Jeff Beck

E110970

Jeff Beck was a pioneering English rock guitarist renowned for his innovative playing style and influential work with the Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guitarist
human
record producer
rock musician
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Eric Clapton
Jan Hammer
Jimmy Page
Johnny Depp
Rod Stewart
Ronnie Wood
Tal Wilkenfeld
awardReceived Classic Rock Roll of Honour Award
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album

Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Album

Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Ivor Novello Award
surface form: Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music
birthName Geoffrey Arnold Beck
causeOfDeath bacterial meningitis
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1944-06-24
dateOfDeath 2023-01-10
genre blues rock
hard rock
instrumental rock
jazz fusion
rock
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of The Yardbirds
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as solo artist
influenced Brian May
Eddie Van Halen
Joe Satriani
John Mayer
Steve Vai
influencedBy B. B. King
surface form: B.B. King

Les Paul
Steve Cropper
instrument electric guitar
guitar
language English
memberOf Beck, Bogert & Appice
The Jeff Beck Group
The Yardbirds
name Jeff Beck self-link
notableFeature innovative use of whammy bar and volume control
pioneering fusion of rock, blues, and jazz
notableWork Beck-Ola
Blow by Blow
There and Back
Truth
Wired
occupation guitarist
musician
record producer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Wallington, Surrey, England
placeOfDeath East Sussex
surface form: East Sussex, England
residence East Sussex
surface form: East Sussex, England
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 1992
2009

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Rod Stewart associatedAct Jeff Beck
Django Reinhardt influenced Jeff Beck
Donovan associatedAct Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck name Jeff Beck self-link
album "Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues" featuredArtist Jeff Beck
subject surface form: Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues
Cozy Powell associatedAct Jeff Beck
The Yardbirds notableMember Jeff Beck
Freddie King influenced Jeff Beck
George Guy influenced Jeff Beck
subject surface form: George "Buddy" Guy
album "In My Life" featuresPerformer Jeff Beck
subject surface form: In My Life
David Sancious associatedAct Jeff Beck
Gary Langan workedWith Jeff Beck
Ronnie Wood associatedAct Jeff Beck
Joe Bonamassa influencedBy Jeff Beck
Pino Palladino associatedAct Jeff Beck
Stanley Clarke collaboratedWith Jeff Beck
Imelda May performedWith Jeff Beck
David Torn hasCollaboratedWith Jeff Beck
Roy Buchanan influenced Jeff Beck
The Jeff Beck Group leader Jeff Beck