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Jeff Beck, the legendary guitarist who played with the Yardbirds and fronted his own the Jeff Beck Group, has died at the age of 78. According to a statement from his publicist, Beck died ...
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]
The Jeff Beck Group was a British rock band formed in London in January 1967 by former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. Their innovative approach to heavy-sounding blues , rhythm and blues and rock was a major influence on popular music .
Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist. He rose to prominence as a member of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice.
Rock veteran Jeff Beck has died aged 78, his family has announced. The Grammy-winning guitarist rose to prominence with rock band The Yardbirds and went on to have a successful solo career and ...
Although Beck was in the Yardbirds for less than two years and only played in full on one of the seminal English blues-rock band’s U.K. studio albums, 1966’s Yardbirds (also known by the title ...
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]
The “Going Down” singer — who performed both solo and with various bands, including the Yardbirds and his own Jeff Beck Group, over the years — embarked on tour last fall, traveling the ...