Most of you are probably too young to remember who this guy is (hell, I’m too young to remember), or why you should care. But Bo Diddley’s signature beat helped father an entire genre of music, and can be found in the influences of everyone, from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton.

Born in Mississippi and raised in Chicago, Diddley began his musical career playing the guitar on the windy Chicago streets, before being discovered by Chess Records. But after his break, Diddley kept his music based in a simple premise. When asked about good songwriting, Diddley said you should always write “[a] story with some funny lyrics, or some serious lyrics, or some love-type lyrics. But you gotta think in terms of what people’s lives is based on.”

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Tone Loc - the hoarse-voiced artist formally known for his hits “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina”, has committed a terrible crime… Yes, the crime being he stopped making music. These three songs, the only songs anyone has ever heard from this artist, use almost the same exact beat (which he stole the beat from Van Halen’s ‘Jaime’s Cryin, but was never sued) but with different, awful lyrics. Though, to the dismay of his 31 fans, Tone Loc decided to make the jump to movies where he discovered mere success. We remember him in such gems as ‘Surf Ninjas’, ‘Ace Venture: Pet detective’ and of course, ‘Blank Check‘. Producers, directors and critics all cringed at his acting but noticed his voice and quickly made the move for him to do voice over work. You can now see Tone Loc at any of Vegas’ premiere casinos. Nope, not performing but playing cards… Obviously Disney doesn’t pay their voice-over actors too well. One thing to remember about this article: “It’s the 80’s and Loc’s down wit da ladies!” (more…)