New Jersey 101.5 » Jeff Beck http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Weekend in Music History http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history/ http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:24:53 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=182862 October 19th, 1966: The Yardbirds land in New York for their 1st US tour with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars. However, after only two dates of the tour, Beck developed acute tonsillitis and had to quit the group. He would go on to form The Jeff Beck Group, which would give Rod Stewart his first major exposure.

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June 23rd
1965 - The Yardbirds appear at The City Hall, Salisbury, England. Admission is just 10 shillings, or $1.40. This is one of their last gigs with Jeff Beck on guitar, within a week he would

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