Bo Diddley Back Home
Bo Diddley is out of the woods.
The 78-year-old rock 'n' roll pioneer was released Saturday from the Florida hospital where he was recovering from a heart attack he suffered last month, according to his publicist, Susan Clary.
After complaining of dizziness and nausea during a routine doctor's appointment on Aug. 24, Diddley was admitted to North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, where he then had a stent implanted to improve blood flow.
"With his health greatly improved, Diddley is happy to be home with his family and away from the hospital food," Clary said. The musician lives in nearby Archer, in north-central Florida.
Diddley, best known for beat-happy hits such as "Who Do You Love" and "I'm a Man," as well as for his signature square-shaped guitar, has been on the mend for much of 2007.
He suffered a stroke in May after a performance in Idaho and was hospitalized for several weeks in Nebraska. Diddley was transferred to a rehabilitation facility in Florida to undergo physical therapy to help correct the damage done to his speech and speech recognition skills.
The R&B legend, who also suffers from diabetes and has lost several toes to the disease in recent years, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.





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