Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist who 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 of music 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 was ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone and other magazines' lists rankings 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 (in 1975 and 1976) as a solo act, Beck did not establish or maintain the sustained commercial success of many of his contemporaries and band mates. He recorded with many artists.
Beck earned wide critical praise and received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance six times and Best Pop Instrumental Performance once. In 2014, he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: first as a member of The Yardbirds (1992) and secondly as a solo artist (2009)
Jeff's roots were firmly entrenched in rock and roll, and two releases that highlight this were Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys – Crazy Legs (1993), a tribute to Gene Vincent, and Jeff Beck – Rock 'n' Roll Party: Honoring Les Paul (2011).
Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys – Crazy Legs (1993)
1 Race With The Devil 1:59
2 Cruisin' 2:19
3 Crazy Legs 2:19
4 Double Talkin' Baby 2:03
5 Woman Love 2:33
6 Lotta Lovin' 2:03
7 Catman 2:23
8 Pink Thunderbird 2:30
9 Baby Blue 2:34
10 You Better Believe 2:08
11 Who Slapped John? 1:53
12 Say Mama 2:11
13 Red Blue Jeans And A Pony Tail 2:16
14 Five Feet Of Lovin' 2:09
15 B-I-Bickey-Bi-Bo-Bo-Go 2:11
16 Blues Stay Away From Me 2:22
17 Pretty Pretty Baby 2:24
18 Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me 2:14
Jeff Beck – Rock 'n' Roll Party: Honoring Les Paul (2011)
1 Double Talkin' Baby 2:08
2 Cruisin' 2:13
3 The Train It Kept A Rollin' 2:36
4 Cry Me A River 2:46
5 How High The Moon 2:10
6 Sitting On Top Of The World 2:23
7 Bye Bye Blues 2:12
8 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 2:21
9 Vaya Con Dios 2:57
10 Mockin' Bird Hill 2:23
11 I'm A Fool To Care 2:59
12 Tiger Rag 2:22
13 Peter Gunn 4:49
14 Rocking Is Our Business 3:38
15 Apache 3:07
16 Sleep Walk 2:50
17 New Orleans 4:34
18 Walking In The Sand 4:39
19 Please Mr. Jailer 4:54
20 Twenty Flight Rock 3:44
see also: The Yardbirds: Over Under Sideways Down
