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Jeff Beck, Guitar God Who Influenced Generations, Dies at 78

NEW YORK — Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, has died. He was 78. Beck died Tuesday after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,” his representatives...

Paul Allen's Passions: Rock N' Roll, Sports and Philanthropy

SEATTLE — Personal computers, conservation, pro football, rock n' roll and rocket ships: Paul Allen couldn't have asked for a better way to spend, invest and donate the billions he reaped from co-founding Microsoft with childhood friend Bill Gates. Allen used the fortune he made from Microsoft — whose Windows...

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