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Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist typically regarded among the many biggest of all time, has died, in response to an announcement posted to his official social media accounts. He was 78.
“On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing,” the statement mentioned. “After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss.”
His consultant, Melissa Dragich, confirmed the information to CNN through e-mail.
Beck rose to fame within the ’60s when he changed Eric Clapton within the Yardbirds. He left a 12 months later to start out his personal group The Jeff Beck Group, that includes Rod Stewart and Ron Wood.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a part of the Yardbirds and inducted once more in 2009 as a solo artist.
An eight-time Grammy winner, Beck earned his first in 1985 for greatest rock instrumental efficiency for “Escape.” He went on to win 5 extra occasions in that class.
Last 12 months, Beck toured with Johnny Depp, after the pair recorded a canopy album collectively titled “18.”
Some of Beck’s most well-regarded songs embrace “Heart Full of Soul,” a 1965 single from the Yardbirds, “I Ain’t Superstitious” off his debut solo 1968 album with The Jeff Beck Group, “Truth,” and “Freeway Jam” from his second album, “Blow by Blow” in 1975.
In response to Beck’s loss of life, Stewart wrote on Twitter that Beck “was one of the few guitarists that when playing live would actually listen to me sing and respond.”
“Jeff, you were the greatest, my man,” he mentioned.
Another of Beck’s former bandmates, Wood, additionally honored his reminiscence on Wednesday, writing on Twitter that he was “going to dearly miss him.
“I want to thank him for all our early days together in Jeff Beck Group, conquering America,” he wrote. “Musically, we were breaking all the rules, it was fantastic, groundbreaking rock ‘n’ roll!”
KISS bassist and co-frontman Gene Simmons known as Beck’s passing “heartbreaking.”
“No one played guitar like Jeff,” Simmons wrote on Twitter. “Please get a hold of the first two Jeff Beck Group albums and behold greatness. RIP.”
Originally from England, Beck is survived by his spouse Sandra, in response to his consultant.