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Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood looks back on the '60s, shares memories of The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Jon Lord
08 Jan 2026 12:57 GMT
… in his career.
"The Yardbirds was one [band] that I … ever decided to leave The Yardbirds they should get together, and …
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Chris Dreja turned down Led Zeppelin, but he will be remembered as the Yardbirds’ unsung bass hero in a band of guitar superstars
24 Dec 2025 09:20 GMT
… Dreja played on all the Yardbirds’ hit singles, including For … two albums, Five Live Yardbirds and Yardbirds, better known as ‘ … released Birdland under the Yardbirds moniker, with Dreja and … passionately played with the iconic Yardbirds on rhythm guitar and …
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Sole Album by Forgotten 1970s Supergroup Armageddon, Featuring The Yardbirds’ Keith Relf, Being Reissued on Colored Vinyl
17 Dec 2025 20:43 GMT
… formed in 1974 by founding Yardbirds singer Keith Relf, along with … . He was 33.
[RELATED: Original Yardbirds Guitarist Chris Dreja Dead at … was a member of The Yardbirds from the band’s 1963 … breakup. In 1969, Keith and Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty co-founded …
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Renaissance, Yardbirds headed to Newton Theatre. See photos
24 Nov 2025 13:07 GMT
… MediaJim McCarty leading the Yardbirds on tour.Provided By … MediaThe latest lineup of the Yardbirds. Drummer and cofounder Jim … ImagesPortrait of English band The Yardbirds leaning on a railing; … last original member of the Yardbirds. The group included a …
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Renaissance, Yardbirds bandmates to reunite at Newton Theatre show
24 Nov 2025 11:29 GMT
… more contrasting sounds than the Yardbirds — a young assembly of … a songwriter as the Yardbirds helped to pioneer psychedelic … vocals. But the weary Yardbirds quickly took themselves out of … in his basement. After the Yardbirds and Renaissance, McCarty went …
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Chris Dreja, a founding member of the Yardbirds, dies at 78
07 Oct 2025 18:11 GMT
… ,” Paul Samwell-Smith, the Yardbirds’ bassist, wrote in an … of Art, which several future Yardbirds attended. They joined Relf, … group that evolved into the Yardbirds, with Clapton eventually replacing … -barreled incarnation of the Yardbirds was showcased in an …
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Chris Dreja, Yardbirds guitarist who turned down Led Zeppelin
05 Oct 2025 19:22 GMT
… phoenix that arose from the Yardbirds’ ashes. Briefly called the … Dreja and McCarty resurrected the Yardbirds name in 1992, although they … in 2009, reformed the Yardbirds in 1992 and performed with … -orientated style after the Yardbirds had their first chart …
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Chris Dreja, Yardbirds Guitarist and Led Zeppelin Photographer, Dies at 79 By Rachel DeSantis
03 Oct 2025 22:38 GMT
… passionately played with the iconic Yardbirds, on rhythm guitar and … founding rhythm guitarist for The Yardbirds, an influential British rock …
The British pop group of Yardbirds: (left to right) Giorgio … my own life.”
The Yardbirds were inducted into the Rock …
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Jimmy Page pays tribute to Yardbirds’ co-founder, Chris Dreja
03 Oct 2025 21:40 GMT
… changed their name to the Yardbirds, Topham left to be replaced … their debut album Five Live Yardbirds at the Marquee in 1964 … band’s sole studio album, Yardbirds aka Roger The Engineer – Dreja … .
Dreja and McCarty reformed The Yardbirds in 1992, when they were …
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Legendary Yardbirds bassist who turned down chance to join Led Zeppelin has died
03 Oct 2025 20:10 GMT
… seminal British Invasion group the Yardbirds, has died.
News of … a co-founder of the Yardbirds, the hugely rock influential … with the band.
When the Yardbirds disbanded in 1968, Page … passionately played with the iconic Yardbirds, on rhythm guitar and then …