In Memoriam: Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, 78

Jeff Beck, photographed at the Enmore Theater in Sydney, Australia in February 2009. The legendary guitarist died on January 10 at the age of 78. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Mandy Hall. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Jeff Beck, photographed at the Enmore Theater in Sydney, Australia in February 2009. The legendary guitarist died on January 10 at the age of 78. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Mandy Hall. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Jeff Beck, photographed at the Enmore Theater in Sydney, Australia in February 2009. The legendary guitarist died on January 10 at the age of 78. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. photo credit Mandy Hall. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

NEW YORK (AP) – Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, has died. He was 78.

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