Jeff Beck
Beck in 2007, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Geoffrey Arnold Beck
Date of Birth: 24 June, 1944
Place of Birth: Surrey Mid Eastern, Surrey, England, U.K.
Date of Death: 10 January, 2023
Place of Death: East Sussex, England, U.K.
Ethnicity: English, one quarter German
Jeff Beck was an English musician. He was widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in rock. He was a member of the band The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, and The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood.
Jeff was the son of Ethel and Arnold Herbert Beck. He was married to Sandra Beck, until his death.
Jeff’s paternal grandfather was named Arnold Theodore/Theador Arnold Beck. Arnold was born, c. 1863, in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Jeff’s paternal grandmother was named Susan Amila. Susan was born in Devonshire, England.
Jeff’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Dixie.
Sources: Marriage record of Jeff’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Jeff’s father on the 1911 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Jeff’s paternal grandparents, Arnold Theodore/Theador Arnold Beck and Susan Amila, on the 1891 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org
music legend, rest in peace, always wondered if ”Beck” was indeed a german surname, surprised to see his german ancestry was this recent, but looking at his eyes you can tell there’s strong germanic influence, english people on average have some germanic blood but not so recent, Alan Rickman famously had germanic eyes dispite not having any traceble german ancestry
The “Jeff Beck Group” formed in London in early 1967 included vocalist Rod Stewart and rhythm guitarist Ronnie Wood.
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Jeff’s paternal grandparents were Arnold Theodore/Theador Arnold Beck and Susan.