{"id":184281,"date":"2023-01-12T05:17:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T05:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jeff-beck-guitarist-for-the-yardbirds-and-the-jeff-beck-group-dies-at-age-78\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T05:17:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T05:17:20","slug":"jeff-beck-guitarist-for-the-yardbirds-and-the-jeff-beck-group-dies-at-age-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jeff-beck-guitarist-for-the-yardbirds-and-the-jeff-beck-group-dies-at-age-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Beck, guitarist for the Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group, dies at age 78"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, has died. He was 78.<\/p>\n

Beck died after Tuesday “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,” his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday. The location was not immediately known.<\/p>\n

“Jeff was such a nice person and an outstanding iconic, genius guitar player \u2014 there will never be another Jeff Beck,” Tony Iommi, guitarist for Black Sabbath wrote<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss. pic.twitter.com\/4dvt5aGzlv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeff Beck (@jeffbeckmusic) January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Beck first came to prominence as a member of the Yardbirds and then went out on his own in a solo career that incorporated hard rock, jazz, funky blues and even opera. He was known for his improvising, love of harmonics and the whammy bar on his preferred guitar, the Fender Stratocaster.<\/p>\n