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Just by the margin of Nonsuch Park, Geoffrey Arnold Beck (the guitarist’s guitarist that we now recognize as the internationally famous JEFF BECK) was born. He and I shared a comparable upbringing (though ten years apart) in that we were both raised in that urban area of Surrey (in his case, Wallington and, for me, Carshalton) that developed, by default, into a borough of London. He lived in…
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Renowned as a pioneering guitarist who pushed the boundaries of the instrument to places unknown to most of his contemporaries, Jeff Beck, who has died from bacterial meningitis aged 78, could more than hold his own with fellow luminaries such as Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton (all three of them played in the Yardbirds). Yet unlike them, Beck was something of a reluctant celebrity, unwilling to pursue the superstardom that his musical gifts could have brought him.
“When Led Zeppelin made it so big, I was jealous, absolutely jealous as hell,” Beck said in 1986. “But I’m glad I carried on as I was. I personally couldn’t have put up with that mass adulation.”
When Clapton and Page appeared at Live Aid in 1985, Beck preferred to stay at home and tinker with his beloved collection of classic hot rod cars. “I didn’t want to go, because I hate large crowds,” he claimed. The Melody Maker journalist Chris Welch wrote that “he can appear sullen, lazy and difficult. He has an expressive face that appears to give away his every mood and thought.”
Nonetheless, Beck was a central figure in several key developments in rock music’s history. As a member of the Yardbirds in 1965-66, he featured on some of their best-known hits, including Heart Full of Soul and Shapes of Things, while expanding the band’s musical palette hugely. His solo recording Beck’s Bolero was a firework display of contrasting guitar techniques and textures, and pointed to Beck’s future, in which he would move away from mere rock to embrace jazz fusion and even classical crossover. His 2010 album Emotion & Commotion included versions of Benjamin Britten’s Corpus Christi Carol and Puccini’s Nessun Dorma, interpreted through Beck’s uniquely sensitive touch. He would frequently pick strings with his thumb while modifying tone and pitch with the tremolo bar.
Beck’s gifts burned most intensely after he left the Yardbirds in November 1966 and formed the first incarnation of the Jeff Beck Group in early 1967, featuring Ronnie Wood on bass and the telltale rasping vocals of Rod Stewart. Beck’s previously recorded solo hit Hi Ho Silver Lining, which reached 14 on the UK chart in the spring of 67, gave the group a handy launch platform, although their debut album, Truth, was not released until the following year. When it was, it reached 15 on the US chart.
This was largely down to the group’s tour manager Peter Grant (later Led Zeppelin’s manager), who had taken the band to the US for some ecstatically received live performances and then persuaded Epic Records to sign them. Truth’s soulful mix of blues and hard rock was a trailblazer for a new wave of bands, not least Led Zeppelin themselves, whose own debut album appeared six months later.
Although Truth failed to chart in Britain, the Beck band’s second album, Beck-Ola, gave them another No 15 hit in the US and this time reached the UK Top 40, and they followed up with successful touring in the US, but internal friction was beginning to pull the unit apart. With impeccably poor timing, they broke up just before they were due to play at the Woodstock festival. Stewart launched his solo career, and formed the Faces with Wood. A rebuilt Jeff Beck Group released the albums Rough and Ready (1971) and Jeff Beck Group (1972), but the magic moment had passed.
Beck was born at his family’s home in Wallington (then in Surrey, but now in south London). His father, Arnold, was an accountant and his mother, Ethel, worked in a chocolate factory. Jeff attended Sutton Manor primary school and Sutton East county secondary modern.
He credited his mother with pushing him to study music, because she “used to force me to play piano about two hours a day. But that was good, because it made me realise I was musically sound.” He became fascinated by the electric guitar when he heard Les Paul’s version of How High the Moon. After experimenting with “stretching rubber bands over tobacco cans and making horrible noises”, he graduated to an old and battered acoustic guitar, and then built his own instrument using a cigar box and a picture frame.
Beck attended Wimbledon Art College, where he was mostly preoccupied with guitar-playing, inspired by albums by American bluesmen such as Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. He bought himself an electric guitar and played briefly with Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages, and in 1963 formed the Nightshift, who recorded the single Stormy Monday. Later that year he joined an R&B band, the Tridents. He took a great leap forward in 1965 when he joined the Yardbirds, replacing Clapton. This was on the recommendation of Page, whom Beck had known since being introduced to him by his sister Annetta in his teens.
He was with the Yardbirds for less than two years, but during this period they recorded some of their best-known material, including the hit singles Heart Full of Soul (featuring Beck’s raga-like guitar), a UK No 2 and a Top 10 hit in the US, Evil Hearted You (UK No 3), Shapes of Things (UK No 3) and Over Under Sideways Down (UK No 10). Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (1966) only made it to 43 on the UK chart (and 30 in the US), but its complex mix of guitar parts by both Beck and Page have led to it being considered a milestone along the road to full-blown psychedelia. Page would go on to bend the boundaries of rock music with Led Zeppelin, while Beck was experimenting with different tunings and feedback effects.
In May 1966, Beck made his first solo recording, Beck’s Bolero. It featured Page, the Who’s drummer Keith Moon and the future Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones (indeed, the musicians on the track almost became Led Zeppelin), but was not released until it became the B side of Beck’s single Hi Ho Silver Lining the following year. Based on the rhythm of Ravel’s Bolero, it was a spectacular display of guitar tonalities, from ethereal slide guitar to hard-rock riffing, and suggested the extent of Beck’s ambitions.
After the Jeff Beck Band ended, he formed the “power trio” Beck, Bogert and Appice in 1973 (his bandmates being ex-members of Vanilla Fudge), but the project failed to match expectations and they split in 1974. In 1975 Beck re-emerged in a jazz-inflected guise with the all-instrumental album Blow by Blow, produced by George Martin. It became Beck’s most successful album, reaching No 4 on the US chart and selling a million copies. For Wired (1976), he teamed up with Narada Michael Walden and Jan Hammer, veterans of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Subsequent live shows were preserved on Jeff Beck With the Jan Hammer Group: Live (1977).
Beck released intermittent solo albums, including Flash (1985), Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop (1989) and Jeff (2003). Flash delivered a hit single, with a cover version of Curtis Mayfield’s People Get Ready, and the track Escape won Beck the first of his eight Grammy awards. He made guest appearances on Mick Jagger’s album Primitive Cool (1987) and Roger Waters’s Amused to Death (1992). In 2020, he released the single Isolation, a John Lennon song on which he collaborated with the actor Johnny Depp. In July last year, the pair released an album, 18, after Depp had joined Beck onstage for some UK and European concerts.
Beck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 for his work with the Yardbirds, and in 2009 for his solo career.
He is survived by his second wife, Sandra Cash, whom he married in 2005.
🔔 Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck, composer and musician, born 24 June 1944; died 10 January 2023
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The great "Guitarist's Guitarist" Jeff Beck's Cause of Death and His Age When He Died
The great "Guitarist's Guitarist" Jeff Beck died on 10 January 2023 from bacterial meningitis at a hospital near Riverhall. Jeff Beck's Family and close ones including Johnny Depp were there during the time of his death. Jeff Beck Age was 78 when he died. Jeff Back was born Geoffrey Arnold Beck on 24 June 1944 in Wallington, Surrey, England. He was an English rock guitarist. Jeff Beck's Education was completed at Sutton Manor School and Sutton East County Secondary Modern School. Then he attended Wimbledon College of Art.
Jeff Beck's Wife name is Sandra Cash. They got married in 2005. Earlier he was married to Patricia Brown in 1963 but they divorced in 1967. His father's name was Arnold Beck and his mother's name was Ethel Beck. He had a sister named Anetta Beck. Jeff Beck had no children with any of his wives.
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98. Heart Full of Soul by The Yardbirds debuted Jul 65 and peaked at number nine, scoring 815 points.
The Yardbirds formed in Surrey, England, and has included Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. They had nine chart entries 1965-67. Two made the top ten.
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Jimmy Page honra a Jeff Beck como "el jefe silencioso" en el funeral . El funeral de Jeff Beck tuvo lugar ayer (3 de febrero) durante el cual Jimmy Page de Led Zeppelin lo describió en el elogio que pronunció como "el jefe silencioso". . Así se dió a conocer en una publicación en Instagram del famoso comediante Jim Moir, también conocido como Vic Reeves, quien estuvo presente. Y lo compartió justo después de regresar del servicio. . El funeral tuvo lugar en la ciudad natal de Beck, Wallington, Surrey. Johnny Depp, con quien Beck grabó un álbum, "18", el año pasado, estuvo presente, con Ronnie Wood, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Bob Geldof y Chrissie Hynde, según se informa, entre los dolientes. (Información a través The Mirrows). . Beck murió repentinamente el 10 de enero a la edad de 78 años, luego de contraer una meningitis bacteriana. Tal como lo informamos. . . 𝑹𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐 𝑭𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒓 𝑱𝒓. . . #jimmoir #instagram @jimmypage #funeral #jeffbeck #3febrary #2023 #ronniewood #tomjones #rodstewart #ericclapton #bobgeldof #chrissiehynde #noticia #rock #blues #soul @ricardojrfc #voiveover #host #Siguenos #redes (en Mérida, Venezuela) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoP8gTRu2i1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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'One of the all-time guitar masters': Tributes pour in after rock legend Jeff Beck dies aged 78 | Ents & Arts News
‘One of the all-time guitar masters’: Tributes pour in after rock legend Jeff Beck dies aged 78 | Ents & Arts News
Tributes have been pouring in from high-profile figures in the music industry following the death of rock legend Jeff Beck at the age of 78.
The iconic musician passed away on Tuesday after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, his family said in a statement.
Musicians from across the world have been paying tribute to the Grammy award-winning guitarist from Surrey, who rose to prominence…
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Teen Set March 1967: Carol Gold Talks to the Yardbirds (part 2)
Here is the complete rest of the Teen Set article by Carol Gold typed up (sorry for any typos) that includes an interview with Jimmy where he talks about his vintage coat extensively and his love of old things. Honestly I could listen to him talk about the things he loves all day. This is a gem of an article/interview.
One of my favorite parts: Jimmy the Victorian
“At that moment, Jimmy arrived. Twenty-two-year-old Jimmy Page is a living anachronism. With his long sideburns and hair and his antique clothes, he looks like a character transported from the Victorian era. When I told him so, he was completely delighted. “I feel like a Victorian. I love things that are old- I have an affinity for them. They have more character than modern objects. I’m comfortable with them.”
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To give you a bit of history, the Yardbirds began several years ago when slim, tiny, blond Keith Relf met tall, dark Paul Samwell-Smith, Eric Clapton and Jim McCarty at art school and formed a group called the Metropolitan Blues Quartet, which broke up and reformed, with Chris Dreja on rhythm guitar, as the Yardbirds. When the then-new Rolling Stones left the club of their birth, the Crawdaddy in Richmond, Surrey, the Yardbirds took their place as residents and were an immediate hit.
Eric Clapton left the group when they drifted from pure blues and at the recommendation of group friend Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck stepped in to lead the group on their futuristic path. Then last June, Paul Samwell-Smith decided to concentrate on record production and Jimmy Page took his place on bass. Then, this summer, Jimmy moved to join Jeff on lead guitar and Christ moved to bass. (Confused? So were British fans for a while. But it sounds great!)
To get back to the present, the Yardbirds were staying at this posh hotel, although all live in and around London, while they were filming their appearance in the new Antonioni film. Because Yardbirds disappear easily and round up with difficulty, MGM had arranged for them to stay together under the watchful eye of an assistant director (Good thinking! say I). Jeff arrived second, close behind Chris Dreja, and we sat down at a table in the lounge.
Chris relaxed in a nearby chair and listened, throwing an occasional wry remark our way, until he left with drummer Jim McCarty. Keith Relf wandered in once to say hello, but I must confess I didn’t recognize him, though I’ve met him several times before- he’d cut off all his lovely blond hair, leaving barely enough to cover his scalp! All that lovely hair! (A moment of silence for Keith’s departed golden locks.)
Before Jimmy arrived, I asked Jeff about the rumours which have swept the United States that he had left the Yardbirds. He had heard the rumours himself and was infuriated by them. “It’s some snide reporter spreading rumours and I know who it is!” erupted Jeff. (Jeff usually erupts.) In reply to the suggestion that his absence from the group during his bout of tonsilitis might have contributed to the rumours, Jeff snorted derisively (he often snorts derisively), “I played for four weeks- most of the tour!”
“The kids are great, especially on the West Coast. They’re the ones who really know what it’s all about, in California.”
Yardbirds refer constantly to “Yardbird music” and since we’d been talking about understanding it, I asked Jeff to tell me what it is. “I can’t define it,” he said. “It’s just the result of five people’s knowledge of music.”
At that moment, Jimmy arrived. Twenty-two-year-old Jimmy Page is a living anachronism. With his long sideburns and hair and his antique clothes, he looks like a character transported from the Victorian era. When I told him so, he was completely delighted. “I feel like a Victorian. I love things that are old- I have an affinity for them. They have more character than modern objects. I’m comfortable with them.”
Jimmy was wearing the dark blue, tight-waisted, flared jacket that he has practically lived in since joining the Yardbirds in June. He displayed his right sleeve which was worn through at the cuff. “That’s what comes from playing guitar in it,” he said. “People all over London are looking for others like this,” he remarked with pride. “I researched this jacket when I got it- I wanted to make sure it was a jacket I wanted to be associated with. I went through all the linings to see if I could find a date or a tag. It was owned by someone named R. Bell- his name’s inside. In a book I found it dates from about 1900- it was a seaman’s jacket, an officer’s dress coat.”
Jimmy’s love of old things doesn’t stop with clothes. “I live at home and it’s like a warehouse with boxes and things I’ve got stored away. The attic is full of things I’ve seen that were just too good to pass up. I’m going to buy a house- an old house- and put all my stuff in it.
“I even have one of those old motion picture machines- where you put in a penny and look through the peephole and turn a handle that makes the cards flip over and you see Victorian ladies undressing and things like that.”
One has a vision of Jimmy hunting through antique shops and collecting relics of all kinds. But not so- Jimmy is a discriminating collector. “I don’t like things just because they’re old. They must be functional. In the States I could have bought a real Confederate Army officer’s uniform, with the hat and all. I would have loved it, but it had big holes in it and I couldn’t have worn it- must be functional, you see.”
Like Jeff and the other Yardbirds, Jimmy is a former student at art school. “I was studying art and they kept telling me I’d have to get a job eventually, somewhere. Meanwhile, I was playing with a group one night a week. Through them I got work on a session and that developed into a lot of session work. I was still at art school though and it got to the point where one of them would have to go. Well, they kept telling me at art school that I couldn’t just paint forever, I’d have to go to work sometime and I was making a lot of money doing sessions so I quit art school. Someday, I’ll go back to painting.”
Does that mean Jimmy is just in pop for the money? “Of course, the money’s important. It if wasn’t, I could just stay at home and play the guitar, couldn’t I? Work has never meant that much to me. But put it this way- if it ever got to be a drag going out on stage and playing every night, I’d give it up, no matter how much money I was making.”
Jeff continued on the same subject. “We’re not the old rah-rah show biz types, none of us. On with the show no matter what happens or what you feel like, go out and act like you’re having a great time. We’re not like that. We go on stage and we’re us.”
“It’s harder for us, because what we play is personal feelings. To us our music is a way of communication. When people come up to us afterward, if they say they don’t like our music, it hurts, because what they’re criticizing is us, personally. We are our music!”
“That’s something that’s never brought out,” said Jimmy. “When the Beatles and Stones and every group around go out on stage, they know every note they’re going to play. We don’t. We specialize in personal communication- 50% of what we do on stage is free-form. That’s what Yardbird music is based on.”
With Jimmy and Jeff, no matter what topic you start out with, you always end up on music. We drifted onto the subject of the classics because of a television show on guitars on which Jeff had appeared the night before, playing “Jeff’s Boogie.” The show had centered on classical guitar.
Said Jeff, “Playing the classics is like reading a poem. All the words and ideas are already written down for you.”
“What makes me angry,” Jeff added, “is when they referred to that kind of thing as serious music, as though ours was a joke. Any music is serious music if you take it seriously.”
Obviously, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page take their music seriously- no wonder Yardbird fans around the world do the same.
Continued article written by Carol Gold from Teen Set March 1967
#jimmy page#the yardbirds#chris dreja#keith relf#jeff beck#jim mccarty#teen set#please tell me more about your vintage coat#and how obsessively you researched#certainly for the better he didn’t buy a confederate uniform#I’m glad jimmy got his old house to put his collections in#jimmy born in the wrong generation page#carol’s side notes crack me up#rip Keith’s golden locks#carol talks to Jimmy and oh yes the rest of the yardbirds#wonder if they were mad she only put in mostly Jimmy
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From “The Illustrated Encyclopedic of Rock” [NEW 1978 Edition] - Jeff Beck. From Surrey, England, and having attended Wimbledon Art College, established himself as one of the U.K.’s great hero axemen during his 2-yr stint with #theyardbirds . After solo work in 1967, he formed #thejeffbackgroup 1) An early version, from left: #aynsleydunbar who occupied the drum seat for a fortnight, #jeffbeck , #rodstewart and #ronwood Their music basically bluesy hard rock, Wood and Stewart contributed one or two originals but it was band’s exciting reworking of blues and contemporary material that pulled the crowds. Also, the teaming of Beck and Stewart (privately the two were at each others’ throats) was like nothing heard in rock before, and like nothing that was to be heard again until #jimmypage squared off to #robertplant in #ledzeppelin . #rock #rockandroll #bluesrock https://www.instagram.com/p/CWL8yB1L_ee/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Who is Martin Birch? (Producer Dies) Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, Career, Net Worth, Many More Facts
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Martin Birch, the producer whose bright but heavy sound was applied to classic albums by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and more, has died aged 71. No cause of death has been announced.
It is with a very heavy heart I’ve just had verified my very dear friend & producer Martin Birch has passed away...Martin was a huge part of my life...helping me from the first time we met through until Slide It In...Mt thoughts & prayers to his family, friends & fans...💔💔 pic.twitter.com/J4UyDiG9zR
— David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) August 9, 2020
Whitesnake lead singer David Coverdale tweeted: “I confirmed with a very heavy heart that my very dear friend and producer Martin Birch passed away ... Martin was a big part of my life ... he has been helping me since we first met until Slide It In… my thoughts and prayers to his family, friends and fans. "
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He was 71 years old.
Really sad to hear of the passing of Martin Birch. Brilliant producer. Had the pleasure of working with him on the Black Sabbath albums #HeavenandHell and #MobRules. Condolences to Vera and family. #RIPMartin pic.twitter.com/FPZajWRvpN
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Martin Birch Life & Career
Birch was born in Woking, Surrey in 1948 and first worked as an engineer, earning first credits on Faces and Wishbone Ash's debut albums and on Jeff Beck's Beck-Ola.
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Martin Birch, Record Producer for Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden & More, Dies at 71
Martin Birch, Record Producer for Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden & More, Dies at 71
Martin Birch, the British record producer who sonically guided an era of heavy metal, helming albums for Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Deep Purple and more, died on Sunday (Aug. 9) at the age of 71.
The cause of death was not confirmed at deadline.
Born in 1948 in Woking, Surrey, Birch got a start in his career as an engineer in the last ‘60s and early ‘70s with Jeff Beck, Deep Purple…
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Martin Birch, Record Producer for Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden & More, Dies at 71
Martin Birch, Record Producer for Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden & More, Dies at 71
Martin Birch, the British record producer who sonically guided an era of heavy metal, helming albums for Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Deep Purple and more, died on Sunday (Aug. 9) at the age of 71.
The cause of death was not confirmed at deadline.
Born in 1948 in Woking, Surrey, Birch got a start in his career as an engineer in the last ‘60s and early ‘70s with Jeff Beck, Deep Purple…
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Carvin Jones - "Victory Is Mine" live performance on RTV Spain Radio3
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Victory is Mine - -RTV Spain, Radio3 (2016) Carvin Jones Band live on National Spanish television (2016). Carvin Jones, "The King of the Strings" was voted one of the 50 greatest blues guitarists of all-time by Guitarist Magazine. Currently playin 330 show per year in 37 countries worldwide! Links: ► TOUR DATES: https://www.carvinjones.com/tour-c11xc ► OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.carvinjones.com/ ► ORDER THE ALBUM NOW: http://smarturl.it/ckiofs "Carvin Jones is a young cat out of Phoenix who I think is the next up-and-coming blues player" - Eric Clapton "Carvin Jones is one of the brightest young stars on the blues scene today" - Albert Collins "The New King of Strings is Carvin Jones" - Buddy Miles "'....one of the best blues guitarists in the world..." - London Surrey News Carvin has received accolades from the likes of BB King and Buddy Guy. He has opened shows for Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, John Mayell, Albert Collins, Johnny Winter, Jimmy Vaughn, and many other Blues Legends throughout the world who have come to admire his immense talents! Magazine features an interview and Carvin on the cover. CARVIN FEATURED IN THE NOVEMBER 2015 EDITION OF CON ALMA DE BLUES MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA'S PREMIER BLUES MAGAZINE. 'THE CARVINATOR' and 'WHAT A GOOD DAY' now available worldwide!
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Au commencement était… Brian Jones
C’est en Avril 1962 qu’a eu lieu la rencontre décisive pour l’avenir du rock, entre Mick Jagger, Keith Richards et… Brian Jones.
En Avril 1962, Mick, Keith et Dick vont à Londres voir un concert au Ealing Club – en fait, l’arrière-salle d’un salon de thé loué à des groupes de jazz « trad » (traditionnels New Orleans) – pour écouter le premier groupe anglais de blues blanc, Blues Incorporated. Le groupe, fondé par Alexis Korner – guitariste du tromboniste de jazz Chris Barber – est l’une des toutes premières formation britanniques à faire découvrir le blues américains en donnant un petit set de « musique du diable » à la fin des spectacles de Barber. A la fin de l’année 1961, Korner et un harmoniciste, Cyril Davies, forme leur propre groupe de blues et leurs sets au Ealing commencent à attirer une de plus en plus de monde : la scène blues britannique est née. Parmi ceux qui ont commencé à fréquenter le club – d’abord en tant que spectateur puis en tant que musiciens participant aux jam sessions –, figurent tous les futurs musiciens qui feront le British Blues Boom et qui par la suite, poursuivront des carrières internationales. Ainsi deviendront des habitués du Ealing, les guitaristes Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck et Dave Davies, les chanteurs Eric Burdon, Paul Jones et Long John Baldry, le saxophoniste Dick Hextall-Smith, le claviériste Nicky Hopkins, le bassiste Jack Bruce ou le batteur Ginger Baker batteur.
C’est le batteur Charlie Watts qui officie derrière les fûts le jour où Jagger, Richards et Taylor s’aventurent au Ealing. Bien que bon musicien, Watts n’a pas pour autant alors attiré leur attention. En revanche, un jeune guitariste blond répondant au non d’Elmo Lewis se fait remarquer avec sa torride version de « Dust My Blues » du guitariste Elmore James et sa relecture de « Dust My Broom ». de Robert Johnson, Après avoir terminé, Jagger et Richards sont présentés au jeune musicien dont le pseudo est composé de Lewis, son deuxième prénom, accolé à Elmo, forme d’hommage au guitar hero Elmore James. Mais il les autorise à l’appeler par son vrai nom : Brian Jones.
Issu d’une famille de classe moyenne supérieure vivant à Cheltenham, dans la banlieue londonienne, Brian Jones, 22 ans alors, est sujet à des crises d’asthme récurrentes. Jones est un étudiant brillant – on pense à un moment qu’il suivra un cursus de médecine pour devenir dentiste. Mais c’est en apprenant à jouer de la guitare que le blues commence à prendre le pas sur tout le reste. Après sa rencontre Korner en 1961, Brian va régulièrement à Londres traîner dans la maison du musicien, où l’érudit l’initie au blues de Johnson et de James – la musique de ce dernier galvanise littéralement le jeune Jones : C’est là qu’il décide de s’acheter sa première guitare électrique. Rapidement, il commence à mener une vie de bohème dans un vieil immeuble de la capitale anglaise, et gagne quelqu’argent pour payer sa nourriture et son loyer en acceptant des petits boulots le jour, pour, la nuit venue, écouter sans cesse du blues et rencontrer les musiciens de la scène R’n’B alors naissante. Quand Mick et Keith le rencontrent, Brian Jones est justement en train de monter son propre groupe. En mai 1962, il publie une annonce dans le magazine Jazz-News : « guitariste et chanteur d’une formation de R&B cherche harmoniciste et/ou Sax tenor, piano, basse et batterie. Prêt à répéter. Perspectives professionnelles garanties. » Parmi ceux qui ont répondu à l’annonce, se distingue un pianiste du Surrey nommé Ian Stewart. Stu, comme on l’appelait, est un habile joueur de blues et boogie woogie. Suite à son audition, Brian le recrute aussitôt.
Pendant ce temps, Mick envoie à Alexis Korner une démo de quelques chansons que lui, Keith et Taylor ont enregistré chez eux, en espérant que Korner puissent les laisser jouer au Ealing Club. Ce que Korner acceptera avec grâce, et ce malgré les critiques des puristes du blues peu impressionnés par le son particulièrement distordu qui domine le style de Richards, dont le jeu est notablement influencé par Chuck Berry et ses riffs ravageurs. En revanche, Korner apprécie énormément Mick – autant pour sa manière de chanter, sa fraîcheur que pour son allure. Korner trouve que Jagger possède un talent surnaturel pour reprendre à son compte toutes les techniques vocales des chanteurs de blues et de R’n’B : de Muddy Waters à Slim Harpo. Le guitariste, en recrutant un jeune chanteur charismatique et plutôt bel homme voit aussi une chance de rendre son groupe, le Blues Incorporated, autrement plus populaire. Aussi, propose-t-il à Mick de le rejoindre.
C’est en intégrant le Blues Incorporated que Mick Jagger se lie d’amitié avec Charlie Watts. Né en Juin 1941, Watts est un mordu de jazz qui a appris à jouer de la batterie seul en écoutant des disques de jazz américains – Max Roach et Art Blakey notamment. Pourtant, il se destinait alors à une carrière artistique, après avoir suivi les cours de la Harrow School of Art. Il quitte rapidement cet institut pour travailler comme graphiste et réalise des affiches pour une agence de publicité. Charlie joue en dilettante dans divers groupes de jazz le week-end jusqu’au jour où Korner lui propose de rejoindre le Blues Incorporated. Bien que Watts doute que son jeu très jazzy puisse s’intégrer facilement dans une formation de blues, il accepte cependant cette proposition… Mais, prudence oblige, il continue d’exercer son emploi de graphiste.
L’autre conséquence de l’arrivée de Jagger dans le Blues Incorporated sera la dissolution de Little Boy Blue and the Boys Blue – ce qui poussera Richards vers le groupe que Brian Jones est justement en train de monter. Keith et Brian sont des guitaristes aux jeux complémentaires et qui passent énormément de temps ensemble afin d’améliorer leur technique : Keith apprend les subtilités qui séparent le fougueux Robert Johnson du jeu décontracté de Jimmy Reed, et Brian découvre les techniques de Berry et de Diddley. Très rapidement, ils découvrent des associations de techniques de jeu uniques et n’attendent désormais que de se confronter à public. Toutefois, aucun des deux ne se considère comme un vrai chanteur – et encore moins chanteur lead, et bien que Jagger ait souvent joué avec eux, il n’a pour l’instant donné aucune suite à leur proposition. Du coup, Brian recrute dans un premier temps Paul Jones avec lequel il joue régulièrement au Ealing Club afin d’enregistrer quelques démos. Paul demandera toutefois à Brian de se joindre au groupe qu’il est en train de mettre sur pied. Fait révélateur, Brian déclinera la proposition et dira même à Jones qu’il n’intégrerait pas un groupe dont il ne serait pas le leader. (Paul Jones deviendra plus tard le chanteur de Manfred Mann.)
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Alors que la musique de Brian, Keith, Stu et Dick Taylor (désormais bassiste) commence à prendre forme, Mick décide finalement de les rejoindre et signale à Korner qu’il doit désormais se concentrer sur son nouveau groupe et qu’il ne pourra plus chanter avec le Blues Incorporated. Korner, après avoir été le mentor de Brian puis de Mick, leur souhaite bonne chance et leur promet d’essayer de les aider à trouver des concerts. En Juillet, le Blues Incorporated doit participer à une émission de jazz sur la BBC, aussi le groupe doit-il annuler son gig au Marquee Club qui a lieu de même jour. Korner propose au patron de l’établissement de faire jouer à leur place le groupe de Mick et de Brian. Brian, se prenant pour le manager du groupe, finalise le contrat et appelle immédiatement le journal local afin d’annoncer le show. Selon la légende, c’est lorsqu’on lui a demandé le nom du groupe qu’il regarda son exemplaire de The Best of Muddy Waters qui traînait à ses pieds – ce même album que Mick avait sous le bras lors de sa rencontre avec Keith à la gare de Dartford –, que ses yeux se sont arrêtés sur le titre : « Rollin’Stone ». Et Jones de répondre que le nom de son groupe est… The Rollin’Stones.
Belkacem Bahlouli
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Merstham music shop which sold guitars to Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck to close after 59 years
Newtons Music will continue to offer repairs, restoration and violin sales from owner Emma Newton's home but its the end of an era for the well-known family store
from getsurrey - News http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/merstham-music-shop-sold-guitars-14146294
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Merstham music shop which sold guitars to Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck to close after 59 years
Newtons Music will continue to offer repairs, restoration and violin sales from owner Emma Newton's home but its the end of an era for the well-known family store
from getsurrey - News http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/merstham-music-shop-sold-guitars-14146294
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