We can thank them for being the grandfathers of prog rock, psychedelic rock, and even for influencing punk.

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 ...

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 ...

The young songwriter was working at a clothing shop at the time.

Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Top Topham, Jim McCarty, and Chris Dreja are the original members of the Yardbirds. Relf and Samwell-Smith played together in a band called Metropolitan Blues Quartet.

Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Top Topham, Jim McCarty, and Chris Dreja are the original members of the Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton soon replacing Topham. After Clapton left the Yardbirds, the band ...

Jimmy Page has paid tribute to the late Yardbirds rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, who died recently. A founding member of the Yardbirds, Dreja passed away just weeks before his 80th birthday after ...

“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 ...

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this interview series with Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty, we covered a lot of ground including the group's guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page; why the group ...

Chris Dreja, a rhythm guitarist and later bassist who co-founded The Yardbirds, remained with the legendary British band for its entire original run and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

While spending over four decades in the music industry, Chris Dreja first found his footing thanks to his brother, who happened to introduce him to musician Top Topham. Together, the two musicians not ...