Yardbirds

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With Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page as succesive lead guitarists, The Yardbirds were one of rock’s greatest bands. Kicking into high gear in 1964 they led the British blues revival, becoming prototype for the late-60’s psychedelia. When Clapton left, Jeff Beck stepped in. Then Jimmy Page joined, and he and Beck shared lead guitar in what was potentially the best rock band in the world. When Beck departed in 1966, Page took the band into a heavier, more experimental direction that eventually became the genesis of Led Zeppelin.