The Yardbirds

one twice. The overwhelming amount of talent squeezed into these two decades has produced some of the most popular, most powerful, and in some cases, the most bizarre music ever. Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Queen, Aerosmith, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Eagles.... All were from this era that seemed to glorify music as no other time period did, or ever will. The amount of evolution of music that

Yardbird, a short story that was released in 2012 directed by Micheal Spiccia which is his only public work. This short film is a very interesting piece that has small parts of horror entwined into a supernatural/fantasy theme that is set in what can be perceived as reality.There are many different themes that can be found within this short, like with power comes responsibility, but the one I find most interesting is “You can’t fix everything”. “You can’t fix everything” was first said by her

Led Zeppelin was created when the band Yardbirds, a previous band that Jimmy Page played in, disbanded. Page, the lead guitarist, found Robert Plant and John Bonham and created a new band which would be called the New Yardbirds; they would later adopt the name Led Zeppelin. The main goal they wanted to achieve was to emphasize the guitar, which they accomplished Plant, the singer, had a peculiar voice, raspy with many vocal ranges that he did not know when to hold back his voice. “Not only was

Biography of Eric Clapton Eric Clapton was born on March 30, 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England. He was born the illegitimate child of Patricia Molly Clapton, who could not afford to raise him at the time. He spent his life being raised by his grandparents, Rose and Jack Clapp, who, until he was nine, shielded him from the fact that he was illegitimate. They pretended they were his parents, while his real mother claimed to be his sister. Even after Clapton knew that he

different musical ideas and concepts which overall made them unique. The band has its origins in Great Britain. Jimmy Page a member of the Yardbirds replaced the bassist but was soon on lead guitar. Page and Beck, the other guitarist, had a dual lead guitar line up. Page wanted to form a super band with him and Beck as lead guitarist but the group never formed. The YardBirds played their

The period between 1964 and 1967 witness the uprising of British artists on the American music chart. The rock bands that made their way to the U.S charts contribute to the direction for rock music up to late of 1960s. Numerous bands have blown a fresh wind into the music scene and left behind hit songs that echo through years later. The Dave Clark Five was the first to follow the success of the Beatles and toured the U.S extensively followed their hit song "Glad All Over" in 1964. Former jazz trio

Mark Knopfler, Neil Young, and Carlos Santana. The sixties may be rock and rolls golden age. With new solid guitars, huge amplifiers, a new breed of musicians took to experimenting with different styles, sounds, and effects. Bands such as the Yardbirds combined blues guitar techniques and pop sensibility that laid the foundation for much of the 60s guitar sound. The popularity of rock music had one unexpected effect on the guitar. With the large amount of volume needed, so more and more fans could

fantasy, and the occult, as became increasingly evident from the band's later albums” (“Led Zeppelin Biography.”). Much of this style came from their guitarist, Jimmy Page who was actually in the yardbirds and would continue on with the rights to the band. A new band was formed under the name “New Yardbirds” as he enlisted John Paul Jones, Herman's Hermits, Lulu, Dusty Springfield, and Shirley Bassey (“Led Zeppelin Biography.”). After their first tour in scandinavia, once they returned to England,

Zeppelin set quite a few records in their time, one being “Stairway to heaven” the most played song in all radio history. Led Zeppelin all started with guitarist Jimmy Page. Before Page was apart of a band known as “The Yardbirds” along with Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. But sadly “The Yardbirds” had spilt by 1968 and went their separate ways. With that happening Page had set out to create a new band. Jimmy Page had some trouble when it came to finding new members for his band. Page had asked singer Terry

First of all, the idea that any foreign country could have a significant impact on American musical tastes had been pretty much unthinkable before 1964. Long before rock 'n ' roll--in fact, pretty much from the advent of recorded music, American popular music ruled the world. Jazz and swing music, which originated in the US, were hugely popular in England and Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. While the British and French had their own home-grown jazz and pop stars, some of whom might have an occasional