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Jeff Beck

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Musician

The Resume

    (June 24, 1944-January 10, 2023)
    Recorded 'Truth,' 'Beck-Ola,' 'Rough And Ready,' 'The Jeff Beck Group,' 'Beckology,' 'Blow by Blow,' 'Wired,' 'Live With The Jan Hammer,' 'There And Back,' 'Flash,' 'Guitar Shop,' 'Crazy Legs,' 'Best of Beck,' 'Shapes of Things,' 'What Mama Said,' 'Who Else!,' 'The Best Of,' 'You Had It Coming' and 'Jeff'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was in The Yardbirds for only 18 months.
    Eric Clapton hated his guitar playing in the Yardbirds.
    Most of his solo albums are instrumental.
    He's divorced.
    Many of his albums have titles that are plays on his last name.
    Between the years of 1989 and 1999, all the albums he released were tributes.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds.
    He's been known to smash his guitar after great performances, much like Pete Townshend.
    On his first solo album, he had Rod Stewart, Micky Waller and Ron Wood as back-up musicians.
    He has a great working relationship with his record label, Epic, having spent over 30 years with them.
    He was elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992.
    He ranked 14 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Credit: His Name is Robert


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 119 Votes: 52.10% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 94 Votes: 57.45% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 178 Votes: 60.11% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 112 Votes: 52.68% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 98 Votes: 54.08% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 210 Votes: 62.86% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 173 Votes: 79.19% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 75 Votes: 85.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 101 Votes: 60.40% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 96 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 164 Votes: 64.02% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 214 Votes: 59.81% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 48 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 110 Votes: 46.36% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 153 Votes: 43.14% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 266 Votes: 44.36% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 301 Votes: 49.50% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 173 Votes: 28.32% Annoying