Rockers Pay Tribute to Jeff Beck

The rock ‘n’ roll neighborhood was hit with one other powerful loss right this moment when Jeff Beck’s household shared in a press release that the guitar legend had died on the age of 78. Fellow musicians have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late rocker, and specific their admiration for his legacy.

In keeping with the assertion, Beck died on Jan. 10 after contracting bacterial meningitis.

“On behalf of his household, it’s with deep and profound unhappiness that we share the information of Jeff Beck’s passing,” the assertion learn. “After all of the sudden contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully handed away yesterday. His household ask for privateness whereas they course of this super loss.”

The guitarist made a reputation for himself enjoying in The Yardbirds earlier than forming his personal band The Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wooden, amongst different artists. Beck’s most up-to-date works have been a collaborative album with Johnny Depp titled 18, which got here out in June of 2022, and he performed on two songs from Ozzy Osbourne’s newest album Affected person Quantity 9 — the title observe and one other referred to as “A Thousand Shades.”

“The six stringed Warrior is not right here for us to admire the spell he may weave round our mortal feelings,” wrote Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Web page, who performed alongside Beck within the Yardbirds through the late Sixties. “Jeff may channel music from the ethereal. His method distinctive. His imaginations apparently limitless. Jeff I’ll miss you alongside along with your hundreds of thousands of followers. Jeff Beck Relaxation in Peace.”

Osbourne, Tony Iommi, KISS’ Paul Stanley, Whitesnake’s David Coverdale and Mike Portnoy are among the many different musicians who’ve honored Beck on social media for the reason that information broke earlier right this moment. Learn their tributes under.

We ship our condolences to Beck’s family members and followers. Relaxation in peace.

Ozzy Osbourne

Tony Iommi

Jimmy Web page

Paul Stanley

Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

Geezer Butler

Brian Might (Queen)

Brian Ray (Paul McCartney)

Mike Portnoy

Duff McKagan

Def Leppard

Sammy Hagar

David Coverdale

Eddie Trunk

Glenn Hughes

Mick Mars

Rikki Rockett

Tracii Weapons

Michael Candy (Stryper)

Alex Skolnick (Testomony)

Gary Holt (Exodus)

Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth)

William DuVall (Alice in Chains)

Orianthi

Richie Kotzen

DJ Ashba

Jared James Nichols

Brendan Small (Metalocalypse / Dethklok)

Todd Kerns (Slash)

Matt Pinfield

Rob Caggiano (Volbeat)

Jeff Scott Soto (Sons of Apollo)

Steve Hackett

Dave Davies

Gus G.

Douglas Aldrich