Jeff Beck, member of The Yardbirds, founding father of the Jeff Beck Group and probably the most influential rock guitarists of all time, died on Tuesday (Jan. 10). He was 78 years previous.
The information of his demise was confirmed in an announcement launched by his household on Wednesday (Jan. 11). “It’s with deep and profound disappointment that we share the information of Jeff Beck’s passing,” the assertion reads. “After all of a sudden contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully handed away yesterday. His household ask for privateness whereas they course of this super loss.”
The British rocker introduced his adventurous and highly effective guitar fashion to The Yardbirds in 1965, when he joined the British band to exchange Eric Clapton on the advice of fellow session musician Jimmy Web page. He spent 20 months within the band, engaged on the 1966 album Roger the Engineer.
After being fired from The Yardbirds, Beck recorded a lot of solo singles produced by Mickie Most, together with “Hello Ho Silver Lining” and “Tallyman.” He went on to kind his personal band, the Jeff Beck Group, that includes vocalist Rod Stewart, bassist Ronnie Wooden and drummer Nicky Hopkins, and the group launched two albums collectively, 1968’s Reality and 1969’s Beck-Ola.
Within the ’70s, Beck briefly fashioned a trio with bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge and Cactus.
He received eight Grammys and was nominated 17 instances all through his profession, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame twice — as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992 and as a solo performer in 2009. Beck not too long ago wrapped up a tour in assist of 18, his joint album with Johnny Depp.
See the household’s assertion beneath:
