The first time was in 1964, when Yardbirds manager Giorgio Gomelsky had asked Page to temporarily replace guitarist Eric Clapton because he was going on holiday. Page, who was friends with Clapton, ...

The Yardbirds' storied history often overshadows the great music the band made during their five-year run. Our list of the Top 10 Yardbirds Songs emphasizes the music, not the history, but all three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim McCarty and his fellow bandmates of the Yardbirds will perform at City Winery in Boston on Wednesday, April 9, and then ...

Yardbirds co-founder Chris Dreja has died at 79, according to his family. The British musician’s death was first announced on social media by his sister-in-law, Muriel Levy. She said on Wednesday that ...

“It’s a shame the Yardbirds have no image,” opined Herman’s Hermits’ Peter Noone bluntly in 1966, “because they would be the Number One group in England.” It’s true that the Yardbirds—whose ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. During their initial years together, The Yardbirds scored several ...

Page shared on Instagram, "I heard today of the passing of musician Chris Dreja, who passionately played with the iconic Yardbirds, on rhythm guitar and then the bass. I hadn’t seen him in a while, ...

For English-speaking fans of Italian master Michelangelo Antonioni, Blow-Up (1966) must have felt like a gift from above. For his picture (based on a Julio Cortazar story and set in Swinging London), ...

The Yardbirds latest incarnation is great enough with its stellar line-up of musicians. Adding original drummer Jim McCarty’s musings of days gone by takes it to another level. ByJim Clash, ...

As advice to anyone building a collection of live recordings, one could scarcely go wrong with the acknowledged classics--sets by Otis Redding, the Who, the Stones' Get YerYa-Ya's Out! Combined with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christopher Walenty “Chris” Dreja, April 1967 (Jorgen Angel/Redferns) Chris Dreja, the co-founding rhythm guitarist and later ...