Jeff Beck: Social Media Pays Tribute to Legendary Guitarist Who Dies Suddenly
At the age of 78
Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck has passed away suddenly at the age of 78. In particular, he breathed his last on Tuesday, after “sudden bacterial meningitis” , as his representatives said in a special announcement a few hours ago.
This is an artist who had left his mark on various musical genres, from rock ‘n’ roll and jazz to the blues. Beck has been part of the pantheon of rock guitarists since the late 60s, winning eight Grammy Awards and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: once with the Yardbirds in 1992 and once as a solo artist in 2009.
In fact, he is considered so good that he has been ranked as the fifth best guitarist of all time in Rolling Stone magazine’s list.
Of course, his sudden death became the first topic of discussion on social media, with countless fans, as well as well-known personalities of the genre saying goodbye to him. Within a few hours, on Twitter alone, more than 200 thousand related publications have been made, with the unpleasant news becoming viral. Below you can find some of the related reactions.
Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne’s message:
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi’s message:
The message from Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones and the Jeff Beck Group:
Guns N’ Roses message:
Hollywood Vampires by Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry:
The message from the family of Jimi Hendrix:
Guitarist Joe Satriani’s message:
Black Label Society’s Zakk Wylde’s message:
ZZ Top’s message:
