The name Bo Diddley — who grew up as Ellas Bates — is familiar to many, but how many have heard of the "diddley bow?" The innovative rhythm and blues guitarist, who was born to Ethel Wilson and Eugene ...

First I found the photo. The black and white image was labeled simply, "Moses Williams playing the diddley bow: Waverly, Florida." What in the world is a diddley bow? And then I found a recording of ...

Got myself a diddley bow today. And a small Marshall amplifier. Also a burgundy guitar pick, a glass finger slide, and a new record by Seasick Steve. Pretty sweet, huh? I can’t actually play an ...