Julian Miles Holland (born 24 January 1958) is a British pianist, bandleade… Read Full Bio ↴Julian Miles Holland (born 24 January 1958) is a British pianist, bandleader ( Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra ), television presenter, architectural eccentric and pop music enthusiast. He was also a founding member of the highly acclaimed and successful band Squeeze.

Drown In My Own Tears
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@geoffclark9271

1y↑104

He played the guitar as close to a human voice as I've ever heard. Nuance on every note, such amazing feel, always inventive - it's all there, the wailing, the humour, the tears, the joy, the 'yeah cos it's rock n roll mate', the lot. He was a True Master. Never played the same songs the same way twice and never failed to stop growing as a musician. Great band leader too. Love this cover, there aren't many that could have pulled it off, yet alone perform it like That. RIP Jeff the legend.

@aegirmeingott

1y↑8

what you wrote is absolutely right. jf didn‘t only play guitar, he had told us stories, feelings, poured tears in my soul with his excellent playing skills and musicality, a genius.

@HSTOZA

1y↑195

No one played the Stratocaster better than Jeff Beck. Not Clapton, not Hendrix. Beck was the master. For me, this performance captures everything that he was about musically. The stage presence, the way he replicates the voice, and his absolute dominance of the guitar. Don't knows what else to say really.

@pippipster6767

1y↑8

They are all exceptionally good in their own way. All of these great guitarists are in a category of their own virtually. And they can all do things that the others can’t quite do.

@dadmadforgot4050

1y↑6

Well said, couldn’t agree more 👍 it’s a sad loss.

@Boudica234

1y↑12

Well said. This performance really captured Jeff at the top of his game. The dynamics, the feel and the tonality are magnificent. The thing is I've heard so much blues over the decades that frankly I'm sick of it. I typically find it boring and repetitive. But not this performance. Jeff avoids every worn down blues cliche and manages to convey a voice and style that's so damn good and so damn unique. This is my fav Jeff Beck performance.

@David-mw3sb

1y↑3

I think Hendrix was "better".

@toddmcintosh83

1y↑1

While JB was certainly a master guitarist and a legend to be sure, and one of my all time favorite players, it’s futile to argue he was the greatest, over others that you mentioned. Suffice it to say he holds a place forever in guitar mastery!😉🙂✌️🎸😎

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@davidklepinger4809

1y↑21

Absolutely jaw-dropping. This is one of my favorite songs of all time, and I’ll never hear it the same way again. RIP, Jeff Beck, a true master. We miss you!

@timothy3686

4y↑125

Mark my words, this is ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARIST PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME AND A COMPLETE DEMONSTRATION OF MUSICIANSHIP AND INSTRUMENT MASTERY.

@philfyphil

I agree with the first sentence, the second is tummy rot. Wake up!

@chilblain1

2y↑2

And…

He’s like seventy. Humbled.

@chilblain1

1y↑2

You goddamn right.

@erickuritsky4087

1y↑8

Agreed. In addition to Jeff's unique technically developed style, the ability to tell a story [in my opinion] is the most important aspect of the guitar solo. He is able to tell a slightly different story each time he plays: and always interesting. Nobody knows how he does it!

@TheBlueskyson

Noted Tim. and agreed

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@danielfritz954

1y↑30

They way he walks off stage looking like "hope i was good enough" after he played like the best performance ever done on a strat while the whole band is giving him applause is just priceless. Humble guy and true legend !! I will always listen to Jeff Beck !

@erickuritsky4087

1y↑5

He's humble, but believe me, he knows he's uniquely gifted. He has enormous confidence up there.

@holliswilliams8426

1y↑1

@Eric Kuritsky I agree, he's humble but he knows that he is good.

@rickcarroll7655

Yes, and he was competitive too. If someone on same stage did something spectacular Jeff would get amp’ed up to go two or three steps further! And we were all the beneficiaries. At the same time he shared a stage as well as anyone.

@sEaNoYeAh

1y↑37

RIP a legend. This performance is a fitting tribute to his own greatness.

@evanhowell7429

1y↑79

Shocked by Jeff's passing today. Thanks for all the great music. You will definitely be missed & NEVER be forgotten.

@nolanyoung4480

1y↑2

My heart is broken hearing about this incredible loss. He truly was sent from heaven.

@PhukIT1865

1y↑3

I too was immediately numb and directionless. God it's so great to listen to this now. Tip apart the blues and sadness away from me

@guitarttimman

1y↑2

It sucks that the LEGEND is gone. He was so great!

@Beckola11

42w

@@PhukIT1865 Still. I still feel that way. This is a breathtaking video

@brucedelaney9606

4y↑63

One of the only guitarists that improves with age. He is one with the instrument.

@gamechartz7648

3y↑52

For anyone who doesn't understand watch his feet. No pedals no effects.... it's all on the guitar. That's class that's blues 😊😊😊

@laurabrown3953

1y↑4

Wheweee that gave me the chills!! Just came across this gem.

@musikerongpanday4237

4y↑49

Oh my! Even the strat didn't know it could produce that kind of sound. Long live Jeff Beck! 2020

@robertstone1409

3y↑4

The Strat was bon in 1954 but people didn't know the potential until Jimi Hendrix showed us what 'else' we could do with it. Jeff Beck is like Hendrix in the way he brings out more expressive sounds than anyone thought possible from the instrument.

@doubleotwentyone

9y↑74

One of my favourite performances of anything, ever. The applause from the whole band says it all.

@13572danube

5y↑6

I agree. When I try to explain Jeff to people, I often play this clip. I bet it made Ray Charles smile.

@rickjason215

I don't think most people understand what they are seeing. He runs off stage as if he is embarrassed by the acclaim.

@Jorma_K

Even the best shake there head and Smile

@PrinceWesterburg

1y↑4

Now I'm drowning in my own tears - can't believe Jeff is gone, but, he always surprised us!
Big thanks to his wife Sandra for keeping him healthy and creative decades longer than most rockers

@johnglenn6124

1y↑10

This was one of those moments when you are watching TV and it is etched on the brain. New Years Eve, Jools Holland’s Hootenanny and this happened. One of my favourite Ray Charles songs, and Jeff Beck did this. Could anybody else have imagined this, never mind delivered it? RIP.

@markbrennan8033

1y↑8

The band couldn't hold back their admiration. JB made the guitar sing. Incomparable

@HughCorbyCruick

1y↑37

No one could show you what a whammy bar could do better than this guy. Thanks for the sounds, Jeff. Ya did good. Off you go.

@holliswilliams8426

1y↑4

I really thought the whammy bar was a gimmick as I was interested only in acoustic, but seeing him do this stuff I realise I was wrong.

@rickjason215

@Hollis Williams For most guitarists it is a gimmick. They grab it, but it really adds nothing to their playing. More a prop than anything else. Beck’s control of the whammy bar and the muting of all the strings, but the one he is playing is incredible. I believe he is muting with his fretting hand, because no other strings ring out and he can’t mute with his right hand, while using the whammy bar.

@mhmoretti

1y↑13

Just a man, a guitar with a cable running to an amp. Incredible. RIP to a master

@PhukIT1865

1y↑9

this brings tears to my eyes. Because he is gone and because his playing is so goddamn good!

@davidharding200

1y↑15

Wow he was really in his game here. Absolute mastery of the instrument

@djfranticgu

1y↑12

😩😩ive watched this performance 100 times at least and everytime is same as last, too good, cant beleive hes gone😞an absolute great of all time!! RIP

@kesamek8537

1y↑1

+1 that, must be my most replayed video on Youtube. Real time genius a true human.

@dennislane100

1y↑8

Puts down the guitar,strolls off camera”Follow that!” Legend! R.I.P.

@claredunn727

52w↑3

🤣🤣 That was priceless.. Omg!! Just so beautiful, brings tears to my eyes.

@vanmorg

1y↑11

Can’t believe the news of his passing, the man spoke to us all through his playing and he will be sorely missed.

@normawhitehead3286

1y↑4

Jeff beck wasn’t just a master playing his guitar he played with his heart and soul which made him at one with his guitar and his guitar became at one with him,RIP Jeff,so sorry you had to leave us early.T and N

@sararichmond8476

1y↑5

Gawd blimey Jeff, you done it again. Bless you for keeping real music alive. Miss you like crazy. 💔

@bradsmith7311

1y↑8

Let's talk hands...to do what he did,they had to be strong.Thing is he was soooo sublime and nuanced. Just incredible.

@ClarenceHW

1y↑4

Holy Crap! I'd never seen this before..... master storyteller, melodic when it needs to be and on fire a few seconds later. To develop ones own voice to this extent is the dream and goal of many. Leo Fender would be stunned to see what has been done with his second child.

@timothy3686

3y↑35

People don’t realize. Beck had just come out his house at this point. Jeff Beck spent the majority of his 10 years prior to this at home fixing up hot rod engines in his garage. Being a guitar legend was just a coincidence at this point. Jeff was probably glad to get back to his garage after finishing this. This is why I believe JB is the absolute guitar legend of all time.

@bonzorip6162

3y↑5

He stands alone.

@ivorharden

I thought he done a huge tour in 1999? 🤔

@ortizroided7587

1y↑1

@Ivor Hardy and '95, and....

@matthewgiffin

1y↑8

Simply the most stunning virtuoso of electric guitar ever.

@mrfester42

1y↑25

I love watching magicians because, even as an adult, the feeling I get is amazing. There's always a part of me that's amazed like I'm really seeing something that is impossible. It's like the laws of the universe are suspended and what is impossible is actually happening right before my eyes. Of course I know it's deception at its finest but I enjoy being hoodwinked just the same.
I've been listening to Jeff Beck for almost 50 years now and I listen because it's always been a totally visceral and uplifting experience but the feeling is better than watching a magician because there's no deception. What I'm hearing is real. There's no being fooled here. Jeff has that ability to suspend the laws of the universe and the music he makes is genuine magic.
Now, when I speak of him I'll have to use the past tense and sitting here in private knowing that there's "no going back" I'm saddened to tears.
There are a very few small handfuls of modern guitarists that are more than head and shoulders above the rest. They're in the stratosphere above all others but Jeff Beck has always stood a few feet above even those greats and I'm powerfully sad knowing he isn't out there somewhere walking the planet at the same time that I am.
I'm powerfully sad! Powerfully sad!
I'm sad and very sorry to see you go Jeff.
Thank you for all the wonder and magic.
Rest Easy!

@marvinroos3520

Magicians! Jeff was definitely a magician among mere musicians!

@nickypiccallo

Beautifully said. He was unique, my heart is broken losing the most gentle, modest, talented, wonderful musician to walk on our earth + pull our heart strings by playing his.

@mrfester42

@nickypiccallo He was not "the most gentle" as you say. I'm not knocking him at all but you're quite mistaken.
I've read plenty of times over the decades from people who know him that he had a wicked temper, which again, I have no problem with because I'm the same way. I'm commenting on it because it seems odd to me that people project certain qualities onto celebrities or make false assumptions as if they know what they're talking about. There's no need for that.
As far as I'm concerned they guy could have a bad a temper as much as he wanted. I'm only interested in his music. Projecting these "pie in the sky" qualities onto celebrities is silly.
I saw him live 3 times in my life and I actually spoke to him and got within about 2 feet of him and I saw that temper flare up right in front of me.
standing

@claredunn727

49w

Well said!!👏👏👏🙏

@csisalesbasics673

39w

Beautifully written tribute to Jeff, and from the heart....Bravo, nicely done

@progressiverockforever

1y↑4

Unique and Unrepeatable! God bless your great soul 🎼🎸🎵🎶

@douglasnewman4163

1y↑4

Man!! Such an amazing and radical player! Simply one-of-a-kind! Incredible virtuosity and soulfulness!

@jeanbarnes8799

48w↑1

What a musical genius!! Those hands on the strings of a guitar were magic. Nothing but Jeff and his tremendous fingers,and maybe the whammy. Would never believe that jazz on guitar could be so amazingly,perfectly preformed. Truly genius!!

@billybush1963

1y↑7

Had to watch this again after hearing the Sad news, You can see why all the Guitar greats hail him as the greatest. RIP Jeff.

@yikenscot

1y↑2

Remember watching this on the night and numerous times since...truly a human being gifted with incredible talent and soul.🌼

@nickball2010

1y↑2

If it's possible I'd give Jeff's performance eleven out of ten and much praise to Jool's for fronting the best music show on tv.

@ckolonko86

10y↑34

He makes his guitar sing, totally amazing stuff.

@boatsandmusic7280

1y↑7

RIP Jeff Beck - a guitar master - and look! No pedalboard!

@fredrickurbanelli4318

2y↑24

Perfect pitch, perfect time, perfect technique, perfect taste.

@rickbullock4331

1y↑2

He definitely was an amazing guitar guru and is sorely missed. May he be resting in peace.

@garymorgan3314

6y↑26

He is the best electric guitarist alive: and innovating since 1965..no one else comes close for longevity and brilliance. ~Ask Jimym Page, Clapton and Dave Gilmour among many others,

@richwest9104

1y↑16

I can imagine Leo Fender watching Jeff using that trem to such good effect and thinking "finally, someone who gets it!"
RIPJB.

@markrushton1516

1y↑2

All the tones and technique and tricks you want in that clip. Using the tremolo arm, pushing the bridge, different picking and even hitting the guitar. Just beautiful to watch and listen to

@deldia

5y↑16

Light years ahead of his time. There are players like John Mayer, Chris Buck and Derek Trucks who can make a guitar sing in similar ways but only because Jeff showed them how. Amazing.

@tomfullerton9388

1y↑9

On hearing of his death, this was the performance I had to see first. As good as it gets. R.I.P. 🐐

@rolfwenigmann717

1y↑4

Just can`t get enough of him, his guitar has so much to say💌

@andrewsloan4228

1y↑5

Rest in the most heavenly peace, bro! Just an amazing player....

@tonywilliambrady1870

1y↑2

Beyond the realm of Musicianship . Outstanding discipline to his craft to create on a level of pure genius.

@nolanyoung4480

1y↑5

Incredible that he could be so gentle and growl in the same song

@sparklijelibean

1y↑4

RIP Jeff beck, legend

@phillipknechtel9894

20w

Absolutely brill! Great to hear a song that has been inspired and constructed. Thanks

@0sumgamezzz435

27w

This performance is so awe inspiring, it truly is a masterpiece. He was untouchable, and this clip is when ordinary mortals of his age are way past their prime, and here he is playing like nobody on the planet could ever hope to. It’s way over the top mind boggling.

@P2Psolved

2y↑5

I've seen him twice. Astonishing. He is so far beyond any kind of categorization now. Every time I see or hear Jeff, I can't help but wonder what Jimi would think.

@hotrodchris805

1y↑4

Irreplaceable. I'm so sad right now, drowning my own tears! Gonna miss you Jeff.

@talister106

1y↑1

With a style all his own, Jeff captivates the guitar into submission.

@coreyzimmerman9782

1y↑1

The phrase "playing outside the box" is exemplified by this performance. Truly one-of-a-kind. RIP Jeff 🙏

@robinw8603

44w

That single wailing note at 2:02, and the little shredded phrase that follows, is just perfection. You can see Jules smiling to himself.

@chaosmusician

Beauty is perfection in disguise. Flawless craftsmanship from an utter wizard from another realm. R.I.P J. Beck (Maestro)

@philfyphil

2y↑7

What a gift to the world.

@Alchemedia

1y↑5

Jeff set the bar. RIP

@whowho8470

1y↑3

LOVE how he played the blues

@bez

10y↑14

Such a lyrical performance. This version of the tune is one of my favorites along with the Derek Trucks cover and of course the awesome that is Ray's version.

@minebamazing2

10y

Wow excellent,thanks much

@mrfester42

2y↑6

I find myself returning to this from time to time. to restore that sense of awe and wonder.

@iggyfritz7150

3y↑15

Dammmmmmm!!!! Literally tears of joy streaming down my face that was a music orgasm. 😄 I always say there's a lot of great guitar players but there's only one JEFF BECK!

@iggyfritz7150

Ok I will say it, because Jeff and myself share the same birthday and we both play a strat how come he is so much better 😭 I do'nt think Jeff knows how amazing he is, he would rather work on his hot rods. A very humble person to be the one of the Greatest
Musicians ever.and that is fact.

@CandaceConner

48w

Oh what a legend ,and such amazing talent .XO 🙏 love that song XO

@iggyfritz7150

3y↑9

Okay if that wasn't one of the greatest performances on a Stratocaster then I'm going to eat my shoes they taste terrible damn Jeff why you have to be so damn good 😀

@russv380

1y↑1

One of his best performances

@marconiribeiro7997

1y↑4

R.I.P Deus da guitarra
Temos uma dívida eterna com você

@ChristineOram

1y↑1

Wow is all I can say. Always great to watch him in action. This was beautiful and impressive at the same time. What was he going to do next? You never quite knew, but it was always unusual and interesting, and here pulled at the heart too.

@christopherwilliams4552

1y↑2

Absolutely magical!

@LITTLEREDKINGS

12y↑14

so much control, nothing show off or flash just superb control and sweet sweet notes

@geneahart5607

Would have loved a studio version by Jeff of this song, one of my all time favs.

@jazzthunder50

https://youtu.be/aa6Ye5nubL0

@sergiopaim7884

2y↑1

Ele sabe solar com a alma. Praia grande sp 👏👏👏👏

@mrp356b

1y↑2

The talent pool just got alot more shallow with Mr. Beck's passing. No one like him. May you RIP Mr. Beck. Thank you for all you left us to enjoy. 😓

@michel4408

1y↑1

…Great performance!..we should not say that Jeff or Hendrix or Clapton or McLaughlin or. Zappa..etc..is the best guitarist..we should talk about our Favorite guitarist..they are all masters in their own way and it is a subjective matter…🎸🎸🎸

@passionfruit5320

48w

What a beautiful set.

@garymorgan3314

7y↑5

Seen him several times lately and, as here, brilliant. Peerless.

@2691murc

6y↑6

And hes called jeff. Pinched harmonics a plenty. There cant be many guitarists out there as original as this man

@cobar5342

We are so blessed to have had Jeff Beck in our lives

@jerryj4985

Best guitar player that ever or will roam the earth period!!

@ianhope3203

1y↑1

Utterly brilliant 💙🙂

@mikegreen5619

3y↑5

I hope he keeps going. He just gets better every day. But must have some gray hairs by now and will have to show his age someday. He's the best.

@abrazalves

1y↑1

Maestro Jeff Beck is the first and unique of all times

@philippechaize3369

2y↑3

i don't think we'll see someone like him in the next 500 years, or maybe an alien guitarist

@lrjh750f1

1y↑2

Farewell and good travels Jeff. God to many, peer of all, and in a group of one. RIP.

@tonyspagnoli8875

3y↑5

Holy shit! I love Jeff Beck ❤

@sirjimi1

11y↑5

thats how to play from the heart,, awesome !!!!!!!!

@albertjackson9236

4y↑4

Jeff is making that guitar sound like it is talking the blues all by itself. That is the way a blues guitar is supposed to talk the blues.

@goodcompanyentertainment8932

1y↑3

The true GOAT.

@END_216

3y↑6

That guitar can sing.

@scottcummings8602

2y↑1

It's not the guitar..... it's Jeff Beck. He can do the same thing with any guitar

@glenearl9506

3y↑5

Saw him with the yardbirds 1965 at The Welsh Harp bottom of the edgware road. Play a fender esquire through an Vox AC 30. Just leaning to play then almost gave up. If God played guitar would he be as good as Jeff Beck.

@morleymarcella3122

There is only one Jeff Beck King of the Strat! 🎼🎸🇨🇦

@mrfester42

11y↑10

When it comes to music, & many other disciplines, artistic and otherwise for that matter, the words Master and Genius are so overused as to be almost meaningless and certainly cliche. Any guitarist who can play 40 notes a second or singer who can race through a scale without a breath is called a genius. They're a dollar a dozen! Listen to Becks playing from the Yardbirds in the early '60s to the present and you'll not easily use those two words again so lightly. He's the real deal Buckwheat!

@lastofthe4horsemen279

After Master comes Grand Master, then Wizard. I would say Jeff is on cruise in the Wizard category. Love these comments also .All hail Jeff Beck.

@mrfester42

2y↑6

...and he walks off stage like, "Yeah, yeah! I got a car to fix".

@fredandpattychandler4130

10y↑5

He made that old Stratocaster, cry and sing.Sultan of kickin' ass. See you in two weeks with ZZ Top, Jeff.

@johnpandolfino8663

Virtuoso 👏👍👌🎸🎸🎸

@loilt5091

The World's Greatest Living Rock Guitarist just bought the house a final round from the W H A M M Y B A R 🍻

🇨🇦

@badlydrawnfrog

Great to hear him with that band! And to think that Jimi told him not to play the blues.....

@tangobayus

His secret is that he played like himself. He wasn't trying to imitate anyone.

@jackwhite8655

1y↑3

RIP Jeff Beck - You and BB King were the greatest guitarists in the world.

And I honestly believe the world will never see the likes of you two ever again.

@patmayer7222

,,,,hello from land o' lakes,wi....yes,,never again,,will this talent be matched,,,,,......my first ever album,,,blow by blow,,,.....p.s.if this is the Mr.White,I think it is,,,..you have a personal,perfect voice on guitar,that is similar and singular as Mr.Becks,!...peace,whoever you are!.....pat.