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Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78

By MARK KENNEDY rendered guitar solo on
AP Entertainment Writer the ballad, “Lookin’ For An-
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff other Pure Love” won him
Beck, a guitar virtuoso who a warm “Do it Jeff” callout
pushed the boundaries of from Wonder that was in-
blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, cluded on the album cut.
influencing generations of Geoffrey Arnold Beck was
shredders along the way born in Surrey, England, and
and becoming known as attended Wimbledon Art
the guitar player’s guitar College. His father was an
player, has died. He was 78. accountant, and his moth-
Beck died Tuesday af- er worked in a chocolate
ter “suddenly contract- factory. As a boy, he built
ing bacterial meningitis,” his first instrument, using a
his representatives said cigar box, a picture frame
in a statement released for the neck and string from
Wednesday. The loca- a radio-controlled toy air-
tion was not immediately plane.
known. He was in a few bands in-
“Jeff was such a nice per- cluding Nightshift and The
son and an outstanding Tridents before joining the
iconic, genius guitar player Yardbirds in 1965, replac-
there will never be another ing Clapton but only a year
Jeff Beck,” Tony Iommi, later giving way to Page.
guitarist for Black Sabbath Guitarist Jeff Beck performs in concert at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 18, 2010 in New York. During his tenure, the band
wrote on Twitter among the Associated Press created the memorable
many tributes. pears only once every gen- vocalists as varied as Luci- it’s not far away from what singles “Heart Full of Soul,”
Beck first came to promi- eration or two.” ano Pavarotti, Macy Gray, my ultimate goal would be, “I’m a Man” and “Shapes
nence as a member of the Beck was among the rock- Chrissie Hynde, Joss Stone, which is to delight people of Things.”
Yardbirds and then went guitarist pantheon from Imelda May, Cyndi Lau- with chaos and beauty at Beck’s first hit single was
out on his own in a solo the late ‘60s that included per, Wynonna Judd, Buddy the same time.” 1967’s instrumental “Beck’s
career that incorporated Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page Guy and Johnny Depp. He Beck career highlights in- Bolero,” which featured fu-
hard rock, jazz, funky blues and Jimi Hendrix. Beck made two records with Rod clude joining with bassist ture Led Zeppelin members
and even opera. He was won eight Grammy Awards Stewart 1968’s “Truth” and Tim Bogert and drummer Page and John Paul Jones,
known for his improvising, and was inducted into the 1969’s “Beck-Ola” and one Carmine Appice to cre- and The Who drummer
love of harmonics and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a 64-piece orchestra, ate the power trio that re- Keith Moon.
whammy bar on his pre- twice once with the Yard- “Emotion & Commotion.” leased “Beck, Bogert and The Jeff Beck Group — with
ferred guitar, the Fender birds in 1992 and again as “I like an element of chaos Appice” in 1973, tours with Stewart singing — was later
Stratocaster. a solo artist in 2009. He was in music. That feeling is the Brian Wilson and Buddy booked to play the 1969
“Jeff Beck is the best gui- ranked fifth in Rolling Stone best thing ever, as long as Guy and a tribute album to Woodstock music festival
tar player on the planet,” magazine’s list of the “100 you don’t have too much of the late guitarist Les Paul, but their appearance was
Joe Perry, the lead guitar- Greatest Guitarists of All it. It’s got to be in balance. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Party (Honor- canceled. Beck later said
ist of Aerosmith, told The Time.” I just saw Cirque du Soleil, ing Les Paul).” there was unrest in the
New York Times in 2010. “He “Jeff could channel music and it struck me as com- Beck’s album credits in- band.
is head, hands and feet from the ethereal,” Page plete organized chaos,” he clude “Talking Book,” Ste- “I could see the end of
above all the rest of us, with tweeted Wednesday. told Guitar World in 2014. “If vie Wonder’s landmark the tunnel,” he told Rolling
the kind of talent that ap- Beck played guitar with I could turn that into music, 1972 album. His tenderly Stone in 2010. q

Ventimiglia goes from beloved TV dad to debonair grifter

By ALICIA RANCILIO gerous man. He meets a a little higher because it’s
Associated Press CIA agent named Emma the ‘80s.”
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — (Catherine Haena Kim). “I couldn’t just put on a
Milo Ventimiglia was look- Each tries to keep their character anymore. I just
ing to change things up identity from the other while had to do this and just be
after six seasons on NBC’s their entanglement grows myself,” he said.
“This is Us” both physically as they face external dan- He hasn’t completely left
and professionally. gers because of their jobs. “This is Us” behind, though:
He found that opportunity Speaking to journalists Ventimiglia, who is also an
with the upcoming ABC Wednesday at a biannual executive producer on
series “ The Company You event for TV critics, Ven- the series, said he brought
Keep,” a high-stakes ro- timiglia said it was nice to roughly “90% of the ‘This is
mance story that’s a re- play someone closer to Us’ crew” to work on “The
make of a Korean drama, himself, living in the present Company You Keep.”
“My Fellow Citizens.” day where he could lose The series is also executive
Ventimiglia plays Charlie, a Jack Pearson’s facial hair produced by Jon M. Chu. This image released by ABC shows Milo Ventimiglia in a scene
successful and stylish con and clothes. He relished It premieres Feb. 19 at 10 from his new series “The Company You Keep,” premiering Feb.
artist who needs to pay the opportunity to shave p.m. ET.q 19.
off a large debt to a dan- and not “pull my pants up Associated Press