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The name also recalled the diddley bow, an African single-string guitar that was seminal to blues music.

Bo, the Portuguese water dog. Ann Althouse 2009

This week on Hidden Treasures, host trevor Reekie previews the exceptional voice of a visitor playing at this weekend's Womad festival who surprisingly manages to infuse a swamp blues standard with Anglo-Egyptian electronica, as well as exploring the unique origins of an instrument called the diddley bow.

Radio New Zealand News Headlines 2009

The slide technique derives from a homemade one-string contraption known as the diddley bow, a childhood toy of many American blues pioneers and similar to African stringed instruments.

Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk David McNamee 2009

But I will work on my secret formula so that I can be 33% more accurate in the future, perhaps upgrading from "squat" to "diddley squat."

Zillow Talk Isn't Comfy Al Lewis 2011

It takes all kinds, and da dumb sheep-kine is definitely flailing around looking for their trough of free oats, headpats, comfortable daily livings for doing jack-diddley and making fun of other people as long as they're straight, white or don't want to share their sexual orientation or personal problems with the entire world . . .

Preaching to the Choir When the Song Has Changed 2010

However, we all know the the queen of pandering and dirty campaign tactics and who flip flopped on whether Florida should be seated or not, gives diddley sqaut about the Floridians voting rights or represenation except how it might improve her chances.

Florida Democrats nearly united in presentation 2008

Cigar box guitars date back to the American civil war, and diddley bows go back even further – they are thought to have evolved from Ghanaian string instruments.

Hey, what's that sound: Homemade guitars 2010

It takes all kinds, and da dumb sheep-kine is definitely flailing around looking for their trough of free oats, headpats, comfortable daily livings for doing jack-diddley and making fun of other people as long as they're straight, white or don't want to share their sexual orientation or personal problems with the entire world . . .

May 2010 2010

It takes all kinds, and da dumb sheep-kine is definitely flailing around looking for their trough of free oats, headpats, comfortable daily livings for doing jack-diddley and making fun of other people as long as they're straight, white or don't want to share their sexual orientation or personal problems with the entire world . . .

Preaching to the Choir When the Song Has Changed 2010

It takes all kinds, and da dumb sheep-kine is definitely flailing around looking for their trough of free oats, headpats, comfortable daily livings for doing jack-diddley and making fun of other people as long as they're straight, white or don't want to share their sexual orientation or personal problems with the entire world . . .

Reward Excellence, Shun Hypocrisy 2010