 Jeff
Beck
Geoffrey Arnold Beck was born on June 24, 1944 in Wallington, Surrey, England. He began his career in 1962, taking part in many bands through out the 1960s and 1970s and continues on today. Beck broke into the music world by replacing Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds, however, he left the band in the mist of their popularity. He went on to form The Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood, which put out two albums in 1968 and 1969, Truth and Beck-Ola. The band ran into problems and lost both Stewart and Wood. By
the early 1970’s The Jeff Beck Group had replaced its lost
members and released two more albums. Shortly after the second album
the group The trio did not last long and Beck then released a solo album.
Later in his career Beck recorded what many consider one of his
best albums, There and Back, and also won his third Grammy Award
for ‘Best Rock Instrumental Performance’. Jeff has also
recorded with Jan Hammer, Les Paul, Cyndi Lauper, Roger Waters,
Stevie Wonder, ZZ Top, Brian May, Tina Turner, Beck is know for
his aggressive playing style and has covered many different types
of music including blues rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion, and most
recently mixing heavy guitar rock and electronica. Unlike most guitarists,
Jeff Beck does not rely heavily on outboard effects. He has developed
the ability to conjure up a wide variety of sounds by using his
thumbnail and the tremolo bar. Beck was one of the first guitarists
to use electronic distortion which helped define rock music as we
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