Jeff Beck | |
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![]() Beck performing in Amsterdam, 1979 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Geoffrey Arnold Beck |
Born | Wallington, Surrey (now Greater London), England | 24 June 1944
Died | 10 January 2023 Wadhurst, East Sussex, England | (aged 78)
Genres | |
Occupations | Guitarist |
Years active | 1964–2023 |
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Formerly of | |
Website | Official website ![]() |
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. In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles ranging from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-rock and electronica.
Beck has been consistently ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone and other magazines' lists of the greatest guitarists.[5][6][7][8] He was often called a "guitarist's guitarist".[9] Rolling Stone described him as "one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock".[10] Although he recorded two successful albums (1975's Blow by Blow and 1976's Wired) as a solo act, Beck did not establish or maintain commercial success like that of his contemporaries and bandmates.[9][3] He recorded with many artists.[11]
Beck earned wide critical praise and received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance six times, winning in three categories at the 2010 Grammy Awards for a career total of eight Grammies. In 2014, he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.[12] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: first as a member of the Yardbirds (1992) and secondly as a solo artist (2009).
More than any other guitarist, Jeff Beck was responsible for defining the progressive rock genre.
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