The Jeff Beck Group

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The Jeff Beck Group were a rock band formed in 1968. Their unique and innovative approach to heavy-sounding blues was a major influence on popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The original band consisted of Beck on guitar, Rod Stewart on vocals, Ron Wood on bass, Nicky Hopkins on piano and organ, and Mick Waller on drums. This lineup would produce only two albums (on the second, Mick Waller was replaced by drummer Tony Newman).

After The group disbanded, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood went on to join The Small Faces, who were about to break up because of the loss of Steve Marriott. Because of Rod and Ron's larger stature than those of the rest of the band, they were renamed The Faces. Meanwhile, Jeff Beck planned to join Vanilla Fudge Rhythm section, Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice, but suffered a head injury in a car wreck. Bogert and Appice would go on to form Cactus while Beck Recovered. After recovering from his injuries, Beck reformed the group with vocalist, Bob Tench, keyboardist, Max Middleton, drummer, Cozy Powell and bassist, Clive Chaman. The band would go on to release two more albums before disbanding.

[edit] After disbanding

After breaking up, Jeff Beck went on to join Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice, forming the band Beck, Bogert & Appice. They released one studio album which made it to #12 on Billboard in 1972 and a live album. While planning to release a second album, Beck left the group to reunite with Max Middleton. He released mostly instrumental fusion albums and eventually began recording techno.

Rod Stewart and Ron Wood had moderate success with The Faces, before Ronnie Lane was replaced with Japanese bassist, Tetsu Yamauchi. Because Tetsu was unable to get a work permit in the U.K., the band decided to break up. Both Wood and Stewart would both start solo careers before Wood replaced Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones.

Cozy Powell went on to join Rainbow and several temporary acts befor joining Black Sabbath.

[edit] Discography