This one hurts. One of the all time greats.
The emotion is just off the charts for me:Wonder wrote Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers for his wife Syreeta, but gave it to Jeff after Motown Records insisted Stevie record Superstition himself, a track he’d actually composed for Beck. Wonder had penned it as a thank-you to Jeff for playing on his 1972 album Talking Book.
“The idea was that I was going to guest on his record and he was going to give me a song in return,” said Beck. “Stevie gave me [Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers] as an apology for releasing Superstition first. He wrote [it] for me, but the record company had the power to prevent any other record coming out and they said, ‘This is a number one smash: Beck doesn’t get this’.”
Rock veteran and Grammy-winning guitarist Jeff Beck died aged 78 after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis”, his family announced on Wednesday.
A statement posted to Twitter and Instagram read: “On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing.
“After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss.”
The chief executive of charity Meningitis Now, Dr Tom Nutt, said the shock news was a reminder about the “devastating” disease and its ability to affect any age group.
Also notice the respect he shows the band-mates.
Absolutely. The mark of a great talent like Jeff Beck is their willingness to share the spotlight. The young bassist who soloed in that rendition of "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" was outstanding.
Another great example of his creative approach to guitar on Stevie Wonder's "Cause We've Ended As Lovers". Also notice the respect he shows the band-mates.
https://www.musicradar.com/news/jeff-beck-stevie-wonder-cause-weve-ended-as-lovers
Wonder wrote Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers for his wife Syreeta, but gave it to Jeff after Motown Records insisted Stevie record Superstition himself, a track he’d actually composed for Beck. Wonder had penned it as a thank-you to Jeff for playing on his 1972 album Talking Book.
“The idea was that I was going to guest on his record and he was going to give me a song in return,” said Beck. “Stevie gave me [Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers] as an apology for releasing Superstition first. He wrote [it] for me, but the record company had the power to prevent any other record coming out and they said, ‘This is a number one smash: Beck doesn’t get this’.”
I came across this tribute to Jeff by Tommy Emmanuel today. Very nicely done by one guitar master to another...
Here is Jeff Beck with Stevie Wonder, playing Superstition. Terrific.
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I guess he had seen his share of spotlight, and was comfortable enough to not crave more applause. Of course, he got applause anyway.
I think I've seen that curly hair female bass player in videos with Metallica and others too. She is very good.
I guess I know him mainly from radio play of Blow by Blow, specifically Cause We've Ended As Lovers. Wonderful tune. Need to re-listen to some of his albums to see if any other songs jog my memory...