Jeff Beck(1944-2023)
- Music Artist
- Actor
- Composer
Jeff Beck was born in Surrey in 1944. He grew up in a suburban street
in Carshalton. When he was about 10, he wanted to play the guitar. His
mum, however, wanted him to play the piano because she didn't approve
of the guitar. When he was in his late teens, he joined "The Tridents"
on lead guitar. In 1965, he replaced
Eric Clapton in
The Yardbirds. He played with them until
1967 when he decided he'd had enough and wanted to go solo. In the same
year, he released his first solo effort "Hi-Ho-Silver Lining", which
was the only one of his tracks he ever sang on. In his backing group,
he had Rod Stewart and
Ronnie Wood, who later went on to form
The Faces. Thoughout the rest of the 60s and
70s, he continued to record instrumental albums. In 1983, three former
The Yardbirds,
Eric Clapton,
Jimmy Page, got together to do
one-off charity concerts. In 1984, he contributed lead guitar on
Mick Jagger's first solo album "She's the
Boss". The same year, he released his next album "Flash", which was
voted best instrumental album. In 1989, he released the album "Jeff
Beck's Guitar Shop", which was also a big success. Throughout the 90s,
Jeff Beck still toured around and, in 1998, played a sellout date in
Mexico. In early 2001, he released yet another album "You had it
Coming", which he toured to promote.
