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 ...

John Lennon said The Yardbirds “never really had a singer, you know, or a performer.” A member of The Yardbirds inspired a song George Harrison wrote for The White Album. That member of The Yardbirds ...

More than anything else, influential classic English rock band The Yardbirds was known for its high-profile membership – especially its guitarists, who in the band’s first five years 1963-68 included ...

That ’70s Show alum Danny Masterson is wallowing in despair behind bars as the convicted rapist’s ex-wife, Bijou Phillips, ...

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 ...

In many respects, according to Yardbirds founding member and drummer Jim McCarty, the guys playing in front of him can more than hold their own with the original band, whose members once included ...

For a brief period, the Yardbirds sported not only Beck but also his good friend Jimmy Page, who originally joined as bassist when Paul Samwell-Smith left he group. Once rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja ...

Guitar legends Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page are the three most famous alumni of The Yardbirds, the pioneering English blues-rock band that was formed in 1963, gave birth to Led Zeppelin in ...

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 ...

As the drummer in the Yardbirds, Jim McCarty has a unique perspective on rock history: He’s seen it all from the rear. “My immediate memory is seeing the backs of Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck playing ...

With hits like For Your Love, Shapes Of Things and Heart Full Of Soul, The Yardbirds were one of the most influential of the early 1960s blues-rock bands. They also enjoyed the distinction of having ...

Don’t be too quick to sell the 1960s British rock band The Yardbirds short just because the latest iteration of the group consists of only one original member from 1963 and four American musicians, ...