The Sunday August 17th 2008 edition of the Voice of America's (VOA) "People in America" radio program will explore BO DIDDLEY's life and music.
Describing him as "one of America's greatest rock and roll guitarists", the program describes how "his influence was so widespread that it is hard to imagine what rock and roll would have sounded like without him".
MP3 and RealAudio downloads, plus a transcript of the broadcast, are available by visiting: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-08-16-voa1.cfm
"People in America" is a 15-minute weekly program about influential people in American history, broadcast in VOA Special English. These VOA Special English broadcasts communicate with people around the world who are not fluent in English. Special English broadcasters read at a slower pace, about two-thirds the speed of standard English. This helps people learning English hear each word clearly. It also helps people who are fluent English speakers understand complex subjects.
VOA Special English "People in America" program webpage: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/people-in-america.cfm
