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Chris Dreja, a musician, photographer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who was a co-founder of the pioneering British rock band the Yardbirds and a co-writer of many of that band’s songs, has ...

All these musicians we grew up with — the ones who started out in garages, basements, and living rooms before rising to international fame — became the soundtrack to our lives. They set the bar for ...

Chris Dreja, co-founder of influential English rock band the Yardbirds and co-writer on many of the band’s memorable songs, died at 79. His death was announced by his former bandmate Jimmy Page. “I ...

A rhythm guitarist and bassist, he was a “rock” for a band whose fiery lead players, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, had no shortage of ego. By Alex Williams Chris Dreja, a founding member of ...

An original member of a legendary rock band is dead at age 79. The Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja has died, his sister-in-law Muriel Levy announced on social media. A cause of death was not named.

Chris Dreja FILE PHOTO: English guitarist Chris Dreja of The Yardbirds posed backstage at Holterhallen in Holte near Copenhagen in Denmark on 15th April 1967. He recently died at the age of 79. (Photo ...