The rock ‘n’ roll group was hit with one other robust loss at present when Jeff Beck’s household shared in a press release that the guitar legend had died on the age of 78. Fellow musicians have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late rocker, and categorical their admiration for his legacy.
In response to the assertion, Beck died on Jan. 10 after contracting bacterial meningitis.
“On behalf of his household, it’s with deep and profound unhappiness that we share the information of Jeff Beck’s passing,” the assertion learn. “After immediately contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully handed away yesterday. His household ask for privateness whereas they course of this large loss.”
The guitarist made a reputation for himself enjoying in The Yardbirds earlier than forming his personal band The Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wooden, amongst different artists. Beck’s most up-to-date works have been a collaborative album with Johnny Depp titled 18, which got here out in June of 2022, and he performed on two songs from Ozzy Osbourne’s newest album Affected person Quantity 9 — the title observe and one other referred to as “A Thousand Shades.”
“The six stringed Warrior is now not right here for us to admire the spell he may weave round our mortal feelings,” wrote Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Web page, who performed alongside Beck within the Yardbirds through the late Sixties. “Jeff may channel music from the ethereal. His approach distinctive. His imaginations apparently limitless. Jeff I’ll miss you alongside together with your thousands and thousands of followers. Jeff Beck Relaxation in Peace.”
Osbourne, Tony Iommi, KISS’ Paul Stanley, Whitesnake’s David Coverdale and Mike Portnoy are among the many different musicians who’ve honored Beck on social media for the reason that information broke earlier at present. Learn their tributes beneath.
We ship our condolences to Beck’s family members and followers. Relaxation in peace.
Ozzy Osbourne
Tony Iommi
Jimmy Web page
Paul Stanley
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Geezer Butler
Brian Could (Queen)
Brian Ray (Paul McCartney)
Mike Portnoy
Duff McKagan
Def Leppard
Sammy Hagar
David Coverdale
Eddie Trunk
Glenn Hughes
Mick Mars
Rikki Rockett
Tracii Weapons
Michael Candy (Stryper)
Alex Skolnick (Testomony)
Gary Holt (Exodus)
Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth)
William DuVall (Alice in Chains)
Orianthi
Richie Kotzen
DJ Ashba
Jared James Nichols
Brendan Small (Metalocalypse / Dethklok)
Todd Kerns (Slash)
Matt Pinfield
Rob Caggiano (Volbeat)
Jeff Scott Soto (Sons of Apollo)
Steve Hackett
Dave Davies
Gus G.
Douglas Aldrich
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