Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies aged 78

Jeff Beck, legendary rock guitarist and musician, dead at 78

Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist often regarded among the greatest of all time, has died, according to a statement posted to his official social media accounts. He was 78.

Jimmy Page, Rod Stewart pay tribute after death of Jeff Beck

By The Associated Press Reactions to the , rock innovator and guitar virtuoso who died Tuesday. “The six stringed Warrior is no longer here for us to admire the spell he could weave around our mortal emotions. Jeff could channel music from the ethereal. His technique unique. His imaginations apparently limitless. Jeff I will miss you along with your millions of fans.” — Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, who was also a Yardbirds bandmate and cl…

Pittsburgh musicians react to the passing of Jeff Beck

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Jeff Beck, restless and virtuosic guitar hero, dies at 78

Jeff Beck, the British guitar virtuoso who rose to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the Yardbirds, moving the group into the rock-and-roll vanguard before establishing himself as an influential, prolific and breathtakingly adventurous solo artist, died Jan.…

Influential rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78

Jeff Beck, the influential, genre-bending English guitarist who rose to fame with The Yardbirds before later embarking on a solo career, has died at the age of 78, his family announced on social media on Wednesday.He passed away peacefully on Tuesday afte

MUSIC: Mourning the death of guitar legend Jeff Beck

He was a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, once with The Yardbirds in 1992 and then again as a solo artist in 2009 where he was inducted by his longtime friend Page. Beck also picked up eight Grammy Awards in his career, the most recent in 2010.