In 1963, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Top Topham, Jim McCarty, and Chris Dreja formed the Yardbirds. After the band was initially formed, Eric Clapton replaced Topham. When Clapton departed from ...

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.

Chris Dreja, the co-founding rhythm guitarist and later bassist of the Yardbirds, has died, reports The New York Times. On September 25, Dreja died of complications of multiple strokes and chronic ...

OGUNQUIT, Maine — When the Yardbirds return to Jonathan’s Ogunquit for their second appearance there this Friday night, the band members will have more than their decades of rock 'n' roll hits to ...

Alice Cooper is one of the many musicians in the rock 'n' roll world who've posted on social media to pay their respects to legendary guitarist Jeff Beck, who died on Tuesday (Jan. 10) at 78. In his ...

At 81 years old, Jim McCarty, the drummer for The Yardbirds, will be incorporating storytelling into the band's upcoming tour. The Yardbirds are known for having three legendary guitarists in the band ...

Before joining The Faces and then eventually The Rolling Stones, this guitar player had the opportunity to join Led Zeppelin, ...

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 ...

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 ...

An original member of a legendary rock band is dead at age 79. The Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja has died, his sister-in-law Muriel Levy announced on social media. A cause of death was not named.

Just as Bill Haley and Elvis Presley changed the landscape of popular music a decade earlier, The Yardbirds ushered in the psychedelic age of rock. Feedback had appeared on records, but Jeff Beck was ...

The Yardbirds, featuring original member Jim McCarty, will perform at Jonathan's Ogunquit this Friday. The concert will include a 40-minute segment dedicated to the band's history, including their ...