Photo: Jeff Beck (from his Facebook page) By Charlotte Triggs and Shafiq Najib | Johnny Depp is mourning the death of his close friend and collaborator Jeff Beck.
A source tells PEOPLE the Pirates of the Caribbean star “is totally devastated” after the English guitarist died at the age of 78 on Tuesday, noting that Depp, 59, “was by Jeff’s bedside” along with “some other rock stars” before Beck’s death.
“They had a really tight friendship, they were extremely close, and he got even closer over this past summer when they were touring together,” the source shares. “The sickness came on really quickly and it all deteriorated rapidly in the last couple weeks.”
“Johnny is still processing this news. He’s devastated,” the source adds.
Last year, Depp and Beck released their album, titled 18, on July 15.
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Beck’s family confirmed his death in a statement to PEOPLE on Wednesday.
“On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s Passing,” the statement began. “After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family asks for privacy while they process this tremendous loss.”
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Read the full article here:
https://people.com/music/johnny-depp-was-by-jeff-beck-bedside-when-he-died-totally-devastated-source/
What is bacterial meningitis?
Inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes, typically caused by an infection.
● Some types preventable by vaccine
● Treatable by a medical professional
● Spreads by airborne droplets
● Requires a medical diagnosis
● Lab tests or imaging always required
● Short-term: resolves within days to weeks
● Critical: needs emergency care
Meningitis is usually caused by a viral infection but can also be bacterial or fungal. Vaccines can prevent some forms of meningitis.
Symptoms include headache, fever, and stiff neck.
Depending on the cause, meningitis may get better on its own, or it can be life-threatening, requiring urgent antibiotic treatment. It is considered rare to get it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+bacterial+meningitis&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
Photo: Jeff Beck – https://www.facebook.com/jeffbeck/
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OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
We are now losing many of our famous musicians to the effects of other medical issues such as diabetes and age. And it makes us sick to our stomachs to see so many young people dying from suicide and drug overdoses. If you want to know more about any of the musicians we lost, please check them out at http://www.wikipedia.com
January 2023
12: Aurel Mitran, 68, Romanian rock manager (Holograf).
11: Doming Lam, 96, Macanese-born Hong Kong classical composer; Haakon Pedersen, 64, Norwegian singer.
10: Jeff Beck*, 78, British Hall of Fame guitarist (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group), six-time Grammy winner, bacterial meningitis; José Evangelista, 79, Spanish composer.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck
9: Séamus Begley, 73, Irish musician; Magnar Mangersnes, 84, Norwegian organist and choral conductor; Yoriaki Matsudaira, 91, Japanese composer, pneumonia; Ala Melnicova, 43, Moldovan singer.
8: Jack W. Hayford, 88, American Pentecostal minister and hymn writer, founder of The King’s University; Siegfried Kurz, 92, German conductor and composer; Slim Newton*, 90, Australian country music singer-songwriter (The Redback on the Toilet Seat).
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim_Newton [A funny read! Check that album title out again!]
7: Aleksandr Kharchikov, 73, Russian folk singer-songwriter; Tony Pantano, 74, Italian-born Australian singer and entertainer, cancer.
6: Jeff Blackburn, 77, American songwriter (“My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)”) and guitarist (Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape*); Danny Kaleikini, 85, American Hawaiian entertainer and singer; Kevin Lemons, 44, American gospel singer.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_Grape
5: Mark Capps, 54, American sound engineer, shot; Gordy Harmon, 79, American soul singer (The Whispers).
4: Zoran Kalezic, 72, Serbian-Montenegrin singer, lung cancer; Beeyar Prasad, 61, Indian lyricist (Kilichundan Mampazham, Njan Salperu Ramankutty, Vamanapuram Bus Route), complications from a stroke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2023
Photo: Jeff Beck – https://www.facebook.com/jeffbeck/
Johnny Depp Visited Jeff Beck’s ‘Bedside’: He Is ‘Totally Devastated’ by His Death, Source Says // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
