It goes without saying that there were plenty of teenagers in the '60s who worshipped the Beatles and dreamed of having their ...

Just as Bill Haley and Elvis Presley changed the landscape of popular music a decade earlier, The Yardbirds ushered in the psychedelic age of rock. Feedback had appeared on records, but Jeff Beck was ...

The Yardbirds latest incarnation is great enough with its stellar line-up of musicians. Adding original drummer Jim McCarty’s musings of days gone by takes it to another level. ByJim Clash, ...

Sixty years after its release, Roger The Engineer remains The Yardbirds' defining studio album, showcasing Jeff Beck's groundbreaking guitar work and helping shape the future of psychedelic and hard ...

15 April 1966. The Yardbirds on the steps of The Royal Albert Hall, while being filmed for the US TV show ‘Where The Action Is’ Beck played his first show with the band on 5 March. He had been with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. In Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this interview series with Yardbirds ...

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

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 ...

It goes without saying that there were plenty of teenagers in the '60s who worshipped the Beatles and dreamed of having their own music careers...but most of those kids didn't end up actually writing ...