Jeff Beck was born in Surrey in 1944. He grew up in a suburban street in Carshalton. When he was about 10, he wanted to play the guitar. His mum, however, wanted him to play the piano because she didn't approve of the guitar. When he was in his late teens, he joined "The Tridents" on lead guitar. In 1965, he replaced Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds . He played with them until 1967 when he decided he'd had enough and wanted to go solo. In the same year, he released his first solo effort "Hi-Ho-Silver Lining", which was the only one of his tracks he ever sang on. In his backing group, he had Rod Stewart and Ron Wood , who later went on to form The Faces . Thoughout the rest of the 60s and 70s, he continued to record instrumental albums. In 1983, three former The Yardbirds , Eric Clapton , Jimmy Page , got together to do one-off charity concerts. In 1984, he contributed lead guitar on Mick Jagger 's first solo album "She's the Boss". The same year, he released his next album "Flash", which was voted best instrumental album. In 1989, he released the album "Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop", which was also a big success. Throughout the 90s, Jeff Beck still toured around and, in 1998, played a sellout date in Mexico. In early 2001, he released yet another album "You had it Coming", which he toured to promote.

Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Yardbirds ) in 1992.Was scheduled to appear at Woodstock with The Jeff Beck Group but the band broke up shortly before the festival.Replaced Eric Clapton as the lead guitarist of The Yardbirds . Beck, himself, was later replaced by future Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page .Played session guitar on Stevie Wonder 's 1973 album "Talking Book".Sustained permanent facial scarring after a car accident in 1969 for which he had to be hospitalizedUnlike most of his contemporaries, Beck does not use a guitar pick to coax licks from his instrument. Instead, he uses a combination of his thumb and fingertips to pluck his guitar strings.Named as an inspiration by many guitarists, including Steve Lukather , Brian May , Mick Ronson , Slash , Gary Moore , Joe Perry , Richie Sambora and Steve Rothery .He is a Vegetarian.Played guitar on the Cyndi Lauper track "Above The Clouds" from the 2005 Album "The Body Acoustic".He was awarded the 1990 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Musical Direction for "Methusalem" at the New Crime Productions Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.Elected to the rock and roll hall of fame as a solo artist in 2009.