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The Yardbirds are an English blues rock band from London. Formed in May 1963, the group originally included lead vocalist Keith Relf , lead guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham , rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja , bassist Paul Samwell-Smith , and drummer Jim McCarty . [1]
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]
May 10, 2024 · The Yardbirds, 1960s British musical group best known for their inventive conversion of rhythm and blues into rock. The band produced three of Britain’s most influential rock guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page.
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.”
May 27, 2024 · The Yardbirds are an English blues rock band from London. Formed in May 1963, the group originally included lead vocalist Keith Relf, lead guitarist Anthony Top Topham, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and drummer Jim McCarty. In October, Topham was replaced by Eric Clapton.
Since the birth of the band from 1963 to 1968, to its 1992 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Yardbirds have been revered for the legendary guitarists who have contributed to the band's history including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page all ranked in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time ...
Apr 26, 2015 · Overview. YEARS OF OPERATION: 1963-68; 1982–83, 1992–present. ORIGINAL LINEUP: Keith Relf - vocals, Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar, Paul Samwell-Smith - bass, Jim McCarty - drums, Anthony 'Top' Topham...
The Yardbirds re-formed in the 1990s, featuring drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja as the only original members. Dreja left the band in 2012, leaving McCarty as the sole original member of the band in the present lineup.
Feb 23, 2023 · Here, we'll take a closer look at the list of the Yardbirds members and the current members of the band. Jim McCarty, a founding member of the band, is the drummer and percussionist who has been active on and off since the band's inception.
Jan 1, 2012 · Yardbirds alums Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page or Jeff Beck weren’t onstage when the 21st-century version of the legendary blues-rock powerhouse band played at Tangier in Akron in 2010....
