Jeff Beck – born June 24, 1944, in Wallington, Surrey, England – was one of
Britain's greatest guitarists and has been credited with introducing fuzz,
feedback and distortion into rock music. Jeff Beck learned to play as a
teenager, originally building his own guitar from cigar boxes. His career began
in the 1960s as a session guitarist and, on the recommendation of Jimmy Page
(later of Led Zeppelin), was recruited as Eric Clapton's replacement in The
Yardbirds. Jeff Beck played a key role in some of the Yardbirds’ biggest hits
including “Heart Full Of Soul,” “I'm A Man” and “Sha...