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“They didn’t seem particularly eager to welcome me.” Jeff Beck on the day he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds
An exclusive excerpt from ‘Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story’ recalls Beck’s resentment toward the Yardbirds following Clapton’s hasty departure
When Ron Wood first met Eric Clapton
The time the young Ron Wood found himself in the Yardbirds for one night only
Jeff Beck believed Eric Clapton was jealous of his success. Then Clapton paid him the ultimate compliment
Beck saw evidence of rivalry stretching back to the Yardbirds and his Stevie Wonder collaborations. But a remark Clapton made late in Beck’s career changed his perspective
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 on frustration, Fender Esquires and the limits of destruction
The Yardbirds guitarist said his battered 1954 Fender could survive almost anything — even his own attempts to smash it.
Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty on the other reason Eric Clapton left the group to join John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Clapton has long since been credited with departing the band over musical differences, but his former bandmate has added a fresh twist to the tale
Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page disagreed about who composed the world’s “first heavy metal riff”
Read one of Guitar Player's top stories of 2025
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
