The Yardbirds’ recorded legacy was just as convoluted as their personnel timeline, with few correlations between their American and British output.
Author: Jeff Tamarkin
Jeff Tamarkin
Best Classic Bands Editor Jeff Tamarkin has been a prolific music journalist for more than four decades. He is formerly the editor of Goldmine, CMJ and Relix magazines, has written for dozens of other publications and has authored liner notes for more than 80 CDs. Jeff has also served on the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and as a consultant to the Grammys. His first book was 'Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane.' He is also the co-author of 'Shell Shocked: My Life with the Turtles, Flo and Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc.,' with Howard Kaylan.
The legend, who may have invented rock and roll, died at 90 in 2017. To celebrate his legacy, we’ve chosen 17 of his best, by some of his biggest fans
For one week only, in the summer of 1972, it was the best-selling, most often played single in the United States of America.
From “Happy Together” to “Ohio” to “Miracles,” he drummed on them all.
From poet to peace activist to clown that launched institutions that aided thousands, he was perennially dedicated to uplifting others.
Sanborn racked up numerous gold and platinum albums during his five-plus-decade career.
It was a song of its time, inviting “gentle people” to wear flowers in their hair and migrate to California. Many thousands took Scott McKenzie’s advice
To this day, fans still debate the meaning of the song. But more than half a century after its release, it remains one of the most popular of all-time.
The Scottish singer-songwriter and Rock Hall inductee examines some of his biggest songs including “Season of the Witch” and “There is a Mountain”
The musician had a long list of credits with some of the biggest acts of the late ’60s and well into the ’70s