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The time Steve Hackett blew away the Yardbirds’ Jim McCarty: ‘It was absolutely deafening!’

The ex-Genesis guitarist first worked with McCarty in the 1980s.

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‘That was fun’: How the Yardbirds ended up featured on The Simpsons

Jim McCarty and the Yardbirds are in the midst of a rare U.S. tour.

‘It’s quite interesting’: Addition of original guitarist has changed the Yardbirds’ dynamic

‘It’s quite interesting’: Addition of original guitarist has changed the Yardbirds’ dynamic

Already, McCarty says he’s noticed a refocus on “the bluesier side of the band.”

Jim McCarty on the Yardbirds’ greatest guitarist – Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page?

Jim McCarty on the Yardbirds’ greatest guitarist – Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page?

Clapton, Beck and then Page played lead with the Yardbirds between 1963-68.

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‘It’s a possibility’: Yardbirds discussed recording new album during upcoming U.S. tour

“We were thinking at one point,” drummer Jim McCarty says, “of going down to Mississippi.”

‘A great platform for lead guitar’: The Yardbirds’ tradition of gunslingers from Surrey continues

‘A great platform for lead guitar’: The Yardbirds’ tradition of gunslingers from Surrey continues

Ben King shares more than a spot in the guitar chair with Beck, Clapton and Page.

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‘He’s sort of surviving’: Jim McCarty opens up about ailing Yardbirds legend Chris Dreja

The Yardbirds’ co-founding rhythm guitarist hasn’t performed with the group since 2012.

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Topham McCarty Band, “All Your Love” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek

Top Topham’s recent rejoining with the Yardbirds — for whom he served as original lead guitarist in their art-school days — was a chance to come full circle. He began that journey here, however, in an often-overlooked reunion with drummer Jim McCarty. You May Also Like: How Jimmy Page andRead More

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Jim McCarty, co-founder of the Yardbirds and Renaissance: Something Else! Interview

Drummer Jim McCarty, who has participated in all of the Yardbirds’ many Rock and Roll Hall of Fame incarnations, stops by for a chat.