d start here because of the great dancing.