Music
April, 1976
Bo Diddley's stage persona has always been ultrablack, which is probably why Bo, of all the giants of original rock 'n' roll, has aroused the least fervor among white fans. Even usually astute rock critics curiously ignore both the importance of his contribution to the creation of the musical form we call rock 'n' roll and the fact that, almost alone among its pioneers, he sounds even better today than he did then. When he took the stage at Radio City Music Hall, during a revival show called The...