After decades of driving the sound of the prototypical hard rock band, the group generally acknowledged as the ones who inspired the whole heavy metal genre with their dynamic sound, Jim McCarty is ...

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After forming in 1968, Plant, Page, Bonham, and Jones performed under the name the New Yardbirds to finish up the Yardbird’s unfinished tour. In a 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, Page was asked ...

The announcement of a Yardbirds gig at Newcastle’s Mayfair Ballroom on October 4, 1968 barely caused a ripple of interest in the North East, let alone elsewhere. After a string of Top 10 hits a few ...

Chris Dreja, one of the five original members of the Yardbirds, has died. The guitarist was 79. His death was confirmed by his sister-in-law, Muriel Levy, on Threads. “This is with a deep sadness that ...

Before becoming rock icons, Led Zeppelin were just a quartet of musicians in search of the perfect band name. The journey began with guitarist Jimmy Page. In 1966, Jimmy stepped into The Yardbirds, ...

The ’60s produced some of the most influential and spell-binding music of all time. One other thing it produced was a foggy memory. Now, you can put two and two together and guess why that is. Thanks ...

At 81 years old, Jim McCarty, the drummer for The Yardbirds, will be incorporating storytelling into the band's upcoming tour. The Yardbirds are known for having three legendary guitarists in the band ...