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Eric Clapton may be a guitar master, but he wouldn't have got there if it weren't for the power of some pivotal songs that ...
Appearing on TV for the first time as a naive teenager, a 13-year-old Jimmy Page performed two songs that would go on to ...
Eric Clapton had already rifled through two bands when the opportunity to form Cream came about in 1966. He had made stops with both The Yardbirds (leaving because of their move toward pop music ...
It’s getting its North American premiere on Navy Pier with a British and Chicago cast — expect the story of the British Invasion band and songs like “You Really Got Me” and “Lola.” ...
In 1966, while The Yardbirds made the rounds on an infamous tour of the United States, Manning became close friends with Jimmy Page. The pair discussed the possibility of forming a new group in ...
Eric Clapton. His life is a story of breaks, losses, and great music. On March 30, he celebrates his 80th birthday.
Manning was a musician in his own right, and Jimmy Page first met him when Manning’s band Lawson and Four More opened for the Page-era Yardbirds in 1966 on Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars. READ MORE: ...
Though Mare Island is quiet now, seeing the shipyard up close makes it easy to imagine the area crawling with “yardbirds” and ... Candlestick Park in August 1966. But their first North ...
The Yardbirds, who are playing Sellersville Theatre (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) ON ...
In his long career in the music business, Henry Smith worked on the road with some of the biggest names in rock ‘n’ roll including Led Zeppelin, ...
"It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a ...