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“I turned up at George Martin’s office with a diabolically bad demo – but he could see there was something there”: How Jeff Beck’s Blow by Blow triumphed against the odds to change instrumental guitar forever

50 years on, Blow by Blow remains an inspirational force – a turning point for Beck and guitar-led music in general

“Stevie Ray Vaughan was a little worse for wear. He was eating KFC out of a box and then ate the box as well”: Jeff Beck’s wild tales of Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Frank Zappa

“Stevie Ray Vaughan was a little worse for wear. He was eating KFC out of a box and then ate the box as well”: Jeff Beck’s wild tales of Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Frank Zappa

Sharing the stage with Page, giving Hendrix a guitar, being mistaken for Jagger – these were some of Jeff Beck‘s most memorable friendships

“The McLaughlin Strat was stolen after Beck absentmindedly left it in an open-top hot rod”: The highlights of the Jeff Beck guitar auction – from the story of Seymour Duncan’s Tele-Gib hybrid to his legendary Oxblood Gibson Les Paul

“The McLaughlin Strat was stolen after Beck absentmindedly left it in an open-top hot rod”: The highlights of the Jeff Beck guitar auction – from the story of Seymour Duncan’s Tele-Gib hybrid to his legendary Oxblood Gibson Les Paul

Christie’s Jeff Beck Auction offers a revealing look at numerous iconic instruments from the guitar hero’s entire career – from the Yardbirds to Johnny Depp

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"The looseness that the Faces were known for just became too loose. It was such an unprofessional band": How Rod Stewart corralled chaos to make his solo classic Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart's Every Picture Tells A Story arrived by accident, was rescued by some last-minute songs, a fat slice of luck and a dozen hard-drinking hombres – and helped launch Rod Stewart’s solo career

"He proceeded to take his trousers off between songs. The police got very twitchy": The chaotic night Led Zeppelin jammed with Ten Years After and the Jeff Beck Group

"My last memory was of Bonham’s hairy backside disappearing, illuminated by a spotlight"

“Being on stage sober was very difficult. Keith wanted his old sparring partner back, and he was making it really hard for me”: How Ronnie Wood survived Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones

Ronnie Wood has played in some of the world’s greatest bands – and the ultimate rock’n’roll survivor has the bruises to prove it

“Rest in peace, Bobby”: Veteran vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench – who worked with the likes of Jeff Beck, Peter Green, Humble Pie, Ginger Baker, Van Morrison and many more – dies, aged 79

The British musician played with everyone from Peter Green to Freddie King and Ginger Baker yet never got the limelight he deserved

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Jeff Beck: "Cozy Powell and I played for about a minute and you could see all the other drummers packing up their kits - he was my John Bonham"

Jeff Beck: "Cozy Powell and I played for about a minute and you could see all the other drummers packing up their kits - he was my John Bonham"

Drum Heroes: Celebrating the hard-working and fast-living Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Whitesnake and ELP drum hero who even had a drum-feature solo hit

"Sometimes Jimi Hendrix's girlfriend would go and buy us breakfast because we had no money": what happened when Bryan Adams interviewed Rod Stewart

"Sometimes Jimi Hendrix's girlfriend would go and buy us breakfast because we had no money": what happened when Bryan Adams interviewed Rod Stewart

Sir Rod Stewart tells Bryan Adams about his music, being on tour, trying to get paid when he was in the Jeff Beck Group, his model-railway passion, being “one of the lucky ones”, and more

10 Jeff Beck deep cuts you need to hear

10 Jeff Beck deep cuts you need to hear

The often-overlooked recordings that reveal Jeff Beck’s genius and vision

Jeff Beck’s 10 most iconic guitars

Jeff Beck’s 10 most iconic guitars

From the Oxblood Les Paul and the Strat we all know and love to Beck's lesser-spotted favorites, here are the greatest hits from one of guitar's finest collections

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