Music Legend Bo Diddley Suffers Stroke
From online news reports:
Bo Diddley is in intensive care after suffering a stroke in western Iowa, a publicist said Wednesday.
The 78-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was listed in guarded condition at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., said Susan Clary, a publicist for the musician’s management team.
Diddley, who has a history of hypertension and diabetes, was hospitalized Sunday following a concert in Council Bluffs in which he acted disoriented, she said.
Tests indicated that the stroke affected the left side of his brain, impairing his speech and speech recognition, Clary said.
Clary said she has no other details on Diddley’s condition or how long he would be in intensive care.
Diddley, with his black glasses and low-slung guitar, has been an icon in the music industry since he topped the R&B charts with “Bo Diddley” in 1955. His other hits include “Who Do You Love,” “Before You Accuse Me,” “Mona” and “I’m a Man.”
Diddley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and was given a lifetime achievement Grammy in 1998.
Coincidentally my Mom and I were talking about Bo Diddley just ove a week ago. At age 78, health problems tend to increase and a major stroke may take a person downhill rather swiftly. My prayers and thoughts go out to him, his family and friends.
UPDATE: Apparently Bo Diddley has been up and walking about the intensive-care unit at Creighton University Medical Center. Doctors there even feel he could make such a recovery that he would be able to perform again. He’s still having some issues with speech but doctors at the medical center point out that the part of the brain that controls speech is a different portion that controls singing and that many people who have problems with speech are able to sing without difficulties. I, for one, pray for a full and speedy recovery for Bo Diddley.
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