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The idea for hosting the concert was envisaged by Ronnie Lane, ex-bassist for Small Faces and Faces, himself a casualty of multiple sclerosis. [2] The concert was billed as The Ronnie Lane Appeal for ARMS and featured a star-studded line-up of British musicians, including Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood, Andy Fairweather Low, Bill Wyman, Kenney Jones, Charlie ...
Eric Clapton was set to perform, but pulled out due to having his gallstones removed. Jeff Beck performed as his replacement. [1] A four-hour compilation of the concert was first broadcast by the US television provider HBO on November 29, 2009. In addition, the concert was released on DVD (HBO compilation on two DVDs plus a bonus DVD), on Blu ...
Jeff Beck [a] [b] [b] with Rhonda Smith, Narada Michael Walden, and Jason Rebello [b] Eric Clapton [a] [b] with Steve Winwood [b] joined by Citizen Cope and Jeff Beck; B. B. King [a] [b] with The Robert Cray Band, Jimmie Vaughan and Eric Clapton; Finale set with many artists returning for a performance of "Sweet Home Chicago
The Yardbirds are an English rock band formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968), all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarists. [5]
Jeff Beck Rest in Peace.” Clapton, who later performed alongside Beck on a number of occasions including co-headlining shows at The O2 in London in 2010, also paid tribute to his fellow guitar ...
Clapton recommended Jimmy Page to replace him, but he declined and Jeff Beck took over. [4] Page later joined on bass the following June, after Samwell-Smith abruptly quit; Dreja later took over the role, allowing Page to join Beck on guitar. [5] This lineup was short-lived, however, as Beck left in November 1966. [6]
Jeff Beck was among the most innovative and influential guitarists to emerge from the British blues revolution of the 1960s. ... replacing a young Eric Clapton on guitar. ... Beck was ultimately ...
Jeff Beck, one of the most innovative and influential guitar gods of the 1960s’ British Invasion and the No. 5 entry on Rolling Stone’s ranking of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, has ...