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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 .
Keith Relf: 1943–1976 Musician, best known as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for the Yardbirds: He was born in Richmond and is buried at Richmond Cemetery. [73] [74] Peter Sallis: 1921–2017: Actor, who played Norman Clegg in the BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine: He was born in Twickenham and later owned a house on Richmond ...
Richmond Cemetery originally contained two chapels, one of Church of England denomination and one for Nonconformists, both built in the Gothic Revival style. The Church of England chapel (shown as "Richmond Community Chapel" on Richmond Council's map of Richmond and East Sheen Cemeteries) [6] was built in 1875 to a design by Sir Arthur Blomfield and is a Grade II listed building.
A version of Tony Hazzard's "Ha Ha Said the Clown" (recorded by Relf with session musicians and none of the other Yardbirds), backed by the Relf–McCarty original "Tinker Tailor, Soldier Sailor", was the band's last single to enter the US top 50, peaking at No. 44 on the Billboard chart in the summer of 1967.
Formed in May 1963, the group originally included lead vocalist Keith Relf, lead guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and drummer Jim McCarty. [1] In October, Topham was replaced by Eric Clapton. [2] He remained until 13 March 1965, when he left due to creative disagreements. [3]
Keith Relf and McCarty decided to quit performing, and Cennamo joined Colosseum. [2] Hawken organized a new line-up to fulfill contractual obligations to Island Records and complete the band's second album, Illusion (1971) which had been left unfinished.
Armageddon was the last band to feature The Yardbirds' (the band that launched Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page) vocalist Keith Relf.He had founded Renaissance after the dissolution of The Yardbirds in 1968, and left Renaissance after two albums (actually half way through the second album) - to produce bands like Medicine Head (for whom he also played bass), Hunter Muskett and Saturnalia.
Their second album, Heavy on the Drum, [3] was recorded with Keith Relf, formerly of The Yardbirds, as producer. The single "(And The) Pictures in the Sky" rose to number 22 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971. [3] This was not included on Heavy on the Drum, but was added to CD reissues of their debut, New Bottles Old Medicine.