After decades of driving the sound of the prototypical hard rock band, the group generally acknowledged as the ones who inspired the whole heavy metal genre with their dynamic sound, Jim McCarty is ...

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 ...

Chris Dreja, one of the five original members of the Yardbirds, has died. The guitarist was 79. His death was confirmed by his sister-in-law, Muriel Levy, on Threads. “This is with a deep sadness that ...

“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 ...

Chris Dreja, a founding member of and guitarist for the legendary rock band the Yardbirds, has died. He was 79. His sister-in-law, Muriel Levy, announced the news on social media. “This is with a deep ...

Put together some of the best artists from the late 1960s and one obscure English rocker, and you’ve got Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends. This group was an interesting outfit, to say the least. They ...

Chris Dreja, the co-founding rhythm guitarist and later bassist of the Yardbirds, has died, reports The New York Times. On September 25, Dreja died of complications of multiple strokes and chronic ...

That ’70s Show alum Danny Masterson is wallowing in despair behind bars as the convicted rapist’s ex-wife, Bijou Phillips, ...

At 81 years old, Jim McCarty, the drummer for The Yardbirds, will be incorporating storytelling into the band's upcoming tour. The Yardbirds are known for having three legendary guitarists in the band ...