The late Jeff Beck, the hugely influential and innovative U.K. rock guitarist who emerged on the music scene as a member of The Yardbirds in the mid-1960s, was born 80 years ago today (June 24, 1944).
Stevie Wonder had the artistic wind at his back, teeming with creative energy and scaling new musical heights, when he met Jeff Beck in 1972. Their encounter at a New York studio would soon bear fruit ...
His playing with the Yardbirds and as leader of his own bands brought a sense of adventure to their groundbreaking recordings. By Jim Farber Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential ...