I used to reproduce what I had heard from my father's rehearsals -Quatourby Debussy or Ravel- with two fingers on the piano. The first records I bought wereWhat I Sayby Ray Charles andPorgy and Bessby Miles Davis. In addition, at 14 years old I had chance to follow the Yardbirds on...
However, both charts, just a month after The Yardbirds question list it as a double A-side (UK #1). Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane was the Beatles next official double A-side, probably as a diplomatic cover of John’s choice versus Paul’s choice. That’s a true double A ...
Some people might not be aware of some of the big songs you wrote early on, like "For Your Love," which ended up being recorded by theYardbirds. I love that it was presented to you, the idea that perhaps the song could be offered to theBeatlesand you said, "I think they're probab...
And they were right. The 30 or so folks who came to that first performance wanted more, and word spread about this outfit that could play amazing covers of tunes by the Yardbirds, the Animals, The Who, The Hollies, and of course the Beatles. This story might have ended there, but for...
As remembered byGuitar Player, the 1966 filmBlowupfeatures The Yardbirds' dual Jimmy Page/Jeff Beck guitar line-up performing the song "Stroll On" in a London club. Amid the performance, an annoying hum coming from Beck's guitar amp appears to annoy him so much that he takes his Hofner ...
The Yardbirds (1965): Half Eric Clapton (on the live blues part), half Jeff Beck (on the more experimental pop stuff), this is the two sides of the Yardbirds reaching for a common ground. Take your pick: The electricity surging through both guitarists powers a band that had songs and ...
But three of those honors belong to Eric Clapton, who was voted in alongside Blind Faith bandmate Ginger Baker for their work in Cream in 1993, with the Yardbirds a year before that and as a solo artist in 2000. Steve Winwood was inducted as a member of Traffic in 2004, while Blind ...
As remembered byGuitar Player, the 1966 filmBlowupfeatures The Yardbirds' dual Jimmy Page/Jeff Beck guitar line-up performing the song "Stroll On" in a London club. Amid the performance, an annoying hum coming from Beck's guitar amp appears to annoy him so much that he takes his Hofner ...
The Top Ten Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin was an English hard rock band formed in London in 1968 as the New Yardbirds. The group consisted of Robert Plant (Vocal), Jimmy Page (Guitar), John Paul Jones (Bass, Keyboard) and John Bonham (Drums) and was very much the child of Jimmy Page who...
As remembered byGuitar Player, the 1966 filmBlowupfeatures The Yardbirds' dual Jimmy Page/Jeff Beck guitar line-up performing the song "Stroll On" in a London club. Amid the performance, an annoying hum coming from Beck's guitar amp appears to annoy him so much that he takes his Hofner ...