Hot Wired Guitar: The Life and Career of Jeff Beck

Hot Wired Guitar- The Life and Career of Jeff Beck

The definitive account of Jeff Beck’s journey from his childhood in 1940s South London to the world-wide success of 2010′s album Emotion and Commotion and beyond.Author Martin Power has talked to former Yardbirds members Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty as well as manager Simon Napier-Bell and fellow musicians including Max [...]

SLY STONE NEW ALBUM WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DUE IN AUGUST

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Cleopatra Records have set an August 16, 2011 release date for Sly Stone’s first new album since 1982. I’m Back! Family & Friends is an 11-track celebration of Sly’s best-loved hits featuring guest appearances by music legends. Classics from “Everyday People” and “Family Affair” to “Dance to the Music” and [...]

NEW YARDBIRDS BOXSET DUE FROM EASY ACTION RECORDS

The Yardbirds - Glimpses 1963-1968

Easy Action are about to release a massive 5cd box set of largely live recordings by The Yardbirds. • Five years in compiling this amazing set of recordings of the Yardbirds live in concert or taken from broadcasts of various sources around the globe. • Some tracks never previously heard, [...]

JEFF BECK TRIBUTE TO LES PAUL DVD/BLU-RAY DUE IN FEBRUARY

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Eagle Rock Entertainment are proud to announce the simultaneous release on DVD and Blu-ray on 21 February 2011 of a brand new concert, filmed in high definition, Rock ‘n’ Roll Party – Honouring Les Paul from Jeff Beck [Cat No EREDV824 and ERBRD5075 respectively]. Filmed on 9 June 2010 at [...]

ERIC CLAPTON’S 2010 CROSSROADS FESTIVAL DUE FOR DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASE VIA RHINO ON 8 NOVEMBER

Eric Clapton’s 2010 Crossroads Festival in Chicago on 26 June 2010 saw the usual gathering of stellar musicians including Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, Derek Trucks, Sonny Landreth, BB King, Buddy Guy, Sheryl Crow, Doyle Bramhall II etc DVD track-listing: Disc 1 -Bill Murray Introduction with Eric Clapton 1. Sonny Landreth [...]

JEFF BECK RELEASES ‘EMOTION AND COMMOTION’ NEW CD FOR NEW LABEL RHINO WITH SPECIAL DELUXE EDITION

For his first studio album in seven years, Grammy-winning guitarist Jeff Beck returns with an eclectic mix of tracks that find the guitar virtuoso accompanied by a handpicked cast of talented musicians, as well as several songs accompanied by a 64-piece orchestra. Rhino unleashes the Rock and Roll Hall of [...]

TIME LIFE CELEBRATES THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME WITH A LANDMARK DVD COLLECTION OF 125 HISTORIC INDUCTION CEREMONY PERFORMANCES

This Fall, Time Life commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame with an unprecedented, comprehensive collection of performances compiled from a quarter century of induction celebrations. The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME LIVE DVD collection boasts 125 remarkable performances by the most influential and [...]

HARVEY GOLDSMITH IS JEFF BECK’S NEW MANAGER

Jeff Beck will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland on April 4 after a 40 year career that has seen him revered as one the world’s most influential musicians. “It’s a great thrill to be recognised by the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, [...]

MORRISSEY’S ‘YEARS OF REFUSAL’ FEATURES JEFF BECK

Morrissey will release “Years of Refusal” in the UK on February 16 and the US February 17, 2009 on Attack/Lost Highway. “Years of Refusal” will be Morrissey’s first studio album since 2006’s UK #1 “Ringleader of the Tormentors”. In February, Morrissey will begin the US leg of his world tour [...]

JEFF BECK RONNIE SCOTTS DVD WITH CLAPTON ETC

‘Performing This Week… Live At Ronnie Scott’s’ On 30 March 2009 Eagle Rock Entertainment are proud to release a sensational live Blu-ray from Jeff Beck, “Performing This Week… Live At Ronnie Scott’s” [ERBRD5020]. A new Jeff Beck release is always an event and this is the first ever concert Blu-ray [...]