Editing Jeff Beck (section)

== Career ==

=== Beginnings and Yardbirds: 1963–1967 ===

While attending [[Wimbledon College of Art]], Beck played in a succession of groups. In 1963, after [[Ian Stewart (musician)|Ian Stewart]] of [[the Rolling Stones]] introduced him to [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], he formed The Nightshift with whom he played at the [[100 Club]] in Oxford Street.<ref name="Rough" />{{sfn|Power|2012|p=}} Beck joined the Rumbles, a [[Croydon]] band, in 1963 for a short period as lead guitarist, playing [[Gene Vincent]] and [[Buddy Holly]] songs, displaying a talent for mimicking guitar styles. Later in 1963, he joined the Tridents, a band from the [[Chiswick]] area. "They were really my scene because they were playing flat-out R&B, like [[Jimmy Reed]] stuff, and we supercharged it all up and made it really rocky. I got off on that, even though it was only twelve-bar blues."{{sfn|Carson|2001|p=29}} He was a [[session musician|session guitarist]] on a 1964 Parlophone single by the Fitz and Startz titled "I'm Not Running Away", with B-side "So Sweet". Also in 1964, Beck was part of [[Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages]] when they recorded "Dracula's Daughter"/"Come Back Baby" for [[Oriole Records (UK)|Oriole Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ainian.com/disc.html|website=Ainian.com|title=Jeff Beck Discography|first=David |last=Terralavoro|author2=Dick Wyzanski|access-date=6 December 2016|archive-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418231748/http://www.ainian.com/disc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Rough">{{cite book |last=Clayson |first=Alan |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PT86 |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=9781843531050 |editor=Peter Buckley |page=79 |chapter=Jeff Beck}}</ref>

[[File:The Yardbirds in 1965 (true monochrome).jpg|thumb|left|Beck ''(top left)'' in 1965 with [[the Yardbirds]]]]

In March 1965, Beck was recruited by [[the Yardbirds]] to succeed [[Eric Clapton]] on the recommendation of fellow session musician Jimmy Page, who had been their initial choice.<ref name="HitParaderApr66">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ainian.com/HitParader_April66.pdf|title=Yardbird – How He Became England's|date=April 1966|magazine=Hit Parader|access-date=30 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917085935/http://ainian.com/HitParader_April66.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Yardbirds recorded most of their [[Top 40]] hit songs during Beck's short but significant 20-month tenure with the band allowing him only one full album, which became known as ''[[Roger the Engineer]]'' (titled ''Over Under Sideways Down'' in the U.S.), released in 1966. In May 1966, Beck recorded an instrumental titled "[[Beck's Bolero]]". Rather than members of the Yardbirds, he was backed by Page on 12-string rhythm guitar, [[Keith Moon]] on drums, [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] on bass, and [[Nicky Hopkins]] on piano. In June, Page joined the Yardbirds, at first on bass and later on second lead guitar.<ref name="HitParaderApr66" /> This dual lead-guitar lineup was filmed performing an adaptation of "[[Train Kept A-Rollin'#The Yardbirds versions|Train Kept A-Rollin']]", titled "Stroll On", for the 1966 [[Michelangelo Antonioni]] film ''[[Blowup]]''.<ref>Platt, John; [[Chris Dreja|Dreja, Chris]]; [[Jim McCarty|McCarty, Jim]] (1983). ''Yardbirds''. [[Sidgwick and Jackson]] (London). {{ISBN|978-0-283-98982-7}}.</ref>

Beck was fired during a U.S. tour for being a consistent no-show and for difficulties caused by his perfectionism and explosive temper on stage.<ref name="SPI-Clapton-Beck">{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Eric-Clapton-And-Jeff-Beck-The-Death-of-a-886843.php|title=Eric Clapton And Jeff Beck: The Death of a Musical Revolution|date=26 April 2011|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|access-date=27 March 2012|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918005755/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Eric-Clapton-And-Jeff-Beck-The-Death-of-a-886843.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Jeff Beck with the Yardbirds.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|Beck playing with the Yardbirds, early 1966]]
=== Band leader and co-leader: 1967 to 1974 ===
In 1967, he recorded several solo singles for pop producer [[Mickie Most]], including "[[Hi Ho Silver Lining]]" and "Tallyman", which also included his vocals.<ref>With the Yardbirds, Beck provided the lead vocals for "Psycho Daisies" (studio UK B-side of "[[Happenings Ten Years Time Ago]]") and "The Sun Is Shining" (live ''[[BBC Sessions (The Yardbirds album)|BBC Sessions]]'').</ref> He then formed [[the Jeff Beck Group]], which included [[Rod Stewart]] on vocals, [[Ronnie Wood]] on bass, [[Nicky Hopkins]] on piano, and [[Aynsley Dunbar]] on drums (replaced by [[Micky Waller]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyrockbox.com/rod-stewart-fronting-the-jeff-beck-group-is-unforgettable/|title=Rod Stewart Fronting The Jeff Beck Group Is Unforgettable|publisher=dailyrockbox.com|access-date=12 January 2023|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615111337/https://dailyrockbox.com/rod-stewart-fronting-the-jeff-beck-group-is-unforgettable/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The group produced two albums for Columbia Records (Epic in the US): ''[[Truth (Jeff Beck album)|Truth]]'' (as Jeff Beck, August 1968) and ''[[Beck-Ola]]'' (July 1969). ''Truth,'' released five months before the first [[Led Zeppelin]] album, features "[[You Shook Me]]", a song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by [[Muddy Waters]], also covered on the Led Zeppelin debut with a similar arrangement.{{sfn|Power|2012|p=}}  It sold well (reaching No. 15 on the ''Billboard'' charts). ''Beck-Ola'' saw drummer Micky Waller replaced by [[Tony Newman (drummer)|Tony Newman]], and, while well-received, was less successful both commercially and critically. Resentment, coupled with touring incidents, led the group to disband in July 1969.

In his autobiography, [[Nick Mason]] recalls that, during 1967, [[Pink Floyd]] had wanted to recruit Beck to be its guitarist after the departure of [[Syd Barrett]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinkfloyd-co.com/band/interviews/rww/rwwcollector.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010214231930/http://pinkfloyd-co.com/band/interviews/rww/rwwcollector.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2001|title=Record Collector Interview|first=K.|last= Whitlock|access-date=15 December 2007|publisher=Pink Floyd & Co fan website}}</ref> but "none of us had the nerve to ask him."{{sfn|Mason|Dodd|2005}} In 1969, following the death of [[Brian Jones]], Beck was approached about joining the Rolling Stones.<ref name="SPI-Clapton-Beck" />

After the break-up of his group, Beck took part in the ''[[Music from Free Creek]]'' "super session" project, billed as "A. N. Other" and contributed lead guitar on four songs, including one co-written by him. In September 1969, he teamed with the rhythm section of [[Vanilla Fudge]]: bassist [[Tim Bogert]] and drummer [[Carmine Appice]] (when they were in England to resolve contractual issues), but when Beck fractured his skull in a car accident near Maidstone in December the plan was postponed for two-and-a-half years, during which time Bogert and Appice formed [[Cactus (American band)|Cactus]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDuffee |first=Allen |date=2023-01-12 |title=The 1969 Car Crash That Nearly Ended Jeff Beck's Music Career |url=https://www.grunge.com/1164659/the-1969-car-crash-that-nearly-ended-jeff-becks-music-career/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Grunge |language=en-US}}</ref> Beck later remarked on the 1960s period of his life: "Everyone thinks of the 1960s as something they really weren't. It was the frustration period of my life. The electronic equipment just wasn't up to the sounds I had in my head."{{sfn|Heslam|1992|p=292}}

In 1970, after Beck had regained his health, he set about forming a band with the drummer [[Cozy Powell]]. Beck, Powell, and producer [[Mickie Most]] flew to the United States and recorded several tracks at [[Motown]]'s famed Studio A in Hitsville U.S.A. with the [[Funk Brothers]], Motown's in-house band, but the results remained unreleased. By April 1971 Beck had completed the line-up of this new group with guitarist/vocalist [[Bobby Tench]], keyboard player [[Max Middleton]], and bassist [[Clive Chaman]]. The new band performed as "The Jeff Beck Group" but had a substantially different sound from the first line-up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff Beck Group hometown, lineup, biography |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Jeff+Beck+Group/+wiki |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=Last.fm |language=en |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112105635/https://www.last.fm/music/Jeff%2BBeck%2BGroup/%2Bwiki |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[Rough and Ready (album)|Rough and Ready]]'' (October 1971), the first album they recorded, on which Beck wrote or co-wrote six of the album's seven tracks, included elements of soul, rhythm-and-blues, and jazz, foreshadowing the direction Beck's music would take later in the decade.<ref name="amgreview">{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |date= |title=The Jeff Beck Group - ''Rough and Ready'' (1971) album review &#124; AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rough-and-ready-mw0000192943 |work=allmusic.com}}</ref>

[[File:Early Jeff Beck.jpg|thumb|Beck in 1973]]

A second album, ''[[Jeff Beck Group (album)|Jeff Beck Group]]'' (July 1972), was recorded at TMI studios in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] with the same personnel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Graves |first=Tom |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/jeff-beck-group-mw0000649876 |title=Jeff Beck Group Review |website=AllMusic |access-date=14 February 2009 |archive-date=4 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604050704/http://www.allmusic.com/album/jeff-beck-group-mw0000649876 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beck employed [[Steve Cropper]] as producer{{sfn|Hjort|Hinman|2000|p=115}} and the album displayed a strong [[Soul music|soul]] influence, five of the nine tracks being covers of songs by American artists. One, "I Got to Have a Song", was the first of four [[Stevie Wonder]] compositions covered by Beck. Shortly after the release of the ''Jeff Beck Group'' album, the band was dissolved and Beck's management put out the statement that: "The fusion of the musical styles of the various members has been successful within the terms of individual musicians, but they didn't feel it had led to the creation of a new musical style with the strength they had originally sought".{{Sfn|Hjort|Hinman|2000|p=122}}

Beck then started collaborating with bassist [[Tim Bogert]] and drummer Carmine Appice, who became available following the demise of [[Cactus (American band)|Cactus]] but continued touring as the Jeff Beck Group in August 1972, to fulfill contractual obligations with his promoter, with a line-up including Bogert, Appice, [[Max Middleton]] and vocalist [[Kim Milford]]. After six appearances, Milford was replaced by [[Bobby Tench]], who was flown in from the United Kingdom{{sfn|Hjort|Hinman|2000|p=123}} for the ''Arie Crown Theatre'' Chicago performance and the rest of the tour,{{sfn|Joynson|1998|p=415}} which concluded at the [[Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)|Paramount North West Theatre, Seattle]]. After the tour, Tench and Middleton left the band and the [[power trio]] [[Beck, Bogert & Appice]] emerged. Appice took on the role of vocalist with Bogert and Beck contributing occasionally.{{sfn|Hjort|Hinman|2000|p=124}}

They were included on the bill for ''Rock at The Oval'' in September 1972, still as "The Jeff Beck Group", which marked the start of a tour schedule of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany. Another U.S. tour began in October 1972, starting at the [[Hollywood Sportatorium]] Florida and concluding on 11 November 1972 at The Warehouse in [[New Orleans]].{{sfn|Hjort|Hinman|2000|pp=125–131}} In April 1973 the album ''[[Beck, Bogert & Appice (album)|Beck, Bogert & Appice]]'' was released (on Epic Records). While critics acknowledged the band's instrumental prowess the album was not commercially well received except for its cover of Stevie Wonder's hit "[[Superstition (song)|Superstition]]".

On 3 July 1973, Beck joined [[David Bowie]] onstage to perform "[[The Jean Genie]]"/"[[Love Me Do]]" and "[[Around and Around]]". The show was filmed and was finally released in the 2022 Bowie documentary ''[[Moonage Daydream (film)|Moonage Daydream]]''. During October 1973 Beck recorded tracks for [[Michael Fennelly (musician)|Michael Fennelly]]'s<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p17485 |last=Thomas |first=Bryan |title=Michael Fennelly |publisher=allmusic.com |access-date=31 July 2009 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115125700/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-fennelly-mn0001634231 |url-status=live}}</ref> album ''Lane Changer''.

Early in January 1974, Beck, Bogert & Appice played at the [[Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park)|Rainbow Theatre]] in London as part of a European tour. The concert was broadcast in full on the U.S. show ''Rock Around the World'' in September of the same year. This last recorded work by the band previewed material intended for a second studio album, included on the bootleg ''At Last Rainbow''. The tracks "Blues Deluxe" and "BBA Boogie" from this concert were later included on the Jeff Beck compilation ''[[Beckology]]'' (1991).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1580 |first=Bruce |last=Eder |title=Beckology |publisher=Allmusic.com |access-date=16 February 2009 |archive-date=3 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203034056/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1580 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Beck, Bogert & Appice dissolved in April 1974 before their second studio album (produced by Jimmy Miller) was finished. Their live album ''[[Live in Japan (Beck, Bogert & Appice album)|Beck, Bogert & Appice Live in Japan]]'', recorded during their 1973 tour of Japan, was not released until February 1975 by Epic/Sony.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

After a few months, Beck entered Underhill Studio and met with the band [[Upp (band)|Upp]]; he recruited them to be the backing band for his appearance on the BBC TV program ''Guitar Workshop'' in August 1974. Beck produced and played on their [[Upp (album)|self-titled debut album]] and their second album ''This Way Upp'', though his contributions to the second album went uncredited. During 1974, he participated in recording sessions for the first album by former Jeff Beck Group member [[Bobby Tench]]'s band [[Hummingbird (band)|Hummingbird]]'<ref name="Jeff Beck Hummingbird">{{cite book|author=Hjort and Hinman|title=Jeff's book: A Chronology of Jeff Beck's Career 1965-1980|page=146}}</ref> but did not contribute to the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ainian.com/jb8.html#1 |title=No Jive With Clive! An Exclusive Interview With Clive Chaman (bass player with Hummingbird) by Dick Wyzanski |date=March 2001 |publisher=ainian.com |access-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804235307/http://www.ainian.com/jb8.html#1 |archive-date=4 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 

=== Going solo: 1974 to 1980 ===
In October the same year, Beck began to record instrumental sessions at [[AIR Oxford Circus|AIR Studios]] with [[Max Middleton]] who was also associated with Hummingbird,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bernard-pretty-purdie-mn0000047401/credits |title=Bernard Purdue |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=25 February 2023 |archive-date=15 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615111337/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bernard-pretty-purdie-mn0000047401/creditsAjax#credits |url-status=live }}</ref> bassist [[Phil Chen]] and drummer Richard Bailey using [[George Martin]] as producer and arranger. These formed the basis for Beck's solo album  ''[[Blow by Blow]]'' (March 1975)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blow-by-blow-mw0000619122 |title=Jeff Beck Blow by Blow |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=25 February 2023 |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520120825/https://www.allmusic.com/album/blow-by-blow-mw0000619122 |url-status=live }}</ref> and showcased Beck's technical prowess in jazz-rock. The album reached number four in the charts and is Beck's most commercially successful release. Beck, fastidious about [[Overdubbing|overdubs]] and often dissatisfied with his solos, often returned to AIR Studios until he was satisfied. A couple of months after the sessions had finished, producer George Martin received a telephone call from Beck, who wanted to record a solo section again. Bemused, Martin replied: "I'm sorry, Jeff, but the record is in the shops!"{{sfn|Foster|Cunningham|2000|pp=13, 119, 120, 315}}

Beck put together a live band for a US tour, which was preceded by a small and unannounced gig at The Newlands Tavern in [[Peckham]], London. He toured through April and May 1975, mostly supporting the [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]], retaining Max Middleton on keyboards but with a new [[rhythm section]] of bassist [[Wilbur Bascomb]] and noted session drummer [[Bernard Purdie|Bernard "Pretty" Purdie]], who was also associated with Hummingbird.

In a May 1975 show in [[Cleveland]] at the Music Hall, he became frustrated with an early version of a [[talk box]] he used on his arrangement of the Beatles' "[[She's a Woman]]", and after breaking a string, tossed his legendary Yardbirds-era [[Fender Stratocaster]] guitar off the stage. He did the same with the talk box and finished the show playing a Les Paul guitar without the box. During this tour he performed at [[Yuya Uchida (singer)|Yuya Uchida]]'s "World Rock Festival", playing eight songs with Purdie. In addition, he performed a guitar and drum instrumental with Johnny Yoshinaga and, at the end of the festival, joined in a live jam with bassist [[Felix Pappalardi]] of [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]] and vocalist [[Joe Yamanaka|Akira "Joe" Yamanaka]] from the [[Flower Travellin' Band]]. Only his set with Purdie was recorded and released.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Beck returned to the studio and recorded ''[[Wired (Jeff Beck album)|Wired]]'' (1976), which paired ex-Mahavishnu Orchestra drummer and composer [[Narada Michael Walden]] and keyboardist [[Jan Hammer]]. The album used a jazz-rock fusion style, which sounded similar to the work of his two collaborators. To promote the album, Beck joined forces with the Jan Hammer Group, playing a show supporting [[Alvin Lee]] at [[The Roundhouse]] in May 1976, before embarking on a seven-month-long world tour. This resulted in the live album ''[[Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live]]'' (1977).

At this point, Beck was a [[tax exile]] and took up residency in the US, remaining there until his return to the UK in the autumn of 1977. In the spring of 1978, he began rehearsing with ex-[[Return to Forever]] bassist [[Stanley Clarke]] and drummer [[Gerry Brown (drummer)|Gerry Brown]] towards a projected appearance at the Knebworth Festival, but this was cancelled after Brown dropped out. Beck toured Japan for three weeks in November 1978 with an ad hoc group consisting of Clarke and newcomers [[Tony Hymas]] (keyboards) and [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]] (drums).{{sfn|Carson|2001|p=191f}}

Work then began on a new studio album at [[the Who]]'s [[Ramport Studios]] in London and continued sporadically throughout 1979, resulting in ''[[There & Back (Jeff Beck album)|There & Back]]'' in June 1980. It featured three tracks composed and recorded with Jan Hammer, while five were written with Hymas. Stanley Clarke was replaced by [[Mo Foster]] on bass, both on the album and the subsequent tours. Its release was followed by extensive touring in the US, Japan, and the UK.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

=== Collaboration years: 1980s and 1990s ===

In 1981, Beck made a series of historic live appearances with his Yardbirds predecessor [[Eric Clapton]] at the [[Amnesty International]]-sponsored benefit concerts dubbed ''[[The Secret Policeman's Other Ball]]'' shows. In that show, he appeared with Clapton on "[[Cross Road Blues|Crossroads]]", "[[Further on Up the Road]]", and his arrangement of Stevie Wonder's "Cause We've Ended As Lovers". Beck also featured prominently in an all-star band finale performance of "[[I Shall Be Released]]" with Clapton, [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Donovan]], and [[Bob Geldof]]. Beck's contributions were seen and heard in the resulting album and film, both of which achieved worldwide success in 1982. Another benefit show, the [[ARMS Charity Concert|ARMS Concert]] for [[multiple sclerosis]], featured a jam with Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page, during which they performed "[[Tulsa Time]]"{{sfn|Carson|2001|p=163}} and "[[Layla]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fV1ETWSpk8 | title=Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page - Layla (HQ ARMS Concert 1983) | website=YouTube | date=23 June 2012 | access-date=2 June 2024 | archive-date=15 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615111405/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fV1ETWSpk8 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1985, Beck released ''[[Flash (Jeff Beck album)|Flash]]'', featuring a variety of vocalists, but most notably former bandmate [[Rod Stewart]] on a rendition of [[Curtis Mayfield]]'s "[[People Get Ready (song)|People Get Ready]]".<ref>{{Cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1d6aAwAAQBAJ&q=people+get+ready+beck+stewart+mtv&pg=PT151| title=The Small Faces & Other Stories| isbn=9780857124517| last1=Schmitt| first1=Roland| date=1 August 2011| publisher=Bobcat Books| access-date=1 November 2020| archive-date=15 January 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115125701/https://books.google.com/books?id=1d6aAwAAQBAJ&q=people+get+ready+beck+stewart+mtv&pg=PT151| url-status=live}}</ref> The aforementioned cover song was also released as a single which went on to become a hit. A video was made for the track and the clip achieved heavy rotation on [[MTV]]. The two also played a few dates together during this time but a full tour in tandem never materialized.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jeff-beck-discusses-gear-technique-and-hendrix-1985-guitar-world-interview|title=Jeff Beck Discusses Gear, Technique and Hendrix in 1985 Guitar World Interview – Guitarworld|website=Guitarworld.com|date=31 August 2011|access-date=16 September 2018|archive-date=16 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816194520/https://www.guitarworld.com/amp/features/jeff-beck-discusses-gear-technique-and-hendrix-1985-guitar-world-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> At Stewart's induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, Beck gave the induction speech saying of Stewart, "We have a [[love hate relationship]]—he loves me and I hate him."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/jeff-beck/timeline/ |title=Inductee explorer &#124; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |website=Rockhall.com |access-date=17 July 2016 |archive-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143304/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/jeff-beck/timeline |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xot_GxMHqVAC&pg=PA300 |title=Rod Stewart: The New Biography |first=Tim |last=Ewbank |author2=Stafford Hildred |page=300 |date=July 2005 |publisher=Citadel Press |access-date=17 July 2016 |isbn=9780806526447 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115125701/https://books.google.com/books?id=xot_GxMHqVAC&pg=PA300 |url-status=live }}</ref> During this time, Beck made several guest appearances with other performers, including one in the 1988 movie ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'', where he played guitar with singer [[Nicolette Larson]].{{sfn|Carson|2001|p=191f}}

After a four-year break, he made a return to instrumental music with the 1989 album ''[[Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop]]'', the first album to feature Beck as a [[fingerstyle]] guitarist, leaving the [[plectrum]] playing style.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} It was only his third album to be released in the 1980s. Much of Beck's sparse and sporadic recording schedule was due in part to a long battle with [[tinnitus]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

[[File:Jeff Beck EnmoreTheatre.jpg|thumb|left|Beck at the [[Enmore Theatre]] in [[Sydney]], 2009]]

In the 1990s, Beck had a higher musical output. He contributed to [[Jon Bon Jovi]]'s solo debut album ''[[Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi album)|Blaze of Glory]]'' in 1990, playing the main solo of the album's title song, which was also the [[Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi song)|theme song]] to the movie ''[[Young Guns II]]''. The same year, he was a featured performer on [[Hans Zimmer]]'s score for the film ''[[Days of Thunder]]''. He played lead guitar on [[Roger Waters]]' 1992 concept album ''[[Amused to Death]]'', and on the 1993 albums ''[[The Red Shoes (album)|The Red Shoes]]'' by [[Kate Bush]] and ''[[Love Scenes (Beverley Craven album)|Love Scenes]]'' by [[Beverley Craven]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/03/23/beverley_craven_interview_feature.shtml|title=Beverley's back!|work=BBC Online|first=Katy|last=Lewis|date=23 March 2007|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-date=10 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110125433/http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/03/23/beverley_craven_interview_feature.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> He recorded the 1992 instrumental soundtrack album ''[[Frankie's House (soundtrack album)|Frankie's House]]'', as well as ''[[Crazy Legs (album)|Crazy Legs]]'' (1993), a tribute album to 1950s rockabilly group [[Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps]] and their influential guitarist [[Cliff Gallup]].{{sfn|Carson|2001|p=221}}

Beck rehearsed with [[Guns N' Roses]] for their concert in Paris in 1992, but did not play in the actual concert due to ear damage caused by a [[Matt Sorum]] [[cymbal]] crash, causing Beck to become temporarily deaf.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/jeff-becks-music-business-lessons|title=Jeff Beck's Music Business Lessons|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|date=27 April 2010|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-date=31 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031091802/http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/jeff-becks-music-business-lessons|url-status=live}}</ref> The Yardbirds were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1992. In Beck's acceptance speech, he humorously noted that "Someone told me I should be proud tonight{{nbsp}}... But I'm not, because they kicked me out{{nbsp}}... They did{{nbsp}}... Fuck them!"<ref name="RRHoFSpeech">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPiln7t58ls| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/FPiln7t58ls| archive-date=29 October 2021|title=Jeff Beck-Hall of Fame Speech|date=23 March 2008|via=YouTube|access-date=13 January 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

He accompanied [[Paul Rodgers]] of [[Bad Company]] on the album ''[[Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters]]'' in 1993.

=== Solo career renewal: 1999 to 2020s ===

Beck's next release was in 1999, his first foray into guitar-based [[electronica]], ''[[Who Else!]]''. The album was Beck's first collaboration with a female instrumentalist, [[Jennifer Batten]],<ref name="Music Legends">{{cite web|publisher=Music Legends|url=http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/jennifer-batten-interview/|title=Jennifer Batten Interview|access-date=3 July 2013|date=23 July 2008|last=Saulnier|first=Jason|archive-date=19 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319171111/http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/jennifer-batten-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> in touring, writing, and recording as well as the first time he had worked with another guitarist on his own material since playing in the Yardbirds. Beck continued to work with Batten through the post-release tour of ''You Had It Coming'' in 2001.<ref>Blackett, Matt. "Rock: Riffs-Jennifer Batten." Guitar Player. Vol. 42.9. Sept. 2008</ref>

Beck won his third [[Grammy Award]], this one for "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" for the track "Dirty Mind" from ''[[You Had It Coming]]'' (2000).<ref name="grammy" /> The song "Plan B" from the 2003 release ''[[Jeff (album)|Jeff]]'', earned Beck his fourth [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance]], and was proof that the new electro-guitar style he used for the two earlier albums would continue to dominate.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} Beck was the opening act for [[B.B. King]] in the summer of 2003 and appeared at Eric Clapton's [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] in 2004. Additionally, in 2004, Beck was featured on the song [[54-46 That's My Number|"54-46 Was My Number"]] by [[Toots and the Maytals]] as part of the album [[True Love (Toots & the Maytals album)|''True Love'']] which won the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Reggae Album]].{{sfn|Power|2012|p=}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Toots&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=All |title=Awards &#124; GRAMMYs |website=Grammy.com |date=30 April 2017 |access-date=22 July 2017 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220070312/https://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=toots&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=All |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Jeff Beck & Tal Wilkenfeld.jpg|thumb|left|Beck with [[Tal Wilkenfeld]] on the 2007 [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] tour]]

In 2007, he accompanied [[Kelly Clarkson]] for her cover of [[Patty Griffin]]'s  "[[Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)|Up to the Mountain]]", during the [[Idol Gives Back]] episode of ''[[American Idol]]''. The performance was recorded live and afterward, was immediately released for sale.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} In the same year, he appeared once again at Clapton's [[Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007|Crossroads Guitar Festival]], performing with [[Vinnie Colaiuta]], [[Jason Rebello]], and then 21-year-old bassist [[Tal Wilkenfeld]].<ref>Power, M. 2014. Hot Wired Guitar: The Life Of Jeff Beck. Omnibus Press, pp. 398-400.</ref>

Beck announced a world tour in early 2009 and remained faithful to the same lineup of musicians as in his tour two years before, playing and recording at [[Ronnie Scott's]] in London to a sold-out audience.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} Beck played on the song "Black Cloud" on the 2009 [[Morrissey]] album ''[[Years of Refusal]]'' and later that year, [[Harvey Goldsmith]] became Beck's manager.<ref>BBC ''Desert Island Discs'' Harvey Goldsmith</ref>
Beck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist on 4 April 2009;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214100333/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-etrockhall0922%2C0%2C3257546.story|url-status=dead|title=Newsday &#124; Long Island's & NYC's News Source|archive-date=14 February 2009|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> the award was presented by Jimmy Page. Beck performed "[[Train Kept A-Rollin']]" along with Page, Ronnie Wood, [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]], [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], and [[Metallica]] members [[James Hetfield]], [[Robert Trujillo]], [[Lars Ulrich]], [[Kirk Hammett]], and [[Jason Newsted]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hREPMeeR5GfDTBELMODMLmXmjLWgD95N3FTO1 |title=The Associated Press: Run-DMC, Metallica lead list of 2009 Rock Hall |access-date=28 January 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123005927/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hREPMeeR5GfDTBELMODMLmXmjLWgD95N3FTO1 |archive-date=23 January 2009 }}</ref>
On 4 July 2009, [[David Gilmour]] joined Beck onstage at the Albert Hall. Beck and Gilmour traded solos on "Jerusalem" and closed the show with "[[Hi Ho Silver Lining]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=David Gilmour and Jeff Beck Play "Jerusalem" and "Hi Ho Silver Lining" in 2009 |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/david-gilmour-and-jeff-beck-play-jerusalem-and-hi-ho-silver-lining-2009-video |website=Guitar World |date=24 June 2019 |access-date=12 January 2023 |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112022019/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/david-gilmour-and-jeff-beck-play-jerusalem-and-hi-ho-silver-lining-2009-video |url-status=live }}</ref>

Beck's album ''[[Emotion & Commotion]]'' was released in April 2010. It features a mixture of original songs and [[cover song|covers]] such as "[[Over the Rainbow]]", Puccini's ''[[Nessun Dorma]]'' and [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[Corpus Christi Carol]]'', interpreted through Beck's "uniquely sensitive touch".<ref>Sweeting, A. (2023) "Jeff Beck Obituary." ''Guardian'', 12 January.</ref> [[Joss Stone]] and [[Imelda May]] provided some of the guest vocals.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/19/jeff-beck-blends-classical-with-rock-on-april-13th-album-emotion-commotion/ |title=Jeff beck, Emotion & Commotion |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=13 April 2009 |access-date=2 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124120525/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/19/jeff-beck-blends-classical-with-rock-on-april-13th-album-emotion-commotion/ |archive-date=24 January 2010 }}</ref> Two tracks from ''Emotion & Commotion'' won Grammy Awards in 2011: "Nessun Dorma" won the [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance]], and "Hammerhead" won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance]].<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2011-02-10-grammy-winners_N.htm|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|title=The 2011 Grammy winners list: Who took home the gold?|date=14 February 2011|access-date=22 July 2011|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104150223/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2011-02-10-grammy-winners_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Beck collaborated on "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]" for the 2010 [[Herbie Hancock]] album, ''[[The Imagine Project]]'' along with [[Seal (musician)|Seal]], [[P!nk]], [[India.Arie]], [[Konono N°1]], [[Oumou Sangare]] and others and received a third Grammy in 2011 for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]] for the track.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=36827|title=The Imagine Project|magazine=All About Jazz|date=21 June 2010|access-date=29 November 2010|archive-date=2 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102213139/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=36827|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dailyrecord.com/sixstrings/2011/02/14/jeff-beck-nabs-three-grammy-awards/|title=Jeff Beck ties Lady Gaga with three Grammys|publisher=dailyrecord.com|date=14 February 2011|access-date=29 December 2011|archive-date=11 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711060438/http://blogs.dailyrecord.com/sixstrings/2011/02/14/jeff-beck-nabs-three-grammy-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Beck's 2010 World Tour band featured Grammy-winning musician [[Narada Michael Walden]] on drums, [[Rhonda Smith]] on bass, and [[Jason Rebello]] on keyboards. He released a live album titled ''[[Live and Exclusive from the Grammy Museum]]'' on 25 October 2010. On 9 June 2010 Beck with Imelda May's band recorded a DVD named ''[[Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul)]]'', of a concert at the Iridium in NYC featuring several Les Paul songs (with Ms. May doing the Mary Ford vocals).

[[File:Jeff Beck 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Beck performing in 2011]]
In 2011, Beck received two honorary degrees from British universities. On 18 July 2011, he was honoured with a fellowship from the [[University of the Arts London]] in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to the field of Music".<ref name="imaguitarist">{{cite web|url=http://imaguitarist.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/jeff-beck-receives-an-honorary-fellowship-from-university-of-the-arts-london-and-university-of-sussex/|title=Jeff Beck receives an Honorary Fellowship from University of the Arts London and University of Sussex|publisher=imaguitarist|date=19 July 2011|access-date=22 July 2011|archive-date=1 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901081206/http://imaguitarist.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/jeff-beck-receives-an-honorary-fellowship-from-university-of-the-arts-london-and-university-of-sussex/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 July 2011, Beck was also presented with an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Sussex]] (by [[Sanjeev Bhaskar]], the university's chancellor), the citation stating that the honour acknowledged "an outstanding musical career and celebrated the relationship between the university and the [[Brighton Institute of Modern Music]] (BIMM)".<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-14232193|title=Guitarist Jeff Beck receives honorary degree in Sussex|publisher=BBC|date=21 July 2011|access-date=22 July 2011|archive-date=26 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070413/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-14232193|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9153272.Sussex_University_graduation_ceremonies_begin/|title=Sussex University graduation ceremonies begin|publisher=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]]|date=21 July 2011|access-date=22 July 2011|archive-date=9 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009073031/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9153272.Sussex_University_graduation_ceremonies_begin/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, it was announced that Beck would be performing on [[Beach Boys]] founder [[Brian Wilson]]'s solo album (alongside Beach Boys [[Al Jardine]] and [[David Marks (musician)|David Marks]]) on Capitol Records.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brianwilson.com/news/2013/6/6/brian-wilson-returns-to-capitol-music-group-currently-recording-and-self-producing-his-11th-solo-studio-album |title=Brian Wilson Returns to Capitol Music Group; Currently Recording and Self-Producing New Solo Studio Album—Brian Wilson |publisher=Brianwilson.com |date=6 June 2013 |access-date=19 June 2013 |archive-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609144416/http://www.brianwilson.com/news/2013/6/6/brian-wilson-returns-to-capitol-music-group-currently-recording-and-self-producing-his-11th-solo-studio-album |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 20 June, Wilson's website announced that the material might be split into three albums: one of new pop songs, another of mostly instrumental tracks with Beck, and another of interwoven tracks dubbed "the suite".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brianwilson.com/news/2013/6/20/brian-wilson-rocks-with-jeff-beck-plans-new-lps |title=Rolling Stone: Brian Wilson Rocks With Jeff Beck, Plans New LPs — Brian Wilson |publisher=Brianwilson.com |date=20 June 2013 |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729141434/https://www.brianwilson.com/news/2013/6/20/brian-wilson-rocks-with-jeff-beck-plans-new-lps |url-status=dead }}</ref> Beck also accompanied Wilson (along with Jardine and Marks) on an [[Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck Tour 2013|18-date fall 2013 tour]], which started in late September and ended in late October (prior to which, Beck made clear that he regarded sharing the stage with Wilson as a complete honour for himself).<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Erin |last=Coulehan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/brian-wilson-and-jeff-beck-plan-fall-tour-20130805 |title=Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck Plan Fall Tour &#124; Music News |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=5 August 2013 |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=19 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319224326/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/brian-wilson-and-jeff-beck-plan-fall-tour-20130805 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, to mark the beginning of Jeff's World Tour in Japan, a three-track CD titled ''Yosogai'' was released on 5 April; the album had yet to be finalized at the time of the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/jeff-beck-performs-why-give-it-away-japan-only-ep-yosogai-video|title=Jeff Beck Performs "Why Give It Away" from Japan-Only EP, 'Yosogai' — Video|work=Guitar World |date=6 May 2014 |publisher=Guitarworld.com|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=24 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041230/http://www.guitarworld.com/jeff-beck-performs-why-give-it-away-japan-only-ep-yosogai-video|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2014, he accompanied [[Joss Stone]] at [[The Royal British Legion]]'s Festival of Remembrance at the [[Royal Albert Hall]].

For the 2016 album ''[[Loud Hailer (album)|Loud Hailer]]'', Beck teamed up with Carmen Vandenberg and Rosie Bones of [[Bones UK]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhino.com/product/loud-hailer|title=Loud Hailer|publisher=Rhino.com|accessdate=15 January 2023|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615111338/https://www.rhino.com/product/loud-hailer|url-status=live}}</ref> The album protests the state of the world,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.popmatters.com/jeff-beck-loud-hailer-2495423796.html | title=Jeff Beck: Loud Hailer, PopMatters | date=26 July 2016 | access-date=30 May 2024 | archive-date=15 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615111355/https://www.popmatters.com/jeff-beck-loud-hailer-2495423796.html | url-status=live }}</ref> with titles ranging from ''Thugs' Club'' via ''Scared for the Children'' to ''O.I.L. (Can't Get Enough of That Sticky)''.

On 16 April 2020, Beck released a new single, in which he collaborated with [[Johnny Depp]] to record [[John Lennon]]'s song "[[Isolation (John Lennon song)|Isolation]]", explaining that this was a first record release from an ongoing musical collaboration between the two men. They had been recording music together for some time, with the track being produced the year before, but Beck explained that the decision to release it was influenced by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] [[lockdown]]s: "We weren't expecting to release it so soon but given all the hard days and true 'isolation' that people are going through in these challenging times, we decided now might be the right time to let you all hear it".<ref>"The musical soulmates have been working behind-the-scenes for the past few several years on new music and have released their first single as a duo today, a re-imagining of John Lennon's classic track "Isolation..." [http://jeffbeck.com/jeff-beck-johnny-depp-release-cover-john-lennons-isolation/ DEBUT COLLABORATION FROM THE UNEXPECTED DUO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424022416/http://jeffbeck.com/jeff-beck-johnny-depp-release-cover-john-lennons-isolation/ |date=24 April 2020 }}, as published on 16 April 2020, in Jeff Beck official website</ref><ref>See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma-149FnSN4 Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp – Isolation [Official Lyric Video<nowiki>]</nowiki>], as published on 16 April 2020, in Jeff Beck official YouTube channel {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120157/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma-149FnSN4 |date=17 April 2020 }}</ref>

[[File:Jeff-beck DSC07202.jpg|thumb|left|Beck performing in Denmark, 2022]]
On 2 June 2022, Beck was in the news after Depp appeared with him at [[The Sage]] in [[Gateshead]], following his victory in [[Depp v. Heard|the high-profile defamation case]] against his ex-wife [[Amber Heard]]. Both also had performed at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London earlier in the week.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61679022|title=Johnny Depp gigs in Gateshead after Amber Heard libel case win|work=BBC News|date=3 June 2022|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603014905/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61679022|url-status=live}}</ref> Beck and Depp's first single from their collaborative album ''[[18 (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album)|18]]'', titled "[[This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr]]", was announced on 10 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/10/johnny-depp-and-jeff-back-drop-first-single-album-name-release-date-16804699 |date= 10 June 2022 |title= Johnny Depp and Jeff Back drop first single from joint album: Name, release date and more |access-date= 10 June 2022 |work= [[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]], London, United Kingdom |first= Alistair |last=McGeorge |archive-date= 10 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220610154023/https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/10/johnny-depp-and-jeff-back-drop-first-single-album-name-release-date-16804699/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Beck is featured on two tracks (the title track and "A Thousand Shades") from [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s album ''[[Patient Number 9]]'', which was released on 24 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbourne-to-release-patient-number-9-single-on-friday-teaser-available |title=Ozzy Osbourne to Release 'Patient Number 9' Single on Friday; Teaser Available |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=22 June 2022 |access-date=24 June 2022 |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624045140/https://blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbourne-to-release-patient-number-9-single-on-friday-teaser-available |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Dion DiMucci]]'s 2020 album ''[[Joe_Bonamassa#Keeping_the_Blues_Alive_Records|Blues with Friends]]'' he played lead guitar on "Can't Start Over Again".<ref>{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Friedlander |title=Check out Dion's new collaborative tune with Jeff Beck, 'Can't Start Over Again' |website=AM-880 KIXI |date=26 May 2020 |url=https://kixi.com/check-out-dions-new-collaborative-tune-with-jeff-beck-cant-start-over-again/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615111844/https://kixi.com/check-out-dions-new-collaborative-tune-with-jeff-beck-cant-start-over-again/ |archive-date=15 June 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Beck's final recording before his death was his contribution to a supergroup recording of "[[Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero]]" to support the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] and Teen Cancer America.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Kaufman | first=Gil | title=Mark Knopfler Roped 60 Guitar Heroes For 'Going Home' Charity Single, Including Bruce Springsteen, Slash, Pete Townshend | magazine=Billboard | date=February 8, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/mark-knopfler-guitarists-going-home-charity-single-bruce-springsteen-slash-townshend-1235602787/ | access-date=February 8, 2024 | archive-date=15 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615111845/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/mark-knopfler-guitarists-going-home-charity-single-bruce-springsteen-slash-townshend-1235602787/ | url-status=live }}</ref>