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Elected to the rock and roll hall of fame as a solo artist in 2009.

Played guitar on the Cyndi Lauper track "Above The Clouds" from the 2005 Album "The Body Acoustic".

Released his solo album in February. Has been on tour since. [December 2001]

Throughout the 90s, Jeff Beck still toured around and, in 1998, played a sellout date in Mexico.

Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Yardbirds) in 1992.

He was awarded the 1990 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Musical Direction for "Methusalem" at the New Crime Productions Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

In 1989, he released the album "Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop", which was also a big success.

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 1983, three former The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, got together to do one-off charity concerts.

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 hospitalized

Romantically linked with top British fashion model Celia Hammond from 1968 to 1992.

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 Ronnie Wood, who later went on to form The Faces. Thoughout the rest of the 60s and 70s, he continued to record instrumental albums.

Was once romantically-linked to Mary Hughes, during his stint with The Yardbirds - she is mentioned twice in one of the few "Yardbirds" songs sung by Beck, "Psycho Daisies" (1966).

In 1965, he replaced Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds.

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.