The Yardbirds

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The Yardbirds were an early British rock band, noted for spawning the careers of several of rock music's most famous guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. A blues based band turned experimental pop rock, they had a string of hits including ?For Your Love,? ?Over, Under, Sideways, Down,? and ?Heartful of Soul.? They were the crucial link between British R&B and psychedelia; they set the framework for heavy metal explored further by Led Zeppelin and the guitarists they spawned were extremely influential in music. They pioneered almost every guitar innovation of the '60s: fuzz tone, feedback, distortion, improved amplification and were one the first to put an emphasis on guitar virtuosity and experimentation. They would eventually evolve into Led Zeppelin once Jimmy Page became the leader and the rest of the members left due to several unsuccessful efforts forcing Page to find replacements in the likes of John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, and John Bonham.

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British - Rock band - Guitarist - Eric Clapton - Jeff Beck - Jimmy Page - Heavy metal - Led Zeppelin - Fuzz tone - Feedback - Distortion - John Paul Jones - Robert Plant - John Bonham

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