Jeff Beck (June 24, 1944 – January 10, 2023) was a rock guitarist who first rose to prominence in London during the early 1960s. In 1965, he replaced Eric Clapton as the guitarist of The Yardbirds. He left the band in November 1966, forming The Jeff Beck Group the following year. In 1968, he released his first solo studio album "Truth" and in 1969 released his first of three albums with The Jeff Beck Group. After the Jeff Beck Group broke up in 1972, Beck formed Beck, Bogert & Appice, replacing one album with the band in 1973. It was also short-lived with the members disbanding in 1974. Since 1975, Beck led one of the most successful careers for a solo guitarist, winning seven Grammys and two inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall Fame, once as a solo artist (2009) and once with the Yardbirds (1992). He passed in 2023 of bacterial meningitis.