Sadly died today at 78. Great loss. An absolute giant in the pantheon of guitarists. I saw him in the Barnsley Civic with the Yardbirds alongside Jimmy Paige. RIP my friend.
I thought that if he had hooked up with a great songwriter he would have been the best of them all. Incredible guitarist and I think we are all the poorer for his passing. Hope he's trading licks with Hendrix in heaven. God bless.
Very sad. Seems he contracted meningitis and died shortly after. I worked with his cousin for a few years when I worked in the City.
And here's why! Jeff Beck November 2013 on Sky Arts 1 "Talks Music" from Abbey Road Studio's London England - YouTube
Used to drink in the same pub as my missis way back in the day, she says he was as down to earth as you could be and often used to jam for the locals, when I told her he was 78 she was surprised, said he seemed ancient in the late seventies so she expected him to have been a lot older! RIP one of the greatest rock/blues guitarists ever.