Jeff Beck dies
 

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Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 78.

The British musician rose to fame as part of the Yardbirds, where he replaced Eric Clapton, before forming the Jeff Beck group with Rod Stewart.

His tone, presence and, above all, volume redefined guitar music in the 1960s, and influenced movements like heavy metal, jazz-rock and even punk.

Beck's death was confirmed on his official Twitter page.

"On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck's passing," the statement said.

"After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss."

Speaking when he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time in 2009, Beck said: "I play the way I do because it allows me to come up with the sickest sounds possible."

"That's the point now, isn't it? I don't care about the rules.

"In fact, if I don't break the rules at least 10 times in every song, then I'm not doing my job properly."

Born Geoffrey Arnold Beck in Wallington, Surrey, the musician fell in love with Rock and Roll as a child, and built his first guitar as a teenager.

"The guy next door said, 'I'll build you a solid body guitar for five pounds'," he later told Rock Cellar Magazine. "Five pounds, which to me was 500 back then [so] I went ahead and did it [myself].

"The first one I built was in 1956, because Elvis was out, and everything that you heard about pop music was guitar. And then I got fascinated. I'm sure the same goes for lots of people."

After a short stint at Wimbledon Art College, he left to play with shock-rocker Screaming Lord Sutch and the Tridents.

When Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds in 1965, Jimmy Page suggested hiring Beck - and he went on to play on hits like I'm A Man and Shapes Of Things, where his pioneering use of feedback influenced musicians like Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix.

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Sublime guitarist

So sad, he has been working hard
Touring.


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He could have been a Rolling Stone. I believe he and Clapton both auditioned after Mick Taylor left but they gave the job to Ronnie Wood.

[On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound
sadness that we share the news of
Jeff Beck’s passing.
After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,
he peacefully passed away yesterday.
His family asks for privacy while they
process this tremendous loss.]


His Site

http://www.jeffbeck.com/news/?utm_ca...e=jeffbeck.com

I just bought a key Chain form his site shop
solid metal Jeff Beck on it

$19.79 total cost

via paypal.

WHAT IS BACTERIAL MENINGITIS?

[Bacterial meningitis is an infection
of the membranes (meninges) that protect
the spinal cord and brain.
It requires urgent treatment at hospital with antibiotics.**
Some 10 per cent of bacterial cases are fatal.
When the membranes become infected,
they swell and press on the spinal cord or brain.*
This can cause life-threatening problems,
which strike suddenly and worsen quickly.]


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I was at his gig with Synthesizer/Keyboardist Jan Hammer
2004 Royal Albert Hall

They have worked together for years

It was Fantastic.

RIP. Great talent.

So sad, Becks would never be my first choice of beer but it a shame it has come to this.

Back in 1972

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Young Jeff Beck appeared on Stevie Wonder "Talking Book" CD



["Lookin' for Another Pure Love"

Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass
Debra Wilson – background vocal
Shirley Brewer – background vocal
Loris Harvin (Delores Harvin) – background vocal
Jeff Beck – electric guitar & solo
Buzz Feiten (Howard "Buzz" Feiten) – electric guitar]

Both look zonked out of their faces.

Working hard

As Stevie Wonder does many takes of a track.
(it has been reported)

Stevie Wonder with Young Jeff Beck 1972

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