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The Jeff Beck Group were an English
England

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 rock band
Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band....
 formed in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in January 1966 by ex-Yardbirds
Yardbirds

Yardbirds may refer to:*The Yardbirds*Yardbirds Home Center...
 guitarist Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck

Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an England rock music guitarist. He was one of the three noted guitarists — the others being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page — to have played with The Yardbirds....
. Their innovative approach to heavy-sounding blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
 was a major influence on popular music during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

first Jeff Beck Group formed in London in 1966 and included Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck

Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an England rock music guitarist. He was one of the three noted guitarists — the others being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page — to have played with The Yardbirds....
 (guitar), vocalist Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart Order of the British Empire is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping....
, bassist Ronnie Wood and drummer Aynsley Dunbar
Aynsley Dunbar

Aynsley Thomas Dunbar is an England drummer. He has worked with some of the top names in rock and roll, including John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO , and Journey ....
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The Jeff Beck Group were an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 rock band
Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band....
 formed in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in January 1966 by ex-Yardbirds
Yardbirds

Yardbirds may refer to:*The Yardbirds*Yardbirds Home Center...
 guitarist Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck

Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an England rock music guitarist. He was one of the three noted guitarists — the others being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page — to have played with The Yardbirds....
. Their innovative approach to heavy-sounding blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
 was a major influence on popular music during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The first Jeff Beck Group

The first Jeff Beck Group formed in London in 1966 and included Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck

Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an England rock music guitarist. He was one of the three noted guitarists — the others being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page — to have played with The Yardbirds....
 (guitar), vocalist Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart Order of the British Empire is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping....
, bassist Ronnie Wood and drummer Aynsley Dunbar
Aynsley Dunbar

Aynsley Thomas Dunbar is an England drummer. He has worked with some of the top names in rock and roll, including John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO , and Journey ....
. Beck signed a personal management contract with record producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 and manager Mickie Most
Mickie Most

Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes , was a successful English record producer, with a string of Number One singles with his own RAK Records, and with acts such as The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, and Suzi Quatro and the Jeff Beck Group....
. The original group members were merely a backing group for Beck. Frustrated that Beck was not keen to be a solo act Mickie ceased managing him and his employee Peter Grant became manager of The Jeff Beck Group.

Grant had been a tour manager for The New Vaudeville Band
The New Vaudeville Band

The New Vaudeville Band was a group created by songwriter Geoff Stephens in 1966 to sound recording and reproduction his novelty song composition "Winchester Cathedral ", a song inspired by the dance bands of the 1920s....
 and was aware of a new concert and album trend developing in the U.S.This meant that bands could be launched through concerts alone without a hit single. Beck's outfit was made for this new market and Grant tried without success to buy Beck's contract from Mickie Most
Mickie Most

Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes , was a successful English record producer, with a string of Number One singles with his own RAK Records, and with acts such as The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, and Suzi Quatro and the Jeff Beck Group....
. In early 1968 drummer Aynsley Dunbar
Aynsley Dunbar

Aynsley Thomas Dunbar is an England drummer. He has worked with some of the top names in rock and roll, including John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO , and Journey ....
 had already left and was replaced briefly by Roy Cook and then Micky Waller
Micky Waller

Michael Micky Waller was a drummer who played with many of the biggest names on the UK rock and blues scene since he first went professional in 1960....
. Grant arranged a successful six week tour of US.Grant used their reviews in newspapers such as The New York Times
The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"?named for its staid appearance and style?is regarded as a national newspaper of record....
 to secure a contract with Epic Records
Epic Records

Epic Records is an United States record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. The label was founded in 1953 as a jazz label, and was eventually expanded to several genres of music....
 for a US release. On return to the UK Most left the project in the hands of Ken Scott
Ken Scott

Ken Scott is an English record producer and recording engineer....
 snd the album Truth was released.

The lineup of Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck

Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an England rock music guitarist. He was one of the three noted guitarists — the others being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page — to have played with The Yardbirds....
, Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart Order of the British Empire is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping....
, Ronnie Wood, Micky Waller
Micky Waller

Michael Micky Waller was a drummer who played with many of the biggest names on the UK rock and blues scene since he first went professional in 1960....
 and Nicky Hopkins
Nicky Hopkins

Nicky Hopkins He recorded and performed on some of the most important British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, and is widely regarded as one of the most important session musicians in rock and roll history....
 toured the US to coincide with the release of Truth and the album climbed to number 15 in the Billboard charts. Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing continues to be a considerable influence on rock music....
  joined them on stage during the 1968 US tour, jamming with Jeff Beck on stage. In 1969 The Jeff Beck Group appeared with Donovan
Donovan

Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
 on his single Barabajagal
Barabajagal

"Barabajagal" is a song by Bruno Lauzi and Donovan released by Donovan in 1969. It was later used as title track to the album Barabajagal . Robert Plant appears on backup vocals, and the instrumentation is provided by the Jeff Beck Group....
(Love is hot) and Micky Waller was replaced by drummer Tony Newman. After completing the next album Beck-Ola they toured the US for the last time with Nicky Hopkins. After Hopkins left they played Newport Jazz Festival
Newport Jazz Festival

The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It was established in 1954 by the jazz impresario George Wein, prompted by socialite Elaine Lorillard, whose wealthy husband helped finance the festival's startup....
 but the band dissolved on the eve of the Woodstock Festival
Woodstock Festival

Woodstock was a music festival, billed as An Aquarian Exposition, held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969....
 at which they were scheduled to appear. During a period of three years the band released three UK singles
Singles

Singles may refer to:In film and television:* Singles , written and directed by Cameron Crowe* Singles , a South Korean film starring Jang Jin-young...
 and two albums.

The second Jeff Beck Group

In 1970 Beck reformed the group with vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench
Bobby Tench

Robert Tench is a respected and accomplished British people vocalist and guitarist. He has been occasionally known to have played keyboards and bass guitar as well....
, keyboardist Max Middleton
Max Middleton

David Maxwell "Max" Middleton . He is an English people composer and keyboardist and was originally a Stevedore on the Liverpool docks. Middleton is known for his work on the Fender Rhodes Electric piano, the Minimoog synthesizer and his percussive playing style of the Hohner Clavinet....
, drummer Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell

Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an England rock and roll drummer who made his name with major Rock music....
 and bassist Clive Chaman
Clive Chaman

Clive Chaman was born in Trinidad and Tobago and is a UK-based bass guitarist and session musician.After appearing on Ram John Holder's 1969 London Blues album, Chaman became a member of the second The Jeff Beck Group in 1971 until they disbanded in 1973 when he joined Cozy Powell band Hammer....
. The band would go on to release two more albums Rough and ready
Rough and Ready (album)

Rough and Ready is the third album by The Jeff Beck Group and the first of two by the second The Jeff Beck Group. Released in 1970, it featured more of a Jazz, Soul music and Rhythm and blues edge to counter Beck's lead guitar....
 and the Jeff Beck Group
Jeff Beck Group (album)

Jeff Beck Group is the fourth studio album by The Jeff Beck Group and the second album with the line up of Jeff Beck, Bobby Tench, Clive Chaman, Max Middleton and Cozy Powell....
 and toured before disbanding. Tench, Middleton and Clive Chaman came together again as members of Hummingbird.

Discography

  • Truth
    Truth (album)

    Truth was the first full-length album by Jeff Beck and The Jeff Beck Group. Enjoying strong reviews upon its release, Truth is now widely regarded as one of the first heavy metal music albums, due to its blending of hard rock and blues....
     Epic
    Epic Records

    Epic Records is an United States record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. The label was founded in 1953 as a jazz label, and was eventually expanded to several genres of music....
     (1967)
  • Beck-Ola
    Beck-Ola (Cosa Nostra)

    Beck-Ola was the second full-length LP by Jeff Beck and his backing group, released in 1969. It was released in the United States on Epic Records and in the United Kingdom on EMI/Columbia....
     Epic (1969)
  • Rough and Ready
    Rough and Ready (album)

    Rough and Ready is the third album by The Jeff Beck Group and the first of two by the second The Jeff Beck Group. Released in 1970, it featured more of a Jazz, Soul music and Rhythm and blues edge to counter Beck's lead guitar....
     Epic (1970)
  • Jeff Beck Group
    Jeff Beck Group (album)

    Jeff Beck Group is the fourth studio album by The Jeff Beck Group and the second album with the line up of Jeff Beck, Bobby Tench, Clive Chaman, Max Middleton and Cozy Powell....
     Epic (1972)


External links

  • Review of Jeff's Book Hjort, Chris and Hinman, Doug. Rocknroll press
  • Jeff's Book. Hjort, Chris and Hinman, Doug. RocknRoll Press.