Jeff Beck: British guitar legend dies aged 78

[sonnymax]

It is with profound sadness that I share with you BBC's reporting that Jeff Beck has died. Beck was my hero as a young rock-fusion guitarist in the 70s and 80s. BBC

Edited January 11, 2023 by sonnymax

[Hardbopjazz]

Sad to hear this. He died from bacterial meningitis. Rest in peace.

[mjzee]

Major historical figure - perhaps the first shredder.  Blow By Blow appealed to so many people.  RIP.

[gvopedz]

I saw Jeff Beck perform in concert when he toured with Santana - great show.

RIP

[felser]

Sorry to hear this.  Loved his work with the Yardbirds, and some of his early solo stuff (especially the post-hype 'Rough and Ready' album).  RIP.

[medjuck]

Met him when he was in a film I worked on. Didn't realize how popular  he was until after a grueling day  members of the crew began thanking me  for for privilege of  being on a set while he played. (Actually what's in the film was pre-recorded but the group would jam between set-ups. Other musicians were Terry Bozzio-drums, Tony Hymas-keyboards, Jill Avery-bass and the late/great Nicolette Larson-vocals.) .

I did see the Yardbirds at the Marquee Club in 1964 but that was when Clapton was still with them.  I went thinking it was a jazz group because of their name. (I'd been seeing jazz groups there.) 

Edited January 12, 2023 by medjuck

[sonnymax]

19 minutes ago, medjuck said:

Met him when he was in a film I worked on. Didn't realize how popular  he was until after a grueling day  members of the crew began thanking me  for for privilege of  being on a set while he played. (Actually what's in the film was pre-recorded but the group would jam between set-ups. Other musicians were Terry Bozzio-drums, Tony Hymas-keyboards, Jill Avery-bass and the late/great Nicolette Larson-vocals.) .

 

 

Edited January 12, 2023 by sonnymax

[Brad]

A legend. Live at Ronnie Scott’s is an incredible performance.

 

[sonnymax]

 

[Guy Berger]

RIP. I love Blow by Blow and his work with the Yardbirds. (Though I am pretty indifferent to the Yardbirds aside from his playing.)

on the minus side, he helped vault Rod Stewart to stardom 🤢

[danasgoodstuff]

Loved his playing since he was in the Yardbirds, til now.  Saw him in SK and MN long ago.  Seriously bummed.  Also found out today one of my ex-girlfriends died recently.  Bad day.

[soulpope]

R.I.P ....

[EKE BBB]

R.I.P.

[Gheorghe]

I have not heard him but I think I remember someone told me he even played Mingus´ composition  "Good Bye Pork Pie Hat". Maybe this was around the time Mingus himself recorded it with electric guitars.

 

[sidewinder]

Sad and pretty shocking news, as the newspapers had only recently been showing him gigging on stage with Johnny Depp and looking fine. RIP.

Never saw him in person but did hear him in person, years ago on the tannoy of the Long Beach Grand Prix doing ‘Star Spangled Banner’ before the start, which I still recall vividly.

47 minutes ago, Gheorghe said:

I have not heard him but I think I remember someone told me he even played Mingus´ composition  "Good Bye Pork Pie Hat". Maybe this was around the time Mingus himself recorded it with electric guitars.

 

Someone on a BBC Radio News tribute just mentioned this - Brian May in fact.

Edited January 12, 2023 by sidewinder

[kh1958]

On 1/12/2023 at 12:44 AM, Gheorghe said:

I have not heard him but I think I remember someone told me he even played Mingus´ composition  "Good Bye Pork Pie Hat". Maybe this was around the time Mingus himself recorded it with electric guitars.

 

Yes, originally on Wired.

 

 

[T.D.]

That whole Ronnie Scott's video is pretty good. I watched over an hour of it the past couple of days.

I was a huge Jeff Beck fan in the early-mid '70s, lost touch over the years.

[Balladeer]

Jeff Beck played one of my alltime greatest instrumental ballads of the Seventies,

"Cause we´ve Ended as Lovers"  ,

what sound, sustain and imaginative power, a sublime gem!

RIP, Jeff Beck

 

[Bluesnik]

On 1/12/2023 at 6:10 AM, sonnymax said:

 

I remember the scene with the Yardbirds from Blow Up very vividly. Smashing their guitars.

[clifford_thornton]

RIP. He was a giant.

[Milestones]

RIP....I liked Beck in many of his guises, starting with The Yardbirds and not forgetting a duet with John McLaughlin on "Django."

Someone cracked on Rod Stewart.  I find Stewart to be a strange case--I love some of his work and despise the rest.  He was pretty good with Beck, most especially on their version of "People Get Ready."

 

[clifford_thornton]

Faces/Beck are really all you need when it comes to Stewart. He is excellent in those contexts.

[felser]

1 hour ago, clifford_thornton said:

Faces/Beck are really all you need when it comes to Stewart. He is excellent in those contexts.

His first three solo albums, up through the epic 1971 'Every Picture Tells a Story', were excellent.  After that, success spoiled him.

[Jim Duckworth]

On 1/11/2023 at 7:03 PM, felser said:

Sorry to hear this.  Loved his work with the Yardbirds, and some of his early solo stuff (especially the post-hype 'Rough and Ready' album).  RIP.

Rough and Ready is my favorite Jeff Beck album proper. I saw this group from about 20 feet away when I was 14.

I am hard pressed to name another sixties rock guitarist as original, creative, and influential.

 

[felser]

1 hour ago, Jim Duckworth said:

 

I am hard pressed to name another sixties rock guitarist as original, creative, and influential.

 

I'd say that Hendrix guy, but I'll take Beck over Clapton for originality, and Page's influence was really in the seventies.  Love Peter Green, but he wasn't nearly as influential, largely unknown in USA in the sixties.

Edited January 15, 2023 by felser