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Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...The Yardbirds

http://www.yardbirds.org/

http://www.theyardbirds.com/

http://members.aol.com/YardbirdUK/

http://www.bayarea.net/~floor13/music/yardbirds.htm

http://uweb.superlink.net/~wnuck/Hist/yardbirds.html

http://www.yardbirds.force9.co.uk/

British band that included three major influential guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Originally called The Most Blueswailing Yardbirds. With the exception of Keith Relf who passed away in 1976, Jim and Chris were the only two members of the original Yardbirds who remained with the band throughout its existence. Having said that, we can begin the biography of the present day Yardbirds.
In 1992 the Yardbirds were inducted into America's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This transatlantic recognition helped convince Jim and Chris that the time was right for the Yardbirds to perform live again.

Says Chris: "There has been a real trend back towards live music - people have definitely wanted to go and experience the excitement of musicians performing on stage. The Yardbirds were always a blistering live band - and judging from our present-day audiences, we are getting the message to a real cross-section of people again. We have a real chemistry in the band, and it's great being able to work with musicians of the highest calibre - including Gypie Mayo, who follows in a tradition of brilliant guitar players."

In Britain, the past couple of years have seen acclaimed sellout performances. During this period, the Yardbirds have also toured internationally, with concert and festival dates in America, Australia, Europe and Scandinavia.

The Yardbirds were one of the important bands in the 1960s London blues / pop / rock scene.
Early repertoire consisted of blues covers by the likes of Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley.
Numerous personnel changes mean there isn't a definitive Yardbirds line-up. However, Keith Relf (vocals), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar, later bass), Jim McCarty (drums) and Paul Samwell-Smith (bass, until mid-66) formed the stable part of the band, initially with Top Topham on lead guitar.
Their first album, "Five Live Yardbirds" was recorded with Eric Clapton on lead guitar at London's Marquee Club.
Clapton left, not pleased with the pop direction of the band, just before the single "For Your Love" brought the Yardbirds fame both throughout the UK and internationally.
The second LP, known today as "Roger the Engineer" but originally as "The Yardbirds", featured Jeff Beck, the lead guitarist who was a member during their most successful period.
"Little Games", the third album, was not released in Britain, as popularity declined.
And the final LP was barely released at all, being a live set which pointed the way to Led Zeppelin, formed by Beck's replacement on lead, Jimmy Page. This album is currently only available on bootlegs.
A succession of not only lead guitarists, but also managers and producers, mean that their LP and CD discography is rather disjointed.
Since splitting in 1968, Topham, Clapton, Beck, Page, Relf and McCarty have enjoyed varying levels of recording success. Relf died in 1976 after being electrocuted at home. Samwell-Smith became a music industry producer (after some production experience with the Yardbirds), and Dreja a photographer.

They recorded "You're a Better Man than I" with 'Sun'-founder Sam Phillips in Memphis.
Jimmy Page worked on eponymous albums for the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, the Pretty Things and Them.
Page was asked to join after Clapton left - but instead recommended Beck. It was only after Samwell-Smith left that he eventually joined.
The Yardbirds met Lou Reed on a number of occasions whilst in New York.
David Bowie covered Yardbirds-original "Shapes of Things", plus "I Wish You Would" with a Yardbirds-style arrangement, on his Pinups album.
Jimmy Page wasn't the only member of Led Zeppelin to appear on Yardbirds recordings - John Paul Jones played on "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago", among others.
The band appeared in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blow-Up. They played Stroll On in a scene set in a club, featuring Jeff Beck smashing his guitar.

The Yardbirds are currently working on both studio and live recordings.

Band Members

http://members.aol.com/YardbirdUK/band.html

The Yardbirds I (1963)

Keith Relf - vocals/harmonica - b. March 22, 1943, London, England; d. May 14, 1976, England (from electric shock).
Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar - b. November 11, 1946, London, England.
Jim McCarty - drums - b. July 25, 1943, Liverpool, England.
Paul Samwell-Smith - bass - b. May 8, 1943, England
Anthony "Top" Topham - guitar - b. England.

The Yardbirds II (1963 - 1965)

Keith Relf - vocals/harmonica
Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar
Jim McCarty - drums
Paul Samwell-Smith - bass
Eric Clapton - guitar - b. March 30, 1945, Ripley, England; formerly with The Roosters and Casey Jones and the Engineers.

Album:
"For Your Love" (1965) - Single: "For Your Love"
"Five Live Yardbirds" (1988)
"Clapton's Cradle: The Early Yardbirds Recordings" (1995)
Eric Clapton becomes dissatisfied with pop trend of band, and joins John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

The Yardbirds III (1965 - 1966)

Keith Relf - vocals/harmonica
Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar
Jim McCarty - drums
Paul Samwell-Smith - bass
Jeff Beck - guitar - b. June 24, 1944, Surrey, England; formerly with Lord Sutch.

Albums:
"Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds" (1965)
"Over Under Sideways Down" (aka, "Roger the Engineer") (1966)
"The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson" (1966) (collaboration with Sonny Boy Williamson).

The Yardbirds IV (1966)

Keith Relf - vocals/harmonica
Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar
Jim McCarty - drums
Jimmy Page - bass - b. James Patrick Page, January 9, 1944, Heston, England.
Jeff Beck - guitar
Jimmy Page switches to guitar after Chris Dreja learns bass.

The Yardbirds V (1966)

Keith Relf - vocals/harmonica
Chris Dreja - bass
Jim McCarty - drums
Jimmy Page - guitar
Jeff Beck - guitar
Jeff Beck leaves to form The Jeff Beck Group (with vocalist Rod Stewart).

The Yardbirds VI (1966 - 1968)

Keith Relf - vocals/harmonica
Chris Dreja - bass
Jim McCarty - drums
Jimmy Page - guitar

Albums:
"Little Games" (1967)
"Live Yardbirds!" (1968)
"The Complete Little Games Sessions" (1997)
Keith Relf and Jim McCarty form Together (folk duo), then Renaissance, and later Armageddon. Chris Dreja goes into photography. Jimmy Page forms Led Zeppelin (originally called The New Yardbirds) and, later, The Firm.

Compilations:

"The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits" (1967)
"The Yardbirds: Featuring Performances by Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page" (1970)
"Live Yardbirds" (1971)
"Greatest Hits, vol. 1 (1964-1966)" (1986)
"Vol. 1: Smokestack Lightning" (1991)
"Vol. 2: Blues, Backtracks and Shapes of Things" (1991)
"Little Games Sessions and More" (2-CDs) (1992)
"BBC Sessions" (1997)
"Live Reunion" (1997)
"Where the Action Is!" (2-CDs) (1997)
"The Masters" (1998)

Discography - Albums

http://www.yardbirds.org/releases/albums.html

Photos

http://www.yardbirds.org/pictures.html

http://members.aol.com/YardbirdUK/photo.html

Lyrics

http://www.yardbirds.org/lyrics/index.html



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