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Famed Guitarist Jeff Beck Dead At 78 Due To Bacterial Meningitis

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The adored guitarist Jeff Beck, who achieved prominence with the English rock group The Yardbirds, passed away at the age of 78. His family released a statement on Wednesday confirming Beck's death. The statement's first line read, "On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck's Passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family asks for privacy while they process this tremendous loss." For those unaware, Beck became well-known when he replaced Eric Clapton as The Yardbirds' guitarist in 1965. The next year, he established The Jeff Beck Group alongside Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. Truth and Beck-Ola are two of the albums they jointly released. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="3974"]Eight-Time Grammy-Winning Guitarist Jeff Beck Dead at 78 Image credit: Pitchfork[/caption] Furthermore, after The Jeff Beck Group disbanded, he briefly joined Vanilla Fudge before reforming The Jeff Beck Group with new members. He was the frontman of Beck, Bogert & Appice in 1972. But the group disbanded in 1974. In the 1970s, he also released two solo albums, Blow by Blow and Wired. And in 2016, he released Loud Hailer. In a biography on his official website, he stated, "I really wanted to make a statement about some of the nasty things I see going on in the world — greed, lies, injustice — and I loved the idea of being at a rally and using this loud device to shout my point of view." On another note, the rocker was twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992 and as a solo performer in 2009. Also read: Actors who were de-aged using youth-restoring software  

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Jeff Beck released 18—a joint album with Johnny Depp—in July 2022. The duo additionally unveiled an official music video for "This is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr," the first song from the album. In addition, the pair also shared the stage for many performances in honor of the release. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="2000"]Jeff Beck released '18' with Johnny Depp in July 2022 Image credit: NME[/caption] Moreover, Beck has appeared in legendary musical moments over the years from his role as lead guitarist on Mick Jagger's debut album She's the Boss to the title track of Ozzy Osbourne's most recent album, Patient Number 9. Lastly, the eight-time Grammy winner left behind his wife Sandra Beck.

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