We can thank them for being the grandfathers of prog rock, psychedelic rock, and even for influencing punk.

When the British blues scene bloomed in the 1960s, with the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the forefront, ...

On March 13, 1965, Eric Clapton made one of the most famous decisions in classic rock history: to leave The Yardbirds. He felt the group was leaving their blues roots behind. Clapton didn’t want to be ...

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Ronnie Wood found himself in the Yardbirds for one night only ...

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.

Even though he'd go on to replace Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds, although not directly, Jimmy Page couldn't help but be wowed ...

It's difficult to imagine why anyone would choose to leave a hit rock band at the height of their popularity. But such was the case for Eric Clapton's shocking exit from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

In Part 1 of this interview series with Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty, the rocker discussed the three stellar guitarists - Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page - who were in the group, his favorite ...

Ruth, Julie Rose, Ella May, Sophie Belle, and the late Conor. Here’s everything to know about Eric Clapton’s kids.

“It’s a shame the Yardbirds have no image,” opined Herman’s Hermits’ Peter Noone bluntly in 1966, “because they would be the Number One group in England.” It’s true that the Yardbirds—whose ...