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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
The satellite of stone has mislaid a legend.
Jeff Beck, the British guitarist who served arsenic a subordinate of The Yardbirds, died connected Jan. 10, per a statement shared to his Instagram Jan. 11. He was 78.
"On behalf of his family, it is with heavy and profound sadness that we stock the quality of Jeff Beck's passing," the connection read. "After abruptly contracting bacterial meningitis, helium peacefully passed distant yesterday."
News of Jeff's decease has garnered tribute statements from galore successful the remark section—including Rod Stewart, who was the pb vocalist of the Jeff Beck Group, which the precocious fable formed successful 1967 aft parting ways from The Yardbirds, per Variety.
"Jeff Beck was connected different planet," Rod wrote. "He took maine and Ronnie Wood to the USA successful the precocious 60s successful his set the Jeff Beck Group and we haven't looked backmost since."
Reflecting connected the benignant of instrumentalist Jeff was, Rod applauded him for his onstage abilities.
"He was 1 of the fewer guitarists that erstwhile playing unrecorded would really perceive to maine sing and respond," Rod continued. "Jeff, you were the greatest, my man. Thank you for everything."
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More recently, Jeff collaborated with Johnny Depp connected the workplace medium 18, which was released successful July.
The pair—who had performed unneurotic connected galore occasions last year—broke the quality of the medium during a June show successful Gateshead, England.
At the time, Jeff accompanied the announcement with a glimpse into his and Johnny's narration arsenic collaborators.
"I met this feline 5 years agone and we've ne'er stopped laughing since," Jeff noted onstage, per The Guardian "We really made an album. I don't cognize however it happened."
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