Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Top Topham, Jim McCarty, and Chris Dreja are the founding members of the Yardbirds. After finding some early success, Topham did not fit the band as a guitarist. “A ...

As drummer for the Yardbirds — the only one in the British band’s history, in fact — Jim McCarty spent six years during the ...

On March 13, 1965, Eric Clapton made one of the most famous decisions in classic rock history: to leave The Yardbirds. He felt the group was leaving their blues roots behind. Clapton didn’t want to be ...

Don't expect to see Yardbirds alums Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page or Jeff Beck onstage at Tangier on Sunday night, but the 21st-century version of the legendary blues-rock powerhouse band is more than just ...

Imagine replacing Eric Clapton on guitar by bringing in Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page in the same band together! That’s the story of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Yardbirds, who bring psychedelic ...

"Slowhand" turned 75 on Monday. Eric Clapton has been a force in rock 'n' roll since the mid-1960s and his guitar playing has been legendary. He is a three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...