Geoffrey Arnold Beck
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Geoffrey Arnold Beck, better known as Jeff Beck, was an influential English rock guitarist renowned for his innovative playing style and contributions to bands like the Yardbirds and his own Jeff Beck Group.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geoffrey Arnold Beck canonical | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ rock guitarist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Beck, Bogert & Appice
NERFINISHED
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Eric Clapton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp ⓘ Jimmy Page NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Tal Wilkenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jeff Beck Group NERFINISHED ⓘ The Yardbirds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Classic Rock Roll of Honour Award
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Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Album NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1944-06-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Wallington, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2023-01-10 ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
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hard rock ⓘ instrumental rock ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of The Yardbirds
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as solo artist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | rock guitarists worldwide ⓘ |
| instrument |
electric guitar
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guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Beck, Bogert & Appice
NERFINISHED
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The Jeff Beck Group NERFINISHED ⓘ The Yardbirds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Geoffrey Arnold Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "18"
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album "Beck-Ola" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Blow by Blow" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Emotion & Commotion" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Guitar Shop" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Loud Hailer" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "There & Back" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Truth" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Who Else!" ⓘ album "Wired" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ guitarist ⓘ |
| stageName | Jeff Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
expressive use of whammy bar and vibrato
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fusion of rock, blues, and jazz elements ⓘ innovative use of feedback and distortion ⓘ |
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