The Yardbirds

impact on electrified blues musicians such as Muddy Watters further commercialized his unique blues style and allowed his art to be discovered overseas. Robert Johnson directly influenced British powerhouse bands such as Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Yardbirds and many more (Schwartz…

Beatlemania and many up and coming music acts emulated their "Liverpool Sound". Although, The Beatles were the undisputed leader of the ‘invasion’ there were numerous bands that were extremely successful such as the Rolling Stones, The Who, Cream, The Yardbirds, The Animals, and one of my favourite bands The Kinks. The Kinks were a British Rock band that was formed in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies (lead guitar, backing and lead vocals). Other band members were Mick Avory – drums…

The Devil in Heavy Metal Popular culture can have a strong impact on society and endorse social change. An important issue regarding this topic is the distinction between legitimized and subversive culture. Indeed, both young people and older people try to single themselves out, and these attempts are present in every field of popular culture. Music is an important example of this strong reaction towards the “legitimized” popular culture. One of the most criticized types of music is Heavy metal,…

Typically, when people think of “rock music”, they would think of loud, hard hitting drums with fast, intricate guitar solos, and screaming vocals. People don’t usually think of slow, smooth, bluesy guitar playing when they think of rock music, but what most people don’t realize is that without the blues, musicians such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and even AC/DC would not exist. Blues music has had a dramatic influence the way rock music has, and is currently…

Jazz is a popular style of music that emerged around the late 1800s in New Orleans, a city of great ethnic diversity and unique musical styles. Jazz music, throughout history, had the capability to bridge racial difference by bringing people of different backgrounds together to share in the common interests of listening to jazz. Many of the early most prominent jazz musicians, like Lester Young, were able to bring their own unique styles and improvisations to the development of jazz, to help…

Eric Clapton: The Man With Tears in Heaven Eric Patrick Clapton was born on March 30, 1945 in the home of his grand parents in Green Ripley, England. Clapton used music as an escape from reality and allowed it to be his refuge. Apart from the numerous amount of awards, Eric Clapton’s playing is proof enough that he is one of the greatest guitarists ever known, continuing to influence the music world with his playing, even today. In his early life Clapton grew up in a household where music was…

Spilling his soul onto his performances, Jimi Hendrix opened up the doors to the future of rock and other musicians, Hendrix opened up the doors to the future of rock and other musicians. He inspired many artist with his distinct sound. Although his start into in music was a little bumpy, Jimi Hendrix impacted people of all kind. He introduced a new taste that touched people's life. Hendrix original name was Johnny Allen Hendrix. He later changed his name to James Marshall Hendrix. The legend…

Charlie Parker’s Ill-Fated West Coast Trip Charlie “Bird” Parker is one of the most iconic figures not only in the modern jazz history, but also in the jazz history overall. Charlie Parker had an extraordinary melodic gift and regularly created solos that consisted of ling-lined melodies, each of which was elegant improvised composition unto itself. This gained a wide following among jazz musicians and greatly influenced the Jazz community in the iconic shift is music. Parker’s self-destructive…

Those who rebelled liked Led Zeppelin. The band was a super group made up of The Yardbirds, Band of Joy, and the local go-to drummer John Bonham. Led Zeppelin’s first album, Zeppelin I, was a kind of rock music that had never been heard before. High pitched, screaming vocals, distorted guitar, and drums that were louder than the engine…

resulting Stairway to Heaven may very well be Spirit, who they opened for numerous times. The most notable creative connections are Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. Page made these connections through T.V. appearances and musical events while playing in the Yardbirds. Page even credits his first double neck guitar to Jeff Beck. These fathers of modern rocks’ proximity also sprouted names like Paul Schaffer and Rod Stewart. In regards to the subject matter of Stairway; among others, Zeppelin tackles…