Johnny Guitar, who has died aged 59 from motor neurone disease, was one of the "nearly men" of British pop music in the 60s. com of a live performance from Dir En Grey, we see the lead guitarist Die playing his ESP D-DR Guitar.

Whether it was embracing dance music, jazz or instrumental rock, throughout his long career Beck was constantly striving to find new ways to express himself through his guitar – the instrument will likely never see another like him. Rice, famous for the quick, fluid sounds conjured from his Martin D-28 guitar, died on Friday at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina, according to International Bluegrass Music Association spokesperson Casey Campbell.

The news was announced by the Swedish musician’s family, who told Wellander’s fans that he had died on Good Friday (7 April) “surrounded by his loved ones”. If you listen to the Live At Wembley Arenaalbum, for example, it was much looser than on the records," Wellander explained to Guitar World.

Born in the London borough of Sutton in 1944, Jeff Beck was – like his peers Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood – heavily influenced by American rock ‘n’ roll and blues of the 1950s, as well as the boundary-pushing virtuosity of Les Paul. I’ve just woken up to the awful news that my old friend and former Snake Bernie Marsden has passed,” he wrote on Twitter. The musician joined Dire Straits at the 1985 Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium that raised money for the famine that hit Ethiopia and is arguably one of their most memorable performances.

He also toured with the Waterloo hitmakers, hitting the stage and delighting sold-out crowds in 1975, 1977, 1979, and 1980.