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.
The ex-Genesis guitarist first worked with McCarty in the 1980s.
Jim McCarty and the Yardbirds are in the midst of a rare U.S. tour.
Already, McCarty says he’s noticed a refocus on “the bluesier side of the band.”
Clapton, Beck and then Page played lead with the Yardbirds between 1963-68.
“We were thinking at one point,” drummer Jim McCarty says, “of going down to Mississippi.”
Ben King shares more than a spot in the guitar chair with Beck, Clapton and Page.
The Yardbirds’ co-founding rhythm guitarist hasn’t performed with the group since 2012.
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: Yardbirds welcome back ‘Birdland’-eraRead More
Drummer Jim McCarty, who has participated in all of the Yardbirds’ many Rock and Roll Hall of Fame incarnations, stops by for a chat.