The Yardbirds Headline ZepFest, Memorial Day Weekend, May 27, 28, 29. Source: Anne Leighton April 9, 2011. The Yardbirds will be headlining the first annual ZepFest, playing all three nights May 27, ...

If Jimmy Page hadn't joined The Yardbirds, there may well have been no Led Zeppelin. Thank heavens and all of the stairways ...

At least on the surface. “Right when I joined the Yardbirds, they had a massive hit with For Your Love, which Eric detested and was the reason he left the band,” Beck recounted.

Though Beck had left the Yardbirds by the end of 1966, Page stuck with the ever-evolving band until their dissolution in 1968, and was even left with their name.

The Yardbirds -- featuring original members Jim McCarty (drums) and Chris Dreja (bass) recently completed a new album, "Birdland," featuring an extraordinary cast of guest guitarists.

Eric Clapton split with the Yardbirds, citing creative differences, in March 1965 – opening the door for Jeff Beck. Skip to main content Skip to site footer. Trending: 50 Cheating Songs; ...

Retracing the steps of three rock legends, each beginning their careers as backing musicians, reveals an explosive period in music history.

The Yardbirds are getting ready to record their next album — and asking fans to "help preserve one of the founding most influential bands in rock history" along the way. For its first studio ...

That Yardbirds album, Little Games, didn’t exactly wow the critics. But it was far from a throwaway. On “Smile on Me,” Page unleashed a pair of heavy solos you might call proto-Zeppelin.

John Lennon felt The Yardbirds mimicked The Rolling Stones The book Lennon on Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon features an interview from 1974. In it, John discussed a certain club.