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The band's lineup remained stable until early 2012, when Dreja was forced to stop performing after suffering two strokes. [21] [22] The following July, it was announced that Dreja would be leaving the band, with original member Top Topham taking his place. [23] On 30 January 2015, this lineup played its final show at the 100 Club in London. [24]
Topham left the band before they achieved mainstream popularity and was replaced by Eric Clapton, the first of three lead guitarists from the Yardbirds to gain an international reputation (the other two being Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page). Aside from his musical career, Topham also worked as an interior designer and painter.
The Yardbirds are an English rock band formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968), all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarists. [5]
Anthony “Top” Topham, founding guitarist of The Yardbirds, has died at the age of 75 after battling dementia. The musician, who later adopted the name Sanderson Rasjid after joining the Subud ...
After the breakup of the Natural Blues Band Idan went on a holiday to London during which he met former Yardbirds' guitarist Top Topham and drummer Jim McCarty. In 1988 he moved to the UK to become the singer and lead guitarist of their blues band. Idan soon became known as 'Detroit' John Idan on the London blues scene.
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The band also tours with several additional musicians, currently bassist John Pierce (since 2020), drummer Shannon Forrest (since 2024, originally from 2014 to 2019), keyboardists Greg Phillinganes (since 2024, originally from 2003 to 2008) and Dennis Atlas (since 2024), and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ham (since 2017, and originally from 1986 ...
Foghat in 1975, clockwise from top left: "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, Tony Stevens, Roger Earl and Rod Price. Foghat are an English blues rock band from London.Formed in January 1971, the group originally included lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, bassist and backing vocalist Tony Stevens, drummer Roger Earl (all recently departed from Savoy Brown) and lead guitarist ...