Also known as: Yardbirds, The
Origin: London, England
With their roots firmly planted in R&B, the Yardbirds have influenced countless numbers of rock bands over the years and have included three of the genre's top guitar players of all time in their lineup (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page). They are also considered to have been one of the major architects of psychedelic rock, pushing the boundaries of sound and musical creativity within many of their mid 60s releases and live performances, in particular through the use of feedback, distortion and "fuzztone". The London area based group evolved out of the Metropolitan Blues Quartet in 1963 …