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Yardbirds

Which former Yardbird eventually produced records by Carly Simon, Jethro Tull, Cat Stevens and Paul Simon?

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Paul Samwell-Smith. When bass guitarist Paul Samwell-Smith left the band, veteran session musician Jimmy Page replaced him. For a time, the Yardbirds hoped to move rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja to bass, and have Page share lead guitar duties with Jeff Beck.



Which former Yardbird accidentally electrocuted himself in 1976, while playing his electric guitar?

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Keith Relf. The exact details are sketchy- unsubstantiated rumors abound that Relf was playing his electric guitar in his bathtub, but his family denies that vehemently.



When the Yardbirds first got together, in 1963, who was their lead guitarist?

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Anthony Topham. The Yardbirds didn't begin to attract wide notice until "Top" was replaced by Eric Clapton.



What was the primary reason that the Yardbirds had to replace Eric Clapton in 1965?

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Clapton wanted to play pure blues, not pop-rock. Eric Clapton has recorded numerous pop-rock hits in his career, but back in 1965, he considered himself a blues purist, and didn't want to play mainstream, Top 40 fare like "For Your Love." He was replaced by Jeff Beck.



Three of the original Yardbirds reunited and formed a new band in 1984, eventually releasing two new albums. What was the name of this band?

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A Box of Frogs. A Box of Frogs consisted of bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, drummer Jim McCarty, and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, plus new vocalist John Fiddler.



The Yardbirds' biggest hits in the United States were "For Your Love" and "Heart Full of Soul," which both cracked the Top Ten in 1965. Who wrote both of those songs?

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Graham Gouldman. Gouldman also wrote the Hollies' 1966 smash "Bus Stop," before co-founding the popular band 10cc, in 1972.



Michelangelo Antonioni tried to get the Who to appear in his 1966 film "Blowup." When they refused, he hired the Yardbirds to play a song and to smash their instruments on stage as the Who usually did. Which song did the Yardbirds play in "Blowup"?

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Stroll On. "Stroll On" was a revised version of Johnny and Dorsey Burnette's hit "The Train Kept a-Rolling."



In 1969, former Yardbirds Jim McCarty and Keith Relf formed an arty folk group with Relf's sister Jane. What was the name of this group?

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Renaissance. Keith, Jane and Jim all left Renaissance after making just one album. Renaissance eventually became quite popular with new singer Annie Haslam.



An American blues legend who recorded an album with the Yardbirds, said, "Those English boys want to play the blues so bad - and that's just how they play it!" Who was this American blues man?

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Sonny Boy Williamson. English blues musicians like the Animals and Yardbirds idolized Sonny Boy Williamson, but he was less than impressed by what he heard from them.

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