Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos this evening (June 2) paid tribute to revolutionary guitarist Bo Diddley, and revealed that he immediately put on a Bo Diddley record after hearing news of his death.
Kapranos, who is currently putting the finishing touches to the band�s third studio album in London told NME.COM:
�It's rotten news about Bo Diddley. When I heard it I put �Road Runner� on the record player. What a riff. What a guitarist - totally revolutionised the way the instrument was played with that loose sexy rhythm.�
Diddley died today after suffering heart failure. He had been ill for some time, having had a stroke in May 2007 while on tour in Iowa. He then had a heart attack in August of the same year.
Artists such as Slash, Albert Hammond, Jr., and the �s Mickey Hart all paid tribute to Diddley today.
--By our New York staff.
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