The Yardbirds facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
The Yardbirds
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John Idan, Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, 2006
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Blues-rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1962–1968 1992– |
| Labels | Columbia, Epic |
| Past members | Andy Mitchell Chris Dreja Ben King David Smale Jim McCarty Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Jeff Beck Keith Relf |
The Yardbirds are a English blues band. They formed in the 1960s. They are famous for having the guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Eric Clapton left the band after they turned from a blues band to a pop band, in keeping with the moving trend of music in the 1960s. He suggested Jimmy Page, who had been a studio musician at the time (performing on records for many stars but not being a member of a specific band). Unwilling to give up his career as a studio musician, Page suggested Jeff Beck. Shortly thereafter, Page joined the band, playing bass and lead guitar.
Towards the end of the '60s, the Yardbirds broke up while in the middle of a tour. Page wanted to keep the band going, and eventually put together a band called "The New Yardbirds" consisting of vocalist Robert Plant, bassist John Paul Jones, and drummer John "Bonzo" Bonham. This group would soon gain a new name, allegedly taken from a quote by Who drummer Keith Moon. Moon had said previously said that their band would go over "like a lead zeppelin," and the name "Led Zeppelin" stuck.
- Hear The Yardbirds (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
Images for kids
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1966 German picture sleeve cover for The Yardbirds 45 single "Shapes of Things", 5–9910, copyright by Epic Records, 1966.
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The Yardbirds featuring both Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, taken from the Michelangelo Antonioni film Blowup, 1966
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The Yardbirds in 1966. left to right Dreja, Beck, McCarty and Relf (Page is absent from this image)
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Jim McCarty, drums, the Yardbirds, 1963–68, 1992–present
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Handprints of the living members of the Yardbirds at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Left to right: Page, Beck, Dreja, McCarty, Clapton
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See also
In Spanish: The Yardbirds para niños
