News & Updates — Lady Bo

One of the first ladies of rock & roll, Peggy Jones Malone aka "Lady Bo" was a guitarist and occasional songwriter & arranger for Bo Diddley. A Harlem native, she started playing guitar at 15, influenced by Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell and Charlie Parker. She was a doo wop singer with the Bop Chords and a professional dancer. She played on several of Bo's '50s and early '60s tunes, such as "Hey! Bo Diddley", "Roadrunner", "Say Man", "Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger", "Crackin' Up" and others. She played mostly rhythm but her and Bo would sometimes alternate leads on stage. (Later...