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 ...

CORVALLIS — Dominic “Big Bones” Botta sits outside of a cafe, playing a guitar that positively sings out the blues, echoing with a lovely, soulful twang. The guitar is made out of hubcaps and an ax ...

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 ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The experimental duo known as Walnut Brain is part of a Philadelphia music scene so ...

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 ...