He is held in the highest regard by Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, was close friends with Jimi Hendrix, and his mid-Sixties recordings with the Yardbirds invented the sound for heavy metal guitar. But ...

'I intended to pack up playing all together,' the famed musician revealed.

Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton have announced a joint live show at London's O2 arena on February 13, 2010. Both guitarists were members of influential psychedelic rock band The Yardbirds, with Beck ...

For more: See vintage footage of Eric Clapton performing "Tulsa Time" with a backing band full of Tulsans at Tulsa World music reporter Jennifer Chancellor's Barrelhouse Beat Blog. Eric Clapton and ...

With Chris Dreja’s death this past September 25, Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty is the only member left who knows what each phase of the band was like with its three most famous guitarists: Eric ...