{"id":1802884,"date":"2023-01-11T18:04:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T23:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1802884"},"modified":"2023-01-11T18:04:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T23:04:53","slug":"legendary-guitarist-jeff-beck-dead-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-guitarist-jeff-beck-dead-at-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Guitarist Jeff Beck Dead At 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flegendary-guitarist-jeff-beck-dead-at-78%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1802884&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Geoffrey \u201cJeff\u201d According to his family, Arnold Beck died at the age of78.<\/p>\n<p>The English rocker \u2014 who was born on June 24, 1944 \u2014 rose to fame as a member of the Yardbirds and later fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert, and Appice. His skills as a guitarist landed him a spot in the top five of Rolling Stone\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/100-greatest-guitarists-153675\/jeff-beck-4-39420\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 100 guitarists<\/a> of all time \u2014 ranking above Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King, Chuck Berry.<\/p>\n<p>A statement was released on Wednesday confirming the musician\u2019s death and stating that he had passed after a brief and sudden battle with bacterial meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck\u2019s passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss,\u201d It is as follows.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck\u2019s passing. He peacefully died yesterday after suddenly developing bacterial meningitis. As they grieve this terrible loss, his family requests privacy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4dvt5aGzlv\">pic.twitter.com\/4dvt5aGzlv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Beck (@jeffbeckmusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffbeckmusic\/status\/1613294003398799360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fans quickly rushed to Twitter to share their memories and express their thoughts in the wake of the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFew things captured my musical imagination as a teen than the Jeff Beck\/Jimmy Page lineup of the Yardbirds, which lasted all of about 5 minutes but absolutely f***ing smoked. RIP,\u201d Jay Jaffe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jay_jaffe\/status\/1613299422548353025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOMG, this is a shocker,\u201d Doug Sovern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SovernNation\/status\/1613299235239383040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>. \u201cThe legendary Jeff Beck, one of the all-time guitar greats, dies suddenly at 78. \u2018Blow By Blow\u2019 remains one of my most-played albums of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KISS\u2019 Gene Simmons <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/genesimmons\/status\/1613298022594777089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">encouraged fans<\/a> to listen to Beck\u2019s music and remember him. \u201cHeartbreaking news to report the late, great Jeff Back has sadly passed. No one played guitar like Jeff. Please get ahold of the first two Jeff Beck Group albums and behold greatness. RIP,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was totally shocked to hear the very sad news of Jeff Beck\u2019s passing. Jeff was such a nice person and an outstanding iconic, genius guitar player \u2013 there will never be another Jeff Beck. His playing was very special &#038; distinctively brilliant! He will be missed. RIP Jeff -Tony,\u201d Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyiommi\/status\/1613296351613157380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared his thoughts<\/a> as well as a personal photo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, My Heart\u2026RIP, Jeff\u2026I miss you already\u2026\u201d Whitesnake\u2019s David Coverdale tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh, My Heart\u2026RIP, Jeff\u2026I miss you already\u2026\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Beck, Guitar Virtuoso and Blues-Rock Innovator, Dead at 78 \u2013 Rolling Stone <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oJ2O1vqbDk\">https:\/\/t.co\/oJ2O1vqbDk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidcoverdale\/status\/1613299523258056712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beck had just recently completed a tour alongside actor Johnny Depp. Over the course of his career, he racked up 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/jeff-beck\/293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grammy<\/a> nominations and eight wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geoffrey \u201cJeff\u201d Arnold Beck has passed away at the age of 78, according to a statement from his family. The English rocker \u2014 who was born on June 24, 1944 \u2014 rose to fame as a member of the Yardbirds and later fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert, and Appice. 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