‘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.
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Jeff Beck’s ‘Happenings Ten Years Time Ago,’ ‘People Get Ready,’ others: Gimme Five
On Beck’s birthday, we select five examples of his frisky genius.
‘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?
Clapton, Beck and then Page played lead with the Yardbirds between 1963-68.
‘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.”
Robbie Robertson, Jim McCarty remember the legend of Sonny Boy Williamson II: ‘He was good fun’
The bluesman found fame with a new generation of blues-loving rockers just before his death.
‘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.
‘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.
Jim McCarty on the Yardbirds’ forgotten guitar great: ‘He was much more spontaneous’
The legends of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page tend to obscure subsequent contributors — but another guitarist earns high praise from the Yardbirds’ stalwart drummer, as well.
On Second Thought: Cat Stevens – Mona Bone Jakon (1970)
‘Mona Bone Jakon’ is significant because of its emotional content, unique because of its instrumentation — and important because of its honesty.
