in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Nebraska, and worked in Radio for nearly 40 years. The writer is Philip “Flip” Bausch…who has a B.A. Some focus on Classic Rock recordings and artists, while others are about general musical issues or ideas. Memories of the exact details of that moment vary, but Jimmy Page remembered the joke, and simply changed the spelling, so the name would be pronounced properly as:Įric Clapton and Jeff Beck did alright for themselves too. When it was suggested they all form a new super group, Entwistle said it would probably go over like a “lead balloon”, Moon joked it’d be more like a “lead Zeppelin”. The name came from a joke between members of The Who, John Entwistle and Keith Moon, during an earlier recording session with Beck and Page. They did the dates under the name The Yardbirds, or sometimes The New Yardbirds. Page had already worked with bassist/arranger John Paul Jones. He in turn recommended his drummer friend, John Bonham. Through a recommendation, unknown vocalist Robert Plant was asked to join. Jimmy Page thought it would be an opportunity to rebuild the band. There had been appearances scheduled for later in 1968. Jeff Beck officially left The Yardbirds in November of 1967, and the band called it quits in mid 1968.īut wait. At some point, I sold all my vinyl albums, but I do have the songs on my computer. It was always nice to get fresh copies of the songs on an album, instead of playing the individual singles. The day this album came out, March 27th, 1967, I bought it. I believe it’s still the only single disc that includes all their hits, and for some reason (probably who owns the music rights), it’s no longer available. Epic did gather their best recordings into The Yardbirds’ Greatest Hits album in 1967. Maybe the group just got too experimental or just didn’t have the songs, because they had no more hits. They’re together on “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago”, along with friend John Paul Jones on bass. Above is a shot of The Yardbirds with both Beck (left) and Page (right). When Beck was healthy, they decided to keep the two lead guitar lineup. When Jeff Beck fell ill and was hospitalized during a tour in 1966, Jimmy Page filled in for him. The Yardbirds would also have three hits in 1966…”Shapes Of Things”, “Over Under Sideways Down”, and “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago”…all with psychedelic arrangements. “I’m A Man” was The Yardbirds’ third hit of the year. The psychedelic movement was still months away, and there was no hard rock. Beck is using a distorted guitar played with metal on the strings to give it an early hard rock and psychedelic effect. The guitar and harmonica break goes into double time. This is the Bo Diddley Blues song, but the group and Jeff Beck give it a very Rock interpretation. (The second-best version of the song is by Chris Isaak.) The follow up album was Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds.īesides “Heart Full Of Soul”, the album includes Yardbirds fan favorites like “The Train Kept A Rollin'”, “Smokestack Lightning”, “Still I’m Sad”, and most importantly, “I’m A Man”. “Heart Full Of Soul” is one of the great singles of the 1960’s. You might notice that the record company didn’t bother to have a photo of the new line-up, as Eric Clapton (second from left) is still there, and Jeff Beck isn’t. In July of 1965, The Yardbirds’ released the single “Heart Full Of Soul”. The Yardbirds had a hit, but who would replace Eric Clapton on guitar? Jimmy Page, a young session musician, almost took the job, but instead he recommended his friend, Jeff Beck. We got a nice tour of the station (looked smaller than we’d imagined), some bumper stickers, and a copy of their own Top 40 survey. My family was traveling through Oklahoma in 1965, and we convinced Dad to stop at radio station KOMA. KOMA in 1965, with my sister Chris, 1 of 4 sisters. In small town Nebraska, the biggest influence in music came from the 50,000 Watt AM stations…like KOMA in Oklahoma City. “For Your Love” is an excellent piece of rock/pop that includes a harpsichord, rather than Blues guitar.ĭigression: The only way we heard the new hits in the mid-60’s was through our transistor radios and car radios. So he joined John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers. The single was a hit (#6), but Eric Clapton immediately left the band, because he wanted to play Blues. The group members were Keith Relf (vocals), Chris Dreja (guitar), Paul Samwell-Smith (Bass), Jim McCarty (drums), and Eric Clapton (lead guitar). If you asked them what band had three of the top five guitarists in the world (according to Rolling Stone), they still probably wouldn’t think of The Yardbirds.Īmerica was introduced to the music of The Yardbirds in 1965 with the single “For Your Love”. When asked to name the most important rock bands, most people wouldn’t mention The Yardbirds.
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