Video de 3 june 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who banged out hit songs powered by the relentless Bo Diddley beat that influenced rockers from Buddy Holly to U2, died on Monday at the age of 79
Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida, his management agency, Talent Consultants International, said in a statement
One of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll has left the building he helped construct, the statement said
Diddley suffered a stroke during a concert in Iowa in May 2007 and was hospitalized in Omaha, Nebraska In August 2007 he had a heart attack in Florida
Garry Mitchell, a grandson of Diddley and one of more than 35 family members at the musician's home when he died at about 145 am EDT (0545 GMT), said his death was not unexpected
There was a gospel song that was sang and he said 'wow' with a thumbs up, Mitchell told Reuters, when asked to describe the scene at Diddley's deathbed
The song was 'Walk Around Heaven' and in his last words he stated that he was going to heaven
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