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On This Day, Jan. 10, 2023: Guitarist Jeff Beck died at age 78

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

On This Day, Jan. 10, 2023 ...Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck passed away at the age of 78 after contracting bacterial meningitis. Beck came to prominence as a member of The Yardbirds, but went on to have a successful solo career, fronting his...

On This Day, Jan. 9, 1944: Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page was born

Thursday, January 9 by ABC News

On This Day, Jan. 9, 1944 ...James Patrick Page, better known as Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, was born in Heston, a suburb of London.Page started his career as a studio musician and was a member of The...

Ex-Replacements guitarist Bob Slim Dunlap dead at 73

Friday, December 20 by ABC News

Bob "Slim" Dunlap, former guitarist for The Replacements, has died,

On This Day, Nov. 22, 1950: E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt was born

Friday, November 22 by ABC News

On This Day, Nov. 22, 1950 ...E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Born Steven Lento, he took the name Van Zandt after his mother remarried. The family then moved to New Jersey, where his musical career...

Arraignment set for ex-RHCP guitarist Josh Klinghoffer over misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge

Wednesday, September 25 by ABC News

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will be arraigned on Thursday at California's Alhambra Courthouse over a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, according to court documents.The charge is related to a March accident in which Klinghoffer allegedly hit and killed a...

On This Day, Sept. 10, 1950: Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was born

Tuesday, September 10 by ABC News

On this Day, Sept. 10, 1950 ...Joseph Anthony Pereira, better known as Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Perry, along with Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and guitarist Ray Tabano, formed Aerosmith in Boston in 1970, with Tabano replaced by Brad...

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