FLASHBACK 2007: Bo Diddley honored in his hometown of McComb

FLASHBACK to NOVEMBER 2, 2007: Musician Bo Diddley is honored with a Mississippi Blues Trail Marker in his hometown of McComb.

Diddley had developed a unique sound and beat that he planed in electronic distortion, which made it sound like it was coming from an echo chamber. It was copied by many other famous performers.

Diddley was 78 and was still recovering from a stroke and heart attack when the Blues Trail Marker was unveiled, but he made the trip home to McComb to be there for the ceremony. The marker describes him as "a founder of rock and roll."

He had not planned to perform at the ceremony, but he couldn't resist joining local musician Jesse Robinson when Robinson performed. The two improvised a short performance together.

Diddley spent the first five years of his life in a house on Carver Street in McComb, just east of Highway 51. He died in June of 2008.

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