Jeff Beck, a guitar God finally getting his just due!

- will be featured in a live webcast concert from the Grammy Museum tonight at 10:30PM eastern time/7:30PM pacific time. KLOS is broadcasting it. Jeff Beck will be supported by his 2010 world touring band of Narada Michael Walden on drums; Rhonda Smith on bass (electric and stand-up) and Jason Rebello on keyboards

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-last night appeared on American Idol with singer Joss Stone. They performed his current single "I Put A Spell On You", which is moving up the AAA radio format radio airplay charts

-His new album (EMOTION & COMMOTION) is enjoying great success - it will enter the BILLBOARD TOP 200 albums at #11 next week. This is Beck's highest debut ever in his 45 year career. The chart position of #11, will be his highest chart position since his platinum-selling BLOW BY BLOW album of 1975, whicj peaked at #4 on the BILLBOARD TOP 200 albums chart.

Beck started the year 2010 off with a Grammy win for his cover of The Beatles' "A Day In The Life" (taken from the PERFORMING THIS WEEK...LIVE AT RONNIE SCOTT'S release). He also performed "How High The Moon" on the Grammy telecast as a tribute to the late Les Paul. Irish vocalist Imelda May (whom also appears on his new album), sang the Mary Ford vocal parts.
In February his first-ever dvd PERFORMING THIS WEEK...LIVE AT RONNIE SCOTT'S was certified platinum by the RIAA.

- Jeff Beck's EMOTION & COMMOTION WOLRD TOUR has alread played too many sold out dates in Seoul, Korea; Hong Kong; Australia, Japan, San Francisco and LA.

The tour resumes this Saturday in Houston.
Gary Hoey is the opening act for several US dates on the first leg; and Imelda May will open on most US dates post the May break in the tour

Apr. 24 Sat Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
Apr. 25 Sun Nokia Theatre, Dallas, TX
Apr. 27 Tue Brady Theatre, Tulsa, OK
Apr. 28 Wed Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO
Apr. 29 Thu Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
Apr. 30 Fri Beale Street Music Festival in Tom Lee Park, Memphis, TN
May 1 Sat New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA

Jun. 3 Thu Bank of Amer. Pavilion, Boston, MA Derek Trucks/Suadan Tedeschi Band
Jun. 4 Fri Foxwoods Casino. Mashantucket, CT
Jun. 5 Sat Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ
Jun. 7 Mon Wolftrap, Vienna, VA Imelda May
Jun. 8 Tue Iridium Jazz Club, NY Les Paul Tribute
Jun. 9 Tue Iridium Jazz Club, NY Les Paul Tribute
Jun. 11 Fri Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA Imelda May
Jun. 12 Sat Bonnaroo Festival Farm, Manchester, TN Imelda May
Jun. 14 Mon Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ Imelda May
Jun. 15 Tue Paramount Theatre, Asbury, NJ Imelda May
Jun. 17 Thu The Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston, NY Imelda May
Jun. 18 Fri Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY (8PM show)
Jun. 18 Fri Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY (11PM show)
Jun. 20 Sun The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
Jun. 21 Mon Old National Theatre - Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN
Jun. 23 Wed PNC Pavilion, Cincinnati, OH Imelda May
Jun. 25 Fri Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI
Jun. 26 Sat Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, Chicago, ILL
Jul. 6 Tue Vienna State Opera House, Vienna, Austria
Jul. 9 Fri Burgkultur St. Veit, St. Viet and Der Glan - Austria
Jul. 10 Sat Moon and Stars Festival, Locarno, Switzerland ZZ Top/Jeff Beck
Jul. 12 Mon Cavea Auditorium, Rome, Italy
Jul. 13 Tue Lucca Festival, Lucca, Italy ZZ Top/Jeff Beck
Jul. 15 Thu Tollwood Festival, Munich, Germany Jeff Beck/Joe Bonamassa
Jul. 16 Fri Loewensaal, Nuremberg, Germany
Jul. 17 Sat Berg Herzberg Festival, Herzberg, Germany
Jul. 19 Mon Musesumplatz, Bonn, German
Jul. 22 Thu Molde International Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway
Jul. 25 Sun Pori Jazz Festival, Pori, Finland
Jul. 27 Tue Glavclub, St. Petersburg, Russia
Jul. 29 Thu Klub MiLK, Moscow, Russia

Oct. 9 Sat Zenith, Nantes, France
Oct. 11 Mon Olympia Theatre, Paris, France
Oct. 12 Tue Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Oct 13 Wed Vredendburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
Oct. 15 Fri BIC, Bournemouth, England
Oct. 16 Sat Centre, Brighton, England
Oct. 17 Sun Symphony Hall, Birmingham , England
Oct. 20 Wed Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland
Oct. 21 Thu Apollo, Manchester, England
Oct. 22 Fri City Hall, Sheffield, England
Oct. 24 Sun Colston Hall, Bristol, England
Oct. 25 Mon St David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales
Oct. 26 Tue Royal Albert Hall, London , England
Nov. 9 Tue TBA, Stockholm, Sweden
Nov. 10 Wed Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
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RnBAmbassador said:

Excellent concert--saw it last Friday! I highly recommend it to everyone!