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Rock star Jeff Beck has died aged 78 after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis.The guitarist rose to fame playing with the Yardbirds before winning eight Grammys and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Jeff Beck, an eight-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who went from the Yardbirds to fronting his own group and working with Rod Stewart and is considered among the greats of rock guitar, has died.
He was 78. His family said in a statement that Beck died Tuesday of bacterial meningitis.
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On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing,
the statement on social media reads. “After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday.
His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss.
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Beck replaced Eric Clapton in the seminal British rock group The Yardbirds in 1965 and remained with the group into the following year, playing on some of the band’s biggest hits including “Heart Full of Soul,” and “Over, Under, Sideways, Down.” His replacement in 1966 was Jimmy Page, who later would form Led Zeppelin.
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British guitarist Jeff Beck performs on the Stravinski hall during the 41st Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, late Sunday, July 15, 2007.
Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player,
died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,” his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday.