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What is meningitis? The illness Jeff Beck contracted before his death

Rock veteran and Grammy-winning guitarist Jeff Beck died aged 78 after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis”, his family announced on Wednesday. A statement posted to Twitter and Instagram read: “On behalf of his family, it is with deep and ...

12 Jan 2023 at 03:26

Sir Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood remember ‘groundbreaking’ guitarist Jeff Beck

Sir Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, who conquered the US in the late 60s with Jeff Beck and The Jeff Beck Group, have led tributes to the rock veteran following his death at the age of 78. In online tributes the pair said Beck had been “on another ...

12 Jan 2023 at 07:54

Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant pays tribute to Jeff Beck’s ‘enormous’ musical gift

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has said Jeff Beck’s “gift was enormous” as he remembered the “limitless energy and enthusiasm” the late guitarist brought to projects. The singer joins titans within the world of rock music who have paid ...

12 Jan 2023 at 14:45

Yardbirds founding guitarist Anthony ‘Top’ Topham dies aged 75

Anthony “Top” Topham, founding guitarist of The Yardbirds, has died at the age of 75 after battling dementia. The musician, who later adopted the name Sanderson Rasjid after joining the Subud spiritual movement, helped form the pioneering ...

25 Jan 2023 at 16:32

Pioneering and influential rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies aged 78

Rock veteran Jeff Beck dies aged 78

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 fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert ...

11 Jan 2023 at 23:07

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What is meningitis? The illness Jeff Beck contracted before his death

12 Jan 2023 at 07:17

Kiss’s Gene Simmons: You can’t leave this planet without experiencing Jeff Beck

Kiss bassist Gene Simmons said people “can’t leave this planet without experiencing the astonishing Jeff Beck” as he paid tribute to the late pioneering guitarist. Simmons, 73, is among the rock greats to remember Beck following a ...

12 Jan 2023 at 09:34

Jeff Beck guitars used in Bowie performance and with The Yardbirds up for sale

Guitars used by “maestro” Jeff Beck at the beginning of his career with The Yardbirds and in a 1973 performance with David Bowie are to go to auction. The guitarist, who died aged 78 in January 2023, had wanted his guitars to be ...

15 Nov 2024 at 14:43

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