British Guitar God Was 78 – Deadline 

Jeff Beck, who went from the Yardbirds to fronting his own group and is consider among the greats of rock guitar, has died. He was 78. His family said in a statement that Beck died Tuesday of bacterial meningitis.

“On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday,” the statement reads. “His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss.”

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