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Tag Archives: The Yardbirds
RAY MAJORS – The 7% Solution
June 19, 2014
Angel Air 2014 Hard-hitting blues from the one who survived rock ‘n’ roll and deadly illness. Note the shades on the artist’s eyes on the cover and the shade of blue around him: from Blind Willie Johnson’s prototype of “In … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged blues, Box Of Frogs, British Lions, Mott, Ray Majors, The Yardbirds
Interview with JIM McCARTY (THE YARDBIRDS) – Part 3
June 1, 2014
– The second ILLUSION album doesn’t fall so far behind the first one to me, because it uses the same formula: it starts with “Madonna Blue” in the way the first one begins with “Isadora.” Well, in a way maybe … Continue reading
Tagged Box Of Frogs, Illusion, Jim McCarty (UK), Renaissance, The Yardbirds
Interview with JIM McCARTY (THE YARDBIRDS) – Part 2
June 1, 2014
– Were you interested in things like Afro-beat that Fela Kuti did? Yes, I liked all that world music and I always liked the music from [Bob] Marley: it was great. I loved Ali Farka Touré and all that music, really good. … Continue reading
Tagged Box Of Frogs, Illusion, Jim McCarty (UK), Renaissance, The Yardbirds
Interview with JIM McCARTY (THE YARDBIRDS) – Part 1
June 1, 2014
June 2014 He was a pivotal figure in the development of rock music, and without him heavy metal and prog rock – and, of course, British blues – would have sounded different from what we know now, for it was out … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Box Of Frogs, Illusion, Jim McCarty (UK), Renaissance, The Yardbirds
Gypie Mayo, R.I.P. – THE YARDBIRDS bid farewell
October 24, 2013
He was a humble man but always knew his real value, Gypie Mayo, who passed away on October 23rd, aged 62. One can say it took some guts to step into the DR. FEELGOOD ranks, when Wilco Johnson left the group, … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Gypie Mayo, John Idan, obituary, The Yardbirds, Top Topham
