◇ image via WikipediaThe Yardbirds
The Yardbirds is a Psychedelic rock and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Eight Miles High, Ram Jam, Jake Holmes, Syndicate of Sound and Hang On Sloopy. Those roots explain a lot about how The Yardbirds arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cream, The Animals, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Blind Faith and Paul Revere & The Raiders, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Deep Purple, Steven Tyler, The Stooges, Cheap Trick and She Said She Said, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 95 connections around The Yardbirds, reaching back through Eight Miles High and forward to Deep Purple. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Yardbirds connections
The Yardbirds grew out of Eight Miles High, Ram Jam, Jake Holmes and Syndicate of Sound, shares an orbit with Cream, The Animals, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Blind Faith, went on to shape Deep Purple, Steven Tyler, The Stooges and Cheap Trick. 95 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Yardbirds
Sounds and acts that shaped The Yardbirds.
- Eight Miles Highartist
- Ram Jamartist
- Jake Holmesartist
- Syndicate of Soundartist
- Hang On Sloopyartist
- John Rzeznikartist
- John Caleartist
- Cyril Daviesartist
- Howlin' Wolfartist
- Muddy Watersartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
- Sonny Boy Williamson IIartist
- Elmore Jamesartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- The Beatlesartist
- The Whoartist
- The In Crowdartist
- The Velvet Undergroundartist
- John Paul Jonesartist
- Keith Moonartist
- Nicky Hopkinsartist
- John Entwistleartist
- Harry Nilssonartist
- Johnny Burnetteartist
- Jimmy Reedartist
- Mose Allisonartist
- Billy Boy Arnoldartist
Artists similar to The Yardbirds
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Yardbirds.
- Creamartist
- The Animalsartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Blind Faithartist
- Paul Revere & The Raidersartist
- Jefferson Airplaneartist
- Moby Grapeartist
- The Troggsartist
- Trafficartist
- Buffalo Springfieldartist
- Humble Pieartist
- Derek and the Dominosartist
- Eric Burdon & The Animalsartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Ten Years Afterartist
- Manfred Mannartist
- The Box Topsartist
- Freeartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- Donovanartist
- Herman's Hermitsartist
- The Lovin' Spoonfulartist
- The Shadowsartist
- The Moody Bluesartist
Bands The Yardbirds shaped
Where the influence of The Yardbirds travelled next.
- Deep Purpleartist
- Steven Tylerartist
- The Stoogesartist
- Cheap Trickartist
- She Said She Saidartist
- Surrealistic Pillowartist
- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbowartist
- The Deviantsartist
- John's Childrenartist
- Count Fiveartist
- The Misunderstoodartist
- Nazzartist
- The Strypesartist
- Derek and the Dominosartist
- Fush Yu Mangartist
- The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Bandartist
- Claudja Barryartist
- Fred Coleartist
- The Shadows of Knightartist
- Hardrockartist
- Captain Beefheart & His Magic Bandartist
- Al Stewartartist
- Badfingerartist
- Dread Zeppelinartist
- Rock Cityartist
- Howlerartist
- James Gangartist
- Aerosmithartist
- Alice Cooperartist
- Motörheadartist
- The Kinksartist
- Audioslaveartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- Jimmy Pageartist
- Renaissanceartist
- Led Zeppelinartist
- The Animalsartist
- Herman's Hermitsartist
- Joe Perryartist
- Ronnie Spectorartist
- Loveartist
- Todd Rundgrenartist
- Bob Rockartist
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