Chris Dreja, co-founder of influential English rock band the Yardbirds and co-writer on many of the band’s memorable songs, died at 79. His death was announced by his former bandmate Jimmy Page. “I heard today of the passing of musician Chris Dreja, who passionately played with the iconic Yardbirds, on …
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Singer-songwriter Jake Holmes has revived a long-dormant battle with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page over the songwriting credits for “Dazed and Confused.” Holmes’ new copyright infringement suit alleges that he has not received proper credit or royalties for early versions of “Dazed and Confused” performed by the Yardbirds, including a recording …
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He never had a signature song the way his peers and sometime bandmates Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton did, but the genres that Jeff Beck explored throughout his career chart the changes in rock — and rock guitar — over decades. One of rock’s most physical technicians, seeming to enjoy …
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Jeff Beck, the blues-rock innovator and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who revolutionized how the guitar is played, died Tuesday at the age of 78. Beck’s family confirmed the former Yardbirds guitarist’s death Wednesday. “On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that …
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