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Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom with 1960s supergroup the Yardbirds and later enjoyed a prolific solo career, has died, his official website said Wednesday. He was 78 years old. A guitar virtuoso and innovator who was also one of the world's great rhythm…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meningitis signs and symptoms as Jeff Beck dies suddenly due to illness

Meningitis can cause sepsis and result in permanent damage to the brain or nerves

Liverpool Echo

Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck passes away after 'suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis'

Jeff Beck's representatives have confirmed the inspirational guitarist passed away at the age on 78 on Tuesday, with rockstars Mick Jagger and Ozzy Osbourne among remembering the musician

Irish Mirror

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Rod Stewart hails Jeff Beck as 'the greatest' after guitar legend's death at 78

Beck's family confirmed the 78-year-old died 'peacefully' on Tuesday after contracting bacterial meningitis with Sir Rod describing him as on 'another planet'.

Daily Record

Johnny Depp 'totally devastated' by Jeff Beck's death after 'visiting pal's bedside'

Johnny Depp is said to have been one of a number of rockstars to have visited guitarist Jeff Beck shortly before he died from bacterial meningitis

Daily Mirror

Jeff Beck dead: Ozzy Osbourne, Sir Brian May and Jimmy Page lead tributes to guitar legend

Osbourne was among the first to pay tribute to Beck, writing that it had been ‘such an honour’ to know and play with him on his most recent album

Evening Standard

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Daniel Andrews says he ‘couldn’t think of anything that would be more distressing for victim-survivors’ than a Pell state funeral

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The Independent UK

What is meningitis? The illness Jeff Beck contracted before his death

Dr Tom Nutt said Beck’s sudden death was a reminder about the ‘devastating’ disease.

The Independent UK

Jeff Beck, guitarist with a chapter in rock history, dies at 78

Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, died Tuesday in a hospital near his home at Riverhall, a rural estate in southern England. He was 78.

Bangkok Post

Rock royalty, movie stars pay tribute to ‘six-string warrior’, guitarist Jeff Beck, after sudden death

Rock royalty, movie stars and the global music industry pay tribute to the 'six-string warrior', guitarist Jeff Beck, after his sudden death

The New Daily

Ozzy Osbourne, Sir Brian May and Jimmy Page lead tributes to Jeff Beck

Osbourne was among the first to pay tribute to Beck, writing that it had been ‘such an honour’ to know and play with him on his most recent album.

The Independent UK

Sir Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood remember ‘groundbreaking’ guitarist Jeff Beck

The renowned guitarist’s death, at the age of 78, was announced by his family in an online statement on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Jeff Beck: Virtuoso guitarist and blues rock pioneer

The guitarist was one of the leading figures of rock music in the 1960s and was a major influence on many of the stars who followed.

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Daily Mirror

Mick Jagger and Ozzy Osbourne lead tributes to Jeff Beck following guitarist's death

Mick Jagger and Ozzy Osbourne were among a number of stars to pay heartfelt tributes to guitarist Jeff Beck following his death being announced this evening

Daily Mirror

Inside Jeff Beck's friendship with 'musical soulmate' Johnny Depp as guitarist dies

Jeff Beck's representatives confirmed the inspirational guitarist and close friend of Johnny Depp passed away at the age on 78 on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Rock’s biggest names pay tribute to ‘guitar master’ Jeff Beck

Beck’s collaborators and contemporaries said the musician had ‘blazed a trail impossible to follow’ and hailed the ‘powerful influence’ he had had .

The Independent UK

Jeff Beck death: Ozzy Osbourne leads tributes to late Yardbirds guitarist

‘I feel like one of my band of brothers has left this world,’ Ronnie Wood tweeted

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The Independent UK

Jimmy Page, Dave Davies pay tribute after death of Jeff Beck

Fellow rock legends are paying tribute to Jeff Beck, the guitar virtuoso and musical innovator who died Wednesday

Reuters

Influential rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78, family says

Jeff Beck, the influential, genre-bending English guitarist who rose to fame with The Yardbirds before later embarking on a solo career, has died at the age of 78, his family announced on social media on Wednesday.

France 24

‘The guitarist’s guitarist’ and British rock legend Jeff Beck dies aged 78

Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom with 1960s supergroup the Yardbirds and 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.

WEKU

Classic rock guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck dies at 78

Guitarist Jeff Beck was among a wave of influential English guitar players in love with American blues. He died on Tuesday, January 10 after contracting bacterial meningitis.

Tribune News Service

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78

English guitar legend Jeff Beck, a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, has died at the age of 78. The cause appears to have been a sudden case of bacterial meningitis.

Evening Standard

Jeff Beck: Hugely influential British rock guitarist dies aged 78

The eight-time Grammy-winner rose to prominence with rock band The Yardbirds

Daily Record

Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck dies ages 78 after contracting meningitis

His death was announced in a statement which was shared from his official Twitter account.

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