RIP: Jeff Beck, one of the true rock guitar gods

[thewayne]

Age 78, taken after a short bout of bacterial meningitis.

Beck was nominated for EIGHT Grammy awards and TWICE inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of The Yardbirds and on his own.

A true legend who shall be missed.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jeff-beck-dead-at-78-obit-1234659559/

Comments

[thewayne]

I'll have to check that out!  Just tonight in Lord of the Rings Online I played a Bolero version of Little Drummer Boy that's pretty awesome.  With alternate lyrics.

[acelightning73]

I'd like to know more about that. I'm very fond of the Bing Crosby/David Bowie version, although I had to listen to it a few times to make out the words Bowie was singing. (I watched that back-to-back with "Space Oddity", and I noticed that when he was singing with Bing, Bowie was throttling back his powerful voice so as not to outsing the old man. What a nice touch.

[thewayne]

Bowie was absolutely amazing, as was Bing. But they were from two completely different eras.

So. Bolero. I did a little digging and the song is formally known as Little Bolero Boy and is by Robert Wendel. Here's a good symphonic performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG1bnuaIuRU

Wendel was born in 1950 and is still at it. His wiki page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wendel

And I did a little poking around last night and found a midi of Beck's Bolero and now have an ABC that I Can play in Lord of the Rings Online! Also made one of his Greensleeves which has some amazing string bends in it!

[acelightning73]

All I know is that Beck's Bolero was perfect for a stoned adventure on the beach at night...

[thewayne]

Now that sounds cool!  Of course, I've never been stoned.  ROFL!