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LEFT: Jeff Beck backstage at the Saville Theatre, London, in March 1967. RIGHT: Jimmy Page performs with the Yardbirds in Sydney, Australia on 21st-23rd January 1967.
Jimmy Page suggested Jeff Beck for the Yardbirds. What Beck gave him is part of Led Zeppelin history

By Elizabeth Swann Published

Page recalls the surprise visit from Beck — and the special guitar that followed him from the Yardbirds into the early days of Led Zeppelin.

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Jan Hammer, playing a keytar, and Jeff Beck performing at the ARMS benefit concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on December 3, 1983.
Jeff Beck’s guitar was stolen before the Wired sessions — Jan Hammer remembers what happened next

By Gary Graff Published

The keyboard legend also looks back on his collaborations with Beck, Eddie Van Halen, Tommy Bolin, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Neal Schon and Miles Davis

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Group portrait of British rock band Free backstage in 1972. Left to right are singer Paul Rodgers, bassist Andy Fraser,drummer Simon Kirke and guitarist Paul Kossoff (1950 - 1976).
Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa  

By Gary Graff Published

“I don't really know the secret of how guitarists create their own unique sounds,” Rodgers tells us, “but I know a good guitar sound when I hear it”

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LEFT: Eric Clapton of rock group Cream posed wearing a burgundy velvet jacket in London in 1966. RIGHT: Jeff Beck in 1967
“They didn’t seem particularly eager to welcome me.” Jeff Beck on the day he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds

By Brad Tolinski Published

An exclusive excerpt from ‘Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story’ recalls Beck’s resentment toward the Yardbirds following Clapton’s hasty departure

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The Rolling Stones In Concert, O2, London, Britain - 29 Nov 2012, Eric Clapton And Ronnie Wood
When Ron Wood first met Eric Clapton

By Phil Weller Published

The time the young Ron Wood found himself in the Yardbirds for one night only

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Jeff Beck performs on stage at Royal Albert Hall on May 14, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. )RIGHT: English guitarist Eric Clapton performs r at Wembley Stadium in London in June 1992.
Jeff Beck believed Eric Clapton was jealous of his success. Then Clapton paid him the ultimate compliment

By Phil Weller Published

Beck saw evidence of rivalry stretching back to the Yardbirds and his Stevie Wonder collaborations. But a remark Clapton made late in Beck’s career changed his perspective

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Eric Clapton performs at Royal Albert Hall on May 14, 2015 in London, United Kingdom
“It would lift me up so I could work that night.” Eric Clapton says Jeff Beck pulled him out of a late-career slump

By Phil Weller Published

Clapton says he was struggling during a 2020s tour — until nightly YouTube clips of Beck’s performances changed his mindset

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Jeff Beck performs at Royal Festival Hall, U.K., September 13, 2002
Ritchie Blackmore explains how Jeff Beck “cheated” — and set the tone for a generation of players to follow

By Phil Weller Published

The former Deep Purple man hasn’t always had kind words to say about his peers, but this legend was on another level in his book

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Todd Rundgren performs on The Midnight Special TV show in 1974
Todd Rundgren reflects on Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and the moment he nearly jammed with Hendrix

By Gary Graff Published

As he nears the 50th anniversary of ‘Faithful,’ his tribute to 1960s classic rock, the songwriter and producer recalls the guitar heroes who shaped him

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Jeff Beck, performing with the Jan Hammer Group at the Providence Civic Center on October 7, 1976
Carmine Appice on cutting a Coke ad with Jeff Beck, hanging with Jimi Hendrix and playing with Rod Stewart and Rick Derringer

By Gary Graff Published

As he returns with a new Cactus album, Appice tells tales from his star-studded past dating back to his years in Vanilla Fudge

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