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Bo Diddley Returns To Florida To Fight Stroke

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May 26, 2007 5:23 pm US/Eastern

Bo Diddley Returns To Florida To Fight Stroke

78-Year-Old Singer Fell Ill Wile Performing

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GAINESVILLE (CBS) ― R-and-B legend Bo Diddley has returned to Florida as he continues to recover from a stroke suffered earlier this year whiel performing at a casino in Iowa.

The publicist for the 78-year-old singer-guitarist said he traveled from Council Bluff, Iowa to Gainesville and was admitted at Shands Rehab Hospital near his hometown of Archer.

A hospital spokeswoman would not confirm his admittance or give his condition today.

Diddley has been an icon in the music industry since he topped the R-and-B charts with "Bo Diddley" in 1955. His other hits include "Who Do You Love," "Before You Accuse Me," "Mona" and "I'm a Man."

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