Blow by Blow
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With his shag haircut and white Stratocaster...
With his shag haircut and white Stratocaster guitar, Jeff Beck was an icon known and loved by millions. Yet somehow, he maintained the ineffable low profile cool of a cult hero as he glided through six decades of musical trends with nary a lapse in taste. Not to say he ever played it safe. What other guitarist can lay claim to performing with opera star Luciano Pavarotti, mainstream television personality Kelly Clarkson, and professional degenerates like Guns N' Roses with equal grace and wit? Or as Beck himself once quipped, “I'm an awkward son of a bitch when it comes to doing the expected.”
In Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story, Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill return to chart the unexplored life of rock's greatest and perhaps most enigmatic instrumentalist. Culled from approximately 30 hours of interviews with the late guitarist himself, numerous conversations with those closest to him, and extensive research, the book sheds new light on the genius that Jimmy Page once said, “shifted the whole sound and face of electric guitar music.”
Published By Da Capo
Format Hardback
Number Of Pages 400
Publication Date 07/14/2026
ISBN 9780306836589
Dimensions 6.45 inches x 9.3 inches
“This is the book Jeff deserves. It’s honest, thoughtful, and true.”—Johnny Depp
"Fine, fine work. This Blow By Blow composition by authors Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill skillfully and artfully captures the story of one of the truly great heroes of the guitar: Jeff Beck.
Jeff, in a very real way, stands as a gifted artist and innovator who refined his technical skills to a super-detailed, personal point. The same is true of this great book. It’s full of deep insights and takes one into Jeff Beck’s life, mind, and singular artistic brilliance. There will not soon be another Jeff Beck.
Beck’s story is the stuff of legends and is told masterfully in this high-volume volume.”—Billy Gibbons