Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist. He rose to prominence as a member of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles ranging from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-rock and electronica. Beck has been consistently ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone and other magazines' lists of the greatest guitarists. He was often called a "guitarist's guitarist". Rolling Stone described him as "one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock". Although he recorded two successful albums (1975's Blow by Blow and 1976's Wired) as a solo act, Beck did not establish or maintain commercial success like that of his contemporaries and bandmates. He recorded with many artists. Beck earned wide critical praise and received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance six times, winning in three categories at the 2010 Grammy Awards for a career total of eight Grammies. In 2014, he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding...
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Concerts
Vinyl
Bands
14 groups from MusicBrainz
- 1964–1965The Tridents — guitar
- 1965–1966The Yardbirds
- 1967–1969Jeff Beck Group — eponymous, guitar, original
- 1970–1972Jeff Beck Group — eponymous, guitar, original
- 1972–1974★Beck, Bogert & Appice — eponymous, guitar, original
- 1984–1984The Honeydrippers — electric guitar
- —Holy Smoke
- —Immediate All Stars
- —Jeffery Rod
- —Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends
- —Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra
- —Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes
- —The Secret Police
- —UPP — additional
Discography
88 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 3 in my collection
Albums (15)
- 1975★Blow by Blow
- 1976Wired
- 1978Reggae ’n’ Roll
- 1980There and Back
- 1985Flash
- 1989Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop
- 1993Crazy Legs
- 1999Who Else!
- 2000You Had It Coming
- 2003Jeff
- 2010Emotion & Commotion
- 2016Blue Wind
- 2016Loud Hailer
- 202218
- —Final BBC on the Air
EPs (1)
- 2014Yosōgai
Singles (14)
- 1967Tallyman / Rock My Plimsoul
- 1985People Get Ready
- 1986Wild Thing
- 1989Guitar Shop
- 1992People Get Ready / Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers / Where Were You
- 1992People Get Ready / New Ways Train Train / The Train Kept A‐Rollin’
- 1992People Get Ready / The Train Kept A‐Rollin’
- 1999What Mama Said (remix)
- 2009Blanket
- 2014Gasoline and Matches
- 2014No Man’s Land (Green Fields of France)
- 2020Isolation
- 2023Moon River
- —Mustang Sally
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (30)
- 1977Jeff Beck With the Jan Hammer Group Live
- 1996Freeway, Live in Tokyo 1980
- 20012001‐02‐23: Universal Amphitheatre, CA, USA
- 2005Live at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill September 10, 2003
- 2007Official Bootleg USA ’06
- 2008Exhaust Note
- 2008Performing This Week… Live at Ronnie Scott’s
- 2009Boogie Woody’s Birthday
- 2010Live and Exclusive From the Grammy Museum
- 2011Live in Tokyo 1999
- 2011Rock ’n’ Roll Party: Honoring Les Paul
- 2013★Live
- 2013Live in Japan 2006
- 2014Live in Tokyo
- 20152015‐05‐21: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2015★Live+
- 2017Live at the Hollywood Bowl
- 2021Even Odds Jeff Beck Recordings (live)
- 20222022‐11‐12: Grand Sierra Theatre, Reno, NV, USA
- 2023Jeff Beck Tribute
- 2024Night of the Guitar Kings
- —1983‐12‐02: Ronnie Lane’s Appeal for ARMS, Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA, USA
- —2006‐09‐18: Opera House, Detroit, MI, USA
- —2009-02-22: Saitama Super Arena, Omiya, Saitama, Japan
- —2009‐02‐22: Second Night in Saitama: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
- —Assorted Boogies: Live in Rio 1988
- —Live in Japan
- —Ohne Filter 1991
- —The Steakhouse Sessions
- —Two Blue Birds Fly
Soundtracks (1)
- 1992Frankie’s House
Compilations (27)
- 1972Shapes of Things
- 1982Rock Giants
- 1984The History of Rock, Volume Twenty Five
- 1984White Boy Blues – Classic Guitars of Clapton, Beck & Page
- 1989The Fire Meets the Fury
- 1990Shapes of Things
- 1991Anthology
- 1991Beckology
- 1991Beckology: The Sampler
- 1993The Jeff Beck Group UPP
- 1994Stroll On
- 1994The Best of Jeff Beck
- 1995Best of Beck
- 1997Play With Friends
- 1998Guitar Legend
- 1998Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart
- 1998Shapes of Things
- 2001L.A. Breakdown
- 2003Shapes of Things: 60’s Groups and Sessions
- 2008Original Album Classics — Rough and Ready / Jeff Beck Group / Blow by Blow / Wired / Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer Group Live
- 2009The Collection
- 2011Original Album Classics — There and Back / Flash / Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop / Who Else! / You Had It Coming
- 2018Best Of: The Early Years
- 2019Jeff’s Blues
- 2024Essential Classics, Vol. 446: Jeff Beck
- 2025The Best of Jeff Beck: The Epic Years 1971–2003
- —3 Classic Albums for 1 Low Price!