Jeff Beck is one of the noted English rock guitarists. He has won many Grammys, the first being 1986’s “Best Rock Instrumental Performance” for Escape from the album Flash. Jeff was also honored with the “British Academy’s Ivor Novello Award” for outstanding contribution to British Music in 2014. He is the one among the few famous guitarists along with and to have played with The Yardbirds. In the 1960s, Beck played in succession of groups including the Savages and Screaming Lord Sutch.
Jeff was ranked 5th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and appeared thrice on the cover of the same magazine as one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock.
Sun Sign
Cancer
Residence
Wadhurst, East Sussex, England, UK
Manager
Jeff Beck is managed by Harvey Goldsmith CBE.
Girlfriend / Spouse
Jeff Beck has dated –
- Patricia Brown (1962-1967) – Jeff Beck and Patricia Brown dated for a year in 1962 and got married in 1963. The couple parted ways after 4 years of togetherness on 16th November 1967.
- Mary Hughes (1965) – Jeff was also romantically linked with American actress Mary Hughes. During his stint with The Yardbirds, she was mentioned twice in the song Psycho Daisies.
- Celia Hammond (1968-1992) – Jeff dated former English model Celia Hammond from 1968 to 1992.
- Lucy Offerall (1969)
- Sabel Starr (1974)
- Lori Mattox (1979)
- Sandra Cash (2005–Present) – Sandra and Beck tied the knot in 2005.
- Heather Daltrey
- Wendy Moore
- Dee Dee Keel
- Jenni Dean
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Slender body
- Long black lustrous hair
Brand Endorsements
He has appeared in a TV commercial for Renault Scenic cars.
Jeff Beck Facts
- Beck used to sing in the church choir at the age of 10 and learned how to play the borrowed guitar in his teens. He also made many attempts to build his own instruments.
- At the age of 6, Beck heard Les Paul playing How High the Moon on an electric guitar on the radio, and he got very impressed. Along with Les Paul, Cliff Gallup, Gene Vincent, and Blue Caps were his early influences, followed by Steve Cropper and B.B. King.
- Soon after joining Wimbledon College of Art, Beck was employed as a groundsman on a golf course, a car paint-sprayer, and a decorator, and a painter.
- Beck and Jimmy Page know each other from their teen years. Beck’s sister Annetta introduced them.
- Jeff along with Troy Andrews, , B.B. King, and Derek Trucks performed at White House in 2012. The former president also sang along with them on stage.
- He once had started writing his autobiography but later he stopped as he wanted others to dig about him after his death.
- He has also been featured in a documentary about his life, Still on the Run: The Jeff Beck Story.
- Back when he started playing, Jeff’s neighbors would complain that he played too loud.
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Facts of Geoffrey Arnold Beck
- Gender Male
- full nameGeoffrey Arnold Beck
- nicknamesJeff, The Guv’nor
- birthplaceWallington, Surrey, England, UK
- Date of Birth June 24, 1944
- Age 80 years 2 months
- Horoscope Cancer
- Lucky Number 3
- Lucky Stone Moonstone
- Lucky Color Silver
- Best Match for Marriage Taurus, Pisces, Scorpio
- ethnicity / ethnic backgroundGerman and English
- nationalityAmerican
- net worth$18 million
- professionMusician, Songwriter, Actor
- weight73 kg or 161 lbs
- height5 ft 9½ in or 176.5 cm
- hair colorDark Brown
- eye colorDark Brown
- body type / buildSlim
- collegeWimbledon College of Art
- motherEthel Beck
- fatherArnold Beck
- sistersAnnetta Beck