Bo Diddley (December 30, 1928-2008) - Diddley (legal name Ellas McDaniel) is considered one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and his signature guitar sound and rhythm is one of the most influential and copied of all time. It was at Foster Elementary School that Diddley made his first musical instruments "including a violin, a bass fiddle and his first home-made guitar." [From Diddley Website].