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Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page disagreed about who composed the world’s “first heavy metal riff”
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Jim McCarty on Jeff Beck’s and Jimmy Page’s “stressed out” time in the Yardbirds
The Yardbirds drummer reveals the highs and lows of the group’s most successful era
Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds
The Yardbirds drummer tells GP Clapton thought the group was selling out when it chose to record “For Your Love.” It turned out to be their first hit
Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page never agreed on which of them composed the song Beck called “the first heavy metal riff ever written"
The tune's 1966 recording session would lead to the formation of Led Zeppelin two years later
Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross just played Jeff Beck’s ‘59 Yardburst Les Paul for a full tour
Matt’s Guitar shop bought the guitar for earlier this year, and now it wants to keep its legacy alive by lending it to the best guitarists in the business
“It's cobbled together, but it has an aura to it.” Jeff Beck's 'Blow by Blow' Oxblood Les Paul is not all that it seems
It was the star of his most famous album's cover, but the ‘54 Les Paul — like its owner — defies convention
“I might have done better in the Bluesbreakers." Jeff Beck said he turned down John Mayall
The coveted role was offered to him on a plate, but Beck was looking for a different kind of musical identity
Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck
Though the two budding virtuosos had plenty of respect for one another, it perhaps isn't a huge surprise that their respective styles occasionally clashed in the Yardbirds
