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The Yardbirds are an English band, formed in London in 1963. The band's core lineup featured vocalist and harmonica player , drummer , rhythm guitarist/bassist and bassist/producer . They worked with several lead guitarists, launching the careers of , and , all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarists. The band had a string of hits throughout the mid-1960s, including "", "", "" and "".

A -based band noted for their signature "rave-up" instrumental breaks, the Yardbirds broadened their range into , pioneering and early ; and contributed to many innovations of the mid-1960s, such as , and "".

The band's influence on both the music of the times and genres to come was great, and they inspired a host of imitators such as the and . Rock critics and historians credit the Yardbirds with heavily contributing to, if not inventing, "the birth of psychedelic music" and sowing the seeds of , and , among other genres.

Following the band's split in 1968, Relf and McCarty formed and guitarist Jimmy Page formed what became .

The band were inducted into the in 1992. They were included in 's list of the "", and ranked No. 37 on 's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.

The Yardbirds reformed in the 1990s, featuring drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist/bassist Chris Dreja as the only original members of the band. Dreja left the band in 2012, leaving McCarty as the sole original member of the band present in the lineup.

The band formed in the south-west London suburbs in 1963. Relf and Samwell-Smith were originally in a band named the Metropolitan Blues Quartet. After being joined by Dreja, McCarty and , they performed at Kingston Art School in late May 1963 as a for . Following a couple of gigs in September 1963 as the Blue-Sounds, they changed their name to The , either an expression for hanging around or prisoners hanging around a prison yard; and a reference to seminal jazz saxophonist .

The quintet achieved notice on the burgeoning British scene when they took over as the house band at the in , succeeding . Their repertoire drew from the of , , , and , including "", "", "", "", "", "Got Love if You Want It" and "".

Original lead guitarist Topham left and was replaced by Eric Clapton in October 1963. Crawdaddy Club became the Yardbirds manager and first record producer. Under Gomelsky's guidance the Yardbirds toured Britain as the back-up band for blues legend in December 1963 and early 1964, recording live tracks on Dec. 8 and other dates. The recordings would be released two years later during the height of the Yardbirds popularity on the album .

After the tours with Williamson, the Yardbirds signed to 's label in February 1964, and recorded more live tracks March 20 at the legendary in London. The resulting album of mostly covers, , would not be released by Columbia for another nine months, and it failed to enter the U.K. album charts. Over time Five Live would gain stature as one of the few quality live recordings of the era, and as a historical document of both the British "rock and roll boom" in the 1960s and Clapton's time in the band.