Jimmy Page learnt a lot during his period in The Yardbirds, and he also worked on some great music with them, but what was ...

The Yardbirds’ 1968 breakup caused barely a ripple, but their influence has endured, despite the overshadowing presence of the bands that emerged from their ruins: Led Zeppelin, ...

Jeff Beck took the Yardbirds in a new direction, but the constant Eric Clapton comparisons took years to shake. Jackson Maxwell. Tue, January 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM UTC. 5 min read.

"Anyway, Jeff had said it would be great if we both played in The Yardbirds together. That was what he said, and I said I didn’t really think it was going to be possible, because there was this union, ...

Jeff Beck, legendary guitarist from English rock band The Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group, has died at 78.. The news was announced Wednesday on Beck's verified Twitter account. "On behalf of his ...

The Yardbirds in 1966, from left, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, Jimmy Page and Keith Relf. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Beck’s artistic process often involved a fair amount of ...

The Yardbirds were in the market for songs, however, and they claimed “For Your Love” to record as a potential hit single. That’s just what it turned out to be.

The Yardbirds will be appearing at City Winery in Boston on Wednesday, April 9, and then returning to the Narrows Center in Fall River on Thursday, April 10.

In 1966, the Yardbirds’ single “Shapes of Things,” which got to No. 11 in the United States (No. 3 in Britain), included a frantic double-time solo by Mr. Beck that became one of the band ...

After Mr. Clapton’s departure, the Yardbirds gravitated toward commercial pop (“For Your Love,” 1965), then pioneered psychedelia (“Shapes of Things,” 1966) before unexpectedly and ill ...