what's vibrant on this and a little that last fall on l. liptrot's last stand may not save the village. but if nothing else, it's brought attention to their cause. finally, what have rock music's most influential guitarists jeff beck has died aged 78, rolling stone magazine, once named the british rocker the 5th best guitar player of all time. beck explored jazz rock blues and r and b shaping the music world for decades. and earning 7 grammys and 8 gold albums along the way. jeff beck and his fender strata castor, the instrument, he called his other arm. his innovative technique and style were the envy of many guitarists who tried to imitate him for decades. beck was 21 when he got his big break. replacing eric clapton in the yard birds, his solos helped to make some of the yard birds biggest hits, including shapes of things. back wasn't happy with the band though he left after a year and a half and formed the jeff beck group together with rod stewart. but it was a one off instrumental recording with led zeppelin founder jimmy page and the who drummer keith moon. there remains one of h