It was around this time that the Yardbirds disbanded, playing their final show in Bedfordshire, England. By that time, the members of the band included Jimmy Page and Keith Relf, but also despite a slight turn to a heavier rock sound, their popularity had begun to wane. But their musical history was already in place. After achieving notification in England’s burgeoning rhythm and blues scene of the early 1960s, they spawned their first guitar hero Eric Clapton, who brought influences of Chicago blues, as well as the influences of blues guitarists including B.B. King and Buddy Guy. When the band decided to go pop in 1965, Clapton left and was replaced by Jeff Beck, who was known for his...
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