The “Vienna” singer took trip of his New York Metropolis gig to acknowledge the contributions of Beck, the late guitarist of The Yardbirds who died on Tuesday after “out of the blue contracting bacterial meningitis,” in accordance with his representatives. He was 78.
Joel, who described Beck’s demise as “the end of an era” on Twitter, advised the MSG crowd that he “all the time cherished” the Rock and Roll Corridor of Famer.
“He was the very best,” mentioned the “Piano Man” singer, who added that he “couldn’t let the evening go by with out doing one thing by Jeff.”
Joel and his band later carried out the Alabama State Troupers’ “Going Down,” a music that The Jeff Beck Group lined in 1972.
You’ll be able to take heed to Joel rock out beginning across the 6:18 mark within the video beneath.