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Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78

FILE - Guitarist Jeff Beck performs in concert at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock 'n' roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player's guitar player, has died. He was 78.

Beck died Tuesday after "suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis," his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday. The location was not immediately known.

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