Answered: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Jeff Beck died at 78. Which band was he a member of?
Answered: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Jeff Beck died at 78. Which band was he a member of?
It is with great sadness that the news of Jeff Beck’s passing was announced on Wednesday. The renowned British guitar player, who rose to fame with The Yardbirds, died at the age of 78 after contracting bacterial meningitis. In a statement posted on Twitter, Beck’s family asked for privacy as they process their loss. Beck was an eight-time Grammy winner and a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He began his career in 1965, when he replaced Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds, and stayed with the band for 20 months.