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William Keith Relf (22 March 1943 – 12 May 1976) was an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for rock band the Yardbirds.He then formed the band Renaissance with his sister Jane Relf, the Yardbirds ex-drummer Jim McCarty and ex-The Nashville Teens keyboardist John Hawken.
The Yardbirds are an English rock band formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968), all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarists. [5]
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1970s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
Anthony “Top” Topham, founding guitarist of The Yardbirds, has died at the age of 75 after battling dementia. The musician, who later adopted the name Sanderson Rasjid after joining the Subud ...
Five Live Yardbirds (1964) For Your Love (1965) Having a Rave Up (1965) Sonny Boy Williamson and the Yardbirds (1966) London 1963: The First Recordings (1981) Live! Blueswailing July '64 (2003) Glimpses 1963–1968 (2011) March 1965 – June 1966 Keith Relf – lead vocals, harmonica; Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar, piano; Paul Samwell-Smith ...
The Yardbirds were signed to EMI and their records were released through the Columbia Graphophone Company in the UK and Epic Records in the US. [13] In other countries, the group's releases were handled by a variety of labels, including affiliates of Columbia and Epic, Capitol (Canada), Riviera (France), Ricordi International (Italy), Odeon (Japan), and CBS (international). [14]
Pages in category "1977 deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 5,243 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
His use of a commercial fuzz box for the Yardbirds' "Heart Full of Soul" (June 1965) has been cited as perhaps the first significant use of the effect. [100] [101] Beck's work with the Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group's 1968 album Truth were seminal influences on heavy metal music, which emerged in full force in the early 1970s. [102]