Iconic Rock Guitarist Jeff Beck Dies At 78
New York: Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom with 1960s supergroup the Yardbirds
and later enjoyed a prolific solo career, has died, his official website said Wednesday. He was 78 years old.
A guitar virtuoso and innovator who was also one of the world's great rhythm and blues interpreters,
Beck died "peacefully" after a sudden bout of bacterial meningitis.
"On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck's passing