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Title: R.I.P. - Chris Dreja (79)
Post by: RAM on Sat 04 Oct 2025 18:17:29

https://people.com/yardbirds-guitarist-chris-dreja-dead-at-79-11824260 (https://people.com/yardbirds-guitarist-chris-dreja-dead-at-79-11824260)

The Yardbirds are on of my favourite bands. Lead guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page get most of the attention but Chris Dreja was a pivotal part of their sound. First on rhythm guitar and then moving to bass and forming a great rhythm section with drummer Jim McCarty when Paul Samwell-Smith left the group in 1966.

Title: Re: R.I.P. - Chris Dreja (79)
Post by: grado on Sat 04 Oct 2025 19:59:47

Thanks RAM.
I loved his Box of Frogs stuff as well, especially the first.