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The Yardbirds

This flagship band of the "British Blues Boom" of the early 1960s featured three renowned guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Formed in London in 1963 around Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar, then bass), Paul Samwell-Smith (bass) and Jim McCarty (drums), the band's first solo guitarist was Anthony "Top" Tophan, whose names were changed to The Metropolis Blues Quartet and then The Blue-Sounds. After accompanying Cyril Davies, and drawing inspiration from jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker for its new name The Yardbirds, the band played at the...