(Vocals, b. 1970) By making music that incorporates eclectic influences from folk, hip hop, rock, electronica and studio prowess, Beck Hansen has become one of the most influential American solo artists. Early EPs, albums and singles like the classic ‘Loser’ were released on a variety of labels. When Beck signed to Geffen he retained the ...
(Guitar, vocals, b. 1944) Regarded as one of Britain’s finest rock guitarists, Beck left The Yardbirds in 1968 to form The Jeff Beck Group, initially featuring Rod Stewart on vocals. The band’s second incarnation made two ground-breaking albums that mixed rock and pop with jazz and R&B. In 1972, the guitarist became part of the short-lived ...
The most mercurial guitarist of his generation, Jeff Beck (b. 1944) has never conformed to the conventional image of a guitar hero. He has repeatedly left or broken up bands before their commercial potential could be realized. He restlessly changes style from one album to the next, refusing to be tied down musically. And his live appearances are intermittent. ...
in 1983. Their only Top 20 hit was a faithful cover of David Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust’. Bauhaus have since reformed. Styles & Forms | Seventies | Rock Personalities | Jeff Beck | Seventies | Rock ...
Illinois. Shortly after starting high school, Corgan began to learn guitar on an imitation Gibson Les Paul. His father, a musician, suggested that Billy listen to Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix but refused to teach him to play; consequently, Corgan was self-taught. His early influences were the mainstream rock of Queen, Boston, ELO and Cheap ...
Jazz Festival. The 1970s and 1980s were a lean period for Buddy Guy recordings, and it wasn’t until Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues (1991), which featured Clapton, Beck and Mark Knopfler, followed by Grammy-winning Feels Like Rain (1993) and Slippin’ In (1995), that he started achieving commercial success. In 2003, Guy was awarded the National Medal ...
Right, I’ve Got The Blues – which was also the title of Guy’s 1993 autobiography, co-written by Donald E. Wilcock. The disc, which includes cameos by Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton, received significant airplay and thrust Guy back to the festival and outdoor amphitheatre circuit, where he continues to play today. Several subsequent ...
a crowd of 50,000. In 2009, he participated in a concert as part of the ‘Hidden Gigs’ campaign against homelessness. On 4 July 2009, he joined Jeff Beck onstage at the Royal Albert Hall, and in August, he released an online single, ‘Chicago – Change The World’, to promote awareness of the plight of computer ...
(Det’-rikh Books-te-hoo’-de) c. 1637–1707 German composer Buxtehude was born in Scandinavia, but from 1668 until his death held the post of organist at St Mary’s, Lübeck. The position did not require him to provide much in the way of vocal music; he also wrote cantatas and arias for the Abendmusiken (public concerts), in which he was deeply involved. His cantatas ...
1 – and ‘Jennifer Juniper’. After ‘Atlantis’ foundered in 1968’s UK Top 30, he bounced back briefly with ‘Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)’, a liaison with The Jeff Beck Group. Since then, only a 1990 comedy revival of ‘Jennifer Juniper’ (with Singing Corner) has been even a minor hit. Styles & Forms | Sixties | Rock Personalities | ...
for shows throughout 2008 and 2009. In March 2009, Clapton performed with The Allman Brothers Band for their 40th anniversary, and in 2010 toured again separately with Jeff Beck and Steve Winwood, as well as releasing the album Clapton. In February 2012, he appeared at the Howlin’ for Hubert tribute concert at New York’s Apollo Theater, ...
accents and right-hand picking techniques to create unique tones. He uses unusual scales, and employs string bends and the whammy bar to slide into pitches. Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Michael Schenker, along with Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen, are cited as his influences. Essential Recordings 1985 Dokken: Under Lock And Key 1987 Dokken: Back For ...
the Burns Marvin, which he played from 1964 until The Shadows’ final tour. Marvin inspired countless guitarists, including Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck and Mark Knopfler. Essential Recordings 1961 The Shadows: The Shadows 1973 The Shadows: Rocking With Curly Leads 1979 The Shadows: String Of Hits 2002 Solo: Guitar Player Personalities | Brian ...
(Guitar, vocals, 1910–76) Howlin’ Wolf was born Chester Burnett in West Point, Mississippi, and learned the blues from Charley Patton and harmonica from Sonny Boy Williamson, who married his half-sister. After the Army, he began performing around West Memphis, Arkansas, wowing fans with his aggressive vocals and newfangled electric guitar. Promoting himself on ...
even King Crimson, played with structure and the possibilities of sound as much as Pink Floyd. On ‘Interstellar Overdrive’ Barrett was moving away from Clapton, Hendrix and Jeff Beck to treating the guitar as a means of electronic texture as well as a melodic instrument. Much has been made of Barrett’s descent into incoherence and mental numbness, but ...
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