Guitar
I guess I have been living under a rock because I didn't hear anything about this amazing young Australian gal Tal Wilkenfeld who was playing bass with Jeff Beck for a few years. I stumbled onto this nice HD Recording of them playing at Ronnie Scott's in NYC. Beck plays some very subtle and expressive notes in accompaniment of Imogen Heap's vocal and Tal lays it down nicely with drummer Ronnie Corbett.
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- Jeff Beck Loves His Guitars Just As Much As You Do!
I never realized how much of a guitar nut Jeff Beck is until I saw this video showing a small part of his collection. He plays some very tasty licks here including some Duane Eddy and Django Reinhardt. It sure is something to hear Jeff talk about...
- Rory Gallagher - The Original Celtic Lion
Another fave of mine who has all but disappeared from the mainstream is Rory Gallagher. Rory was a talented performer who played a dozen different instruments but he was first and foremost a guitar player. Though most well-known as a rocking electric...
- The Life And Times Of The Fender Jeff Beck Tribute Esquire Relic
Stratoblogster has a good post about a Jeff Beck Tribute Esquire Relic, a purported exact replica of Jeff Beck's battered Esquire, which he used in the sixties with the Yardbirds. The price? $7999.99. As a working musician, a price like that on an...
- Jeff Beck, Back In My Life.
I first heard Jeff Beck as a teenager on an old vinyl copy of Wired, his second hit jazz-rock fusion album from 1976. I loved fusion and was sad to see it go out of style in the eighties and even be the target of derision from critics (remember the "fuzak"...
- Interview: Matt Beck Of Matchbox 20, Rod Stewart And Lisa Loeb
Matt Beck is one of the busiest sidemen around, backing up the likes of Matchbox 20, Lisa Loeb, Matchbox 20 singer Rob Thomas (for whom he also serves as musical director) and Rod Stewart. In addition to keyboards, mandolin, banjo, lap steel, dobro,...
Guitar
Stunningly Subtle Musicianship form Jeff Beck
I guess I have been living under a rock because I didn't hear anything about this amazing young Australian gal Tal Wilkenfeld who was playing bass with Jeff Beck for a few years. I stumbled onto this nice HD Recording of them playing at Ronnie Scott's in NYC. Beck plays some very subtle and expressive notes in accompaniment of Imogen Heap's vocal and Tal lays it down nicely with drummer Ronnie Corbett.
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- Jeff Beck Loves His Guitars Just As Much As You Do!
I never realized how much of a guitar nut Jeff Beck is until I saw this video showing a small part of his collection. He plays some very tasty licks here including some Duane Eddy and Django Reinhardt. It sure is something to hear Jeff talk about...
- Rory Gallagher - The Original Celtic Lion
Another fave of mine who has all but disappeared from the mainstream is Rory Gallagher. Rory was a talented performer who played a dozen different instruments but he was first and foremost a guitar player. Though most well-known as a rocking electric...
- The Life And Times Of The Fender Jeff Beck Tribute Esquire Relic
Stratoblogster has a good post about a Jeff Beck Tribute Esquire Relic, a purported exact replica of Jeff Beck's battered Esquire, which he used in the sixties with the Yardbirds. The price? $7999.99. As a working musician, a price like that on an...
- Jeff Beck, Back In My Life.
I first heard Jeff Beck as a teenager on an old vinyl copy of Wired, his second hit jazz-rock fusion album from 1976. I loved fusion and was sad to see it go out of style in the eighties and even be the target of derision from critics (remember the "fuzak"...
- Interview: Matt Beck Of Matchbox 20, Rod Stewart And Lisa Loeb
Matt Beck is one of the busiest sidemen around, backing up the likes of Matchbox 20, Lisa Loeb, Matchbox 20 singer Rob Thomas (for whom he also serves as musical director) and Rod Stewart. In addition to keyboards, mandolin, banjo, lap steel, dobro,...