Jeff Beck
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"When I joined the Yardbirds all I kept hearing was... 'Eric wouldn't have done that'": For Jeff Beck, replacing Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds was a challenge, not least because Clapton wanted the band to fail
By Paul Brannigan Published
Jeff Beck had big shoes to fill when he joined the Yardbirds in 1965, and Eric Clapton was annoyed at how Beck rose to the ocassion

“Jeff was a great guy, but he wasn’t a great bandleader”: Sir Rod Stewart recalls his time singing in the Jeff Beck Group
By Niall Doherty Published
Rod Stewart says he had some issues getting paid on time when he joined Jeff Beck’s fledgling group

Bassist Mo Foster, who played on over 400 albums and singles, dead at 78
By Martin Kielty Published
Foster worked with Phil Collins, Jeff Beck and many others in a live and studio career spanning seven decades

Watch Metallica's Kirk Hammett play John Lennon and Yardbirds classics alongside Johnny Depp, Ronnie Wood, Billy Gibbons, Imelda May at Jeff Beck tribute gig
By Paul Brannigan Published
The first of two all-star Jeff Beck tribute concerts in London featured some of the world's most celebrated guitar heroes

All-star Jeff Beck tribute show lined up for the Royal Albert Hall
By Fraser Lewry Published
Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Rod Stewart, Gary Clark Jr., John McLaughlin, Johnny Depp and more sign up for Jeff Beck tribute shows this May

The ultimate all-star tribute to Jeff Beck: only in the new issue of Classic Rock
By Classic Rock Magazine Published
Also in this issue: Iron Maiden, Neil Young, Those Damn Crows, Uriah Heep, Stranglers, Mike Oldfield, Kings X, Steve Vai, Ry Cooder, Skindred and more

Paul McCartney unearths previously unheard collaboration with Jeff Beck
By Paul Brannigan Published
Paul McCartney shares 1994 collaboration with Jeff Beck, featuring spoken word environmental message from the late guitarist

Hi Ho Silver Lining got Jeff Beck into the charts: he never forgave it
By Bill DeMain Published
Jeff Beck's first single was his biggest hit, but he would go on to describe it as "a pink toilet seat" hanging around his neck

Queen's Brian May posts emotional, moving tribute to his friend and hero Jeff Beck: "The loss is incalculable, it's so sad not having him in the world anymore"
By Paul Brannigan Published
Brian May salutes the late Jeff Beck: "He was wild, he was unquantifiable, one of the greatest guitar geniuses the world has ever seen"
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