Tag: rock

  • Guitar virtuoso of classic rock Jeff Beck died at the age of 78.

    Guitar virtuoso of classic rock Jeff Beck died at the age of 78.

    Call him a “guitar god” or a “guitarist’s guitarist,” but Jeff Beck was in a league of his own. Beck, one of the most celebrated guitarists in rock and roll history, died Tuesday after getting bacterial meningitis, according to a statement published by his family’s publicist. He was 78 years old. Beck could play rock,…

  • Jerry Lee Lewis has dies at age 87

    Jerry Lee Lewis has dies at age 87

    Jerry Lee Lewis, rock’s original wild man, died. 87. Sam Philips, who founded Sun Records and discovered Elvis, Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Roy Orbison, declared Lewis “the most gifted man I ever dealt with, black or white… one of the most talented human beings to walk God’s earth.” After marrying his 13-year-old…