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The Yardbirds are an English rock band, formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968), all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarists. [5]
The Yardbirds's 1966 Concert History. 152 Concerts. Formed in London in May 1963, The Yardbirds is considered one of the most influential rock bands of the early 20th century. The band is credited with influencing psychedelic rock, hard rock, punk rock, and even heavy metal.
- How many concerts has The Yardbirds had?The Yardbirds has had 987 concerts.
- What genre is The Yardbirds?The Yardbirds is most often considered to be Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, British, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues, Blues R...
- When was the last The Yardbirds concert?The last The Yardbirds concert was on September 28, 2023 at Metropool in Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.
- What setlist does The Yardbirds play live?The songs that The Yardbirds performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the September 21, 2022 concert at Daryl's House...
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Apr 26, 2015 · History. The Yardbirds took flight in early 1963. Inspired by American blues artists, the band of young British players wanted to recast the sounds of Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf and Bo ...
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Sep 26, 2015 · The “Over Under Sideways Down” sessions were held in April 1966 and produced the album Yardbirds. It was commonly referred to as “Roger the Engineer”, which were the words scrawled under a cartoon by Dreja of engineer Roger Cameron that appears on the cover of the UK release.
Jul 10, 2022 · The Yardbirds started in the Suburbs of West London in 1963 as many bands of the time played Rhythm and Blues inspired by American blues greats. The first two members of the band were Relf and Samwell-Smith, who went to the same school and started a band named “The Metropolitan Blues Quartet.”.
Recordings during the 1963–1964 tour were later released in 1966, after the Yardbirds had a string of Top 40 hits. In 1966, after Page joined the group, the Yardbirds contributed a remake of " Train Kept A-Rollin' ", titled "Stroll On", for the Michelangelo Antonioni film Blow-up (1966). [25]
It is built on musical elements contributed by several group members in three different recording studios in the US, and was the first Yardbirds composition to become a record chart hit; when released as a single on 25 February 1966, the song reached number three in the UK and number eleven in the US.
