Rock Family Tree Sparks Debate Among Music Fans
The rock music family tree is causing debate among fans, but no one can deny how influential Jeff Beck was on the genre as a whole.
A rock family tree has been circulating on Facebook and truly proves that Jeff Beck is the Godfather of the rock once and for all. Originally shared by supergroup Cream, the image shows The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck's original band, sitting at the number one spot, with ties to a plethora of influential bands that came after them, such as Led Zepplin, Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana and The Beatles.
Beck found fame performing with The Yardbirds in 1965. His career was kickstarted while within the group, similar to previous and succeeding members Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. Rolling Stone has described him as "one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock," while he has ranked in the top five of the 100 Greatest Guitarists in the same magazine (as well as other publications).
Sadly, it was announced today that the legendary guitarist had passed away after "suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis."
While many fans agreed with Cream's sentiment and argued that lots of influential artists were left off the tree, many still supported Beck's influence, commenting:
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"Jeff beck branch forget the Jeff beck group w/ ROD Stewart and Ron wood and Kenny Jones which led to the faces, stones and the who and remember ROD and wood replaced Steve Marriott in the small faces when he left to form humble pie!"
"How could they leave out Rod Stewart as Jeff Beck’s vocalist and all the connections of bands with him?"
In response to fans who were unhappy with the tree, Cream added a comment with an attached image of a "superior" tree stating, "This one is better in many regards but is still on Clapton, Beck & Page — pre things like Honeydrippers, Box of Frogs, etc"
Despite a more organised chronological order, the main players don't change in the new image, and Beck still sits squarely at the top, further proving his long-standing influence.
While many rock fans enjoyed the debate, for some, it was just too much, with one fan commenting, "I’m just fucking dizzy now."
It seems that rock and roll isn't for the faint-hearted.
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