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The Yardbirds: Live! Blueswailing July '64

Read "The Yardbirds: Live! Blueswailing July '64" reviewed by Colin Fleming


The Yardbirds Live! Blueswailing July '64 Castle 2003

As advice to anyone building a collection of live recordings, one could scarcely go wrong with the acknowledged classics--sets by Otis Redding, the Who, the Stones' Get YerYa-Ya's Out! Combined with a few esoteric items--the Shadows of Knight at theCellar Club, the Stooges' last show, and Hank Williams' Health and Happiness programs, one can actually span a range of genres and styles, charting how one era, ...

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Jim McCarty Discusses Jeff Beck's Ouster from the Yardbirds: "He Had to Go"

Jim McCarty Discusses Jeff Beck's Ouster from the Yardbirds: "He Had to Go"

Source: Something Else!

The Yardbirds, famous for such 1960s-era tracks as “For Your Love," “Over Under Sideways Down," and “Heart Full of Soul," served as a launching pad for three of rock's most recognizable guitarists—Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Co-founding drummer Jim McCarty recently returned to the band's separation from Beck, which actually happened on tour after a October 1966 stop in Texas. “Jeff was always very keyed up, very wound up when he played, and a sensitive guy," McCarty told ...

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Performance / Tour

Little Steven Welcomes The Yardbirds - North American Tour

Little Steven Welcomes The Yardbirds - North American Tour

Source: Anne Leighton

Little Steven will always rave about the Yardbirds, singing the group's praises from the rafters and to the world. Generally he plays the band in heavy rotation on his Sirius XM channel, Little Steven's Underground Garage. On Wednesday, September 7, he was declaring the band's place in music history when he emceed the Yardbirds at BB King Blues Club and Grill, in New York City. GUITAR WORLD editor Brad Tolinski was also in attendance at the show, and he immediately ...

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Festival

The Yardbirds Headline ZepFest, Memorial Day Weekend, May 27, 28, 29

The Yardbirds Headline ZepFest, Memorial Day Weekend, May 27, 28, 29

Source: Anne Leighton

The Yardbirds will be headlining the first annual ZepFest, playing all three nights May 27, 28, and 29-Memorial Day Weekend, at the National Harbor, on the Potomac River, at Waterfront Street and St. George Blvd., in Prince George's County, MD. There are a variety of tickets and pricing plans available for the Fest, including one-day events and VIP get-togethers. The full Fest is $325.00, and tickets are available at missiontix.com. The ZepFest features over 50 bands on five stages. There'll ...

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Saturday Eye Candy: The Yardbirds

Saturday Eye Candy: The Yardbirds

Source: JamBase

PERHAPS THE MOST UNDERRATED BRITISH INVASION BAND OF THEM ALL!

While the guitarists in the 1960s incarnations of The Yardbirds get the lion's share of historical recognition - easy to understand when one band helps launch the careers of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page - but today we salute co-founder and original bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, who turns 67 today. A noteworthy music producer since he left the band in 1966, Samwell-Smith helped forge one of the most original, ...

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