Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 78 On Tuesday after contracting bacterial meningitis.
“After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday, according to a statement released by a publicist on behalf of his family.
Jeff Beck could play rock, jazz, blues, soul and anything else that caught his ear. To Beck, the guitar — at least the way he played it — could be as versatile an instrument as the human voice.
“I just tried to become a singer,” he told NPR in a 2010 interview.
“I think the Stratocaster, the particular guitar Stratocaster, lends itself to endless possibilities because of the spring-loaded bridge that it’s got.
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Jeff Beck was born in Wallington, England in 1944. He became enamored with the guitar as a child and first came to prominence playing in The Yardbirds – where he replaced Eric Clapton and joined Jimmy Page.
Beck left the band shortly after, and formed The Jeff Beck Group (along with a then little-known singer named Rod Stewart).
Responding to news of his death, singer Sir Rod Stewart called Beck “the greatest”.
Posting a picture of the pair together on Instagram, he wrote: “Jeff was on another planet. He took me and Ronnie Wood to the USA in the late 60s in his band the Jeff Beck Group and we haven’t looked back since.
“He 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. Thank you for everything. RIP.”
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