Beck dedicated "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" to fellow guitarist Roy Buchanan, with an acknowledgment to Wonder.
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After the dissolution of his power trio in the spring of 1974, Beck took time for session work with other groups.
Live Stock is, reportedly, one of two Buchanan albums that greatly influenced Jeff Beck, who dedicated a song to Buchanan on his 1975 album Blow by Blow.
Kurtis Blow | Jonathan Blow | John Blow | Blow (film) | Blow by Blow | Blow | Detmar Blow | The 81st Blow | Blow Up Records | The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower | Kurtis Blow (album) | Godfrey Blow | Blow Ya Mind | blow |
The project was released as the work of "Brian May + Friends", consisting of May, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alan Gratzer (of REO Speedwagon), Phil Chen (session bassist who played with Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart), and Fred Mandel (session keyboard player who also played as additional keyboard player on Queen's Hot Space World Tour and The Works).