Jeff Beck: Meet the legendary guitarist who recently passed away

On Tuesday, the 10th, the world of rock lost another one of its icons. Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck, who played a mix of blues, jazz, and of course, the good old rock'n roll, influenced several generations of musicians of various styles.

O guitar player of guitarists, as he became known, died at the age of 78, after contracting bacterial meningitis, as reported by its representatives on a quarter of this month, day 11.

Check out a little about the history, career and awards received by the artist.

Who was Jeff Beck?

• Born on June 24, 1944, in Wallington, Surrey, England, the guitarist was named Geoffrey Arnold Beck, becoming popular under the name of Jeff Beck;
• He passed away on January 10, 2023, in his hometown;
• He influenced the development of musical styles such as heavy metal and jazz-rock, which made him one of the most respected names among guitarists and musicians;
• He became best known as part of the Yardbirds group;
• Afterwards, he formed a band with Rod Stewart called the Jeff Beck Group;
• In the late 1960s, he released two albums with the Jeff Beck Group: “Truth” in 1968 and “Beck-Ola” in 1969;
• Other popular albums were “Blow By Blow”, “Wired” and “Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group Live”;
• In 2022, Beck released an album with actor Johnny Depp, called “18”;
• In the year 2009, he was inducted for the second time into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

awards and honors

• 1985: Grammy Award;
• 1989: Grammy Award;
• 1992: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum;
• 2001: Grammy Award;
• 2003: Grammy Award;
• 2009: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum;
• 2009: Grammy Award;
• 2010: Grammy Award;
• 2011: Grammy Award.

So this is a brief summary of the historic and memorable guitarist Jeff Beck, winner of 7 Grammy Awards, twice inducted into the Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame, author of 23 albums, the last of which was released in 2016, in addition to 4 collaborative albums, with the last one released last year, featuring Johnny depp.

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