Geoffrey Arnold Beck was an English guitarist who rose to prominence as a member of the rock band The Yardbirds,

Afterward, Beck founded and fronted The Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. We were asking our readers about the best guitarist when we heard about Beck’s unexpected death from meningitis.

What is bacterial meningitis, the illness that killed Jeff Beck? https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/health/bacterial-meningitis-explained-we…

Musician Jeff Beck dies suddenly of meningitis

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/musician-jeff-beck-dies-suddenly-meningitis/…

Jimmy Page and Rod Stewart pay tribute after the death of Jeff Beck https://apnews.com/article/jeff-beck-tributes-3cc24e8231950c487fdb0a9f6…

Jeff Beck, the influential guitar god of The Yardbirds, dies at 78

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/11/jeff-beck…

Johnny Depp Visited Jeff Beck's 'Bedside': He Is 'Totally Devastated' by His Death, Source Says

"They had a really tight friendship, they were extremely close," the source tells PEOPLE of Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck

https://people.com/music/johnny-depp-was-by-jeff-beck-bedside-when-he-d…