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Posts Tagged ‘Jeff Beck’
Classic Rock Roll of Honour 2011
Written by admin on November 10, 2011 – 7:35 pm -Jeff Beck, Queen and Roger Waters were among the veteran artists honoured at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards last night. The event took place at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, and was hosted by KISS bassist, Gene Simmons.
Queen received the “Best Reissue” award for the remastered reissues of their final five albums: “The Works,” “A Kind of Magic,” “The Miracle,” “Innuendo” and “Made in Heaven.”
Tags: Classic Rock Awards 2011, Classic Rock Roll of Honour, Deep Purple, Jeff Beck, Queen, Roger Waters, The Who, The Who Quadrophenia
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Isle of Wight Festival underway
Written by admin on June 10, 2011 – 11:15 pm -| The Isle of Wight Festival kicked off tonight with a headline performance from Kings of Leon on the main stage.
Other acts to feature tonight were Kaiser Chiefs, The Courteeners, Band of Horses, We Are Scientists, Big Country, Alexandra Burke, Imelda May, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. |
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Tags: Iggy Pop, Isle of Wight Festival 2011, Jeff Beck, Joan Jett, Tom Jones
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Grammys round-up – wins for Jeff Beck, Paul McCartney & Neil Young
Written by admin on February 14, 2011 – 9:31 am -| Jeff Beck was the most successful of the veteran artists at this year’s Grammys, winning three awards last night. There were also wins for Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Buddy Guy and Mavis Staples. |
Tags: Grammy Awards, Grammys, Jay-Z, Jeff Beck, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Mavis Staples, Neil Young, Paul McCartney
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Five Grammy nominations for Jeff Beck
Written by admin on December 1, 2010 – 7:12 pm -| Jeff Beck leads the charge for the elder statesmen of rock with five nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, including four associated with his album “Emotion & Commotion.” Beck achieved his best ever UK chart placing with the album earlier this year and his highest US chart position since “Blow by Blow” in 1975. |
Tags: Band of Joy, Emotion and Commotion, Eric Clapton, Grammy Awards, Grammy nominations, Grammys, Jeff Beck, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, solomon burke
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Jeff Beck – “Emotion and Commotion”
Written by admin on May 21, 2010 – 4:45 pm - |
Guitar legend Jeff Beck hit number 11 on the Billboard album chart this week with “Emotion and Commotion.” |
Tags: Emotion and Commotion, Jeff Beck
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