ROSS SIMPSON

Eric Patrick Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist,
singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most
successful and influential guitarists in rock music. He
ranked second in Rolling Stone‘s list of the "100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Tim’‘ and fourth in Gibson‘s "Top 50
Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five
in Time magazine’s list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar
Players" in 2009. Clapton is 78 years old today.

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry died on this day in
history, March 18, 2017, at age 90.

Born as Charles Edward Anderson Berry on Oct. 18,
1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, Chuck Berry was exposed
to music through his parents and his church.

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington was last surviving
original member of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary
Rossington died Sunday. The cause of  death not known at
this time.

Geoffrey (Jeff) Arnold Beck
(24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) 

Beck was an English rock guitarist with the Yardbirds and after
fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975,
he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus on
innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres ranging
from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-
rock and electronica.

Beck ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone and other magazine’s
list of 100 greatest guitarists. Rolling Stone described him as
"one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock." Beck died
from bacterial meningitis on Tuesday.

On November 29, 2001, English musician and songwriter George Harrison died at the age of 58. Harrison achieved global fame as
a member of the Beatles and went on to a successful solo career
that included frequent collaborations with many of the foremost musicians of his generation.

Harrison was born in Liverpool in 1943 and joined the group, then
known as the Quarrymen, when he was barely 15. Harrison became
the group’s lead guitarist and frequently sang, but he developed a reputation as the “quiet Beatle” and was oftentimes overshadowed
by the duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Nonetheless, his influence on the group, and rock music in general, was profound.