With classic Top Ten hits like "For Your Love" and "Heart Full of Soul" under their belts, British blues rock band the Yardbirds became one of the quintessential acts to emerge from the British Invasion of the 1960s.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame did not solely induct the Yardbirds for featuring who were arguably Britain's top three rock guitarists of all time—but that fact certainly didn't hurt their chances. Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were all members of the group at one time.
Original members Jim McCarty and Chris Dreja reformed the Yardbirds in the 1990s, and it was rumored in 2007 that Page and Beck would rejoin the group for a tour. The '07 reunion didn't happen, but the rumors of a tour with the guitar giants persist.
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Fast Facts
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Origin
London, England
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Formed
1962
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1968
The New Yardbirds evolved into Led Zeppelin
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