Chris Straight, a rhythm guitarist and late BASSIST WHO CO-FOUNDED The Yardbirds, Remained with the Legendary British Band for Its Entire Run and Was induced into the rock and roll of fame, has died. He was 79.
Hister-in-Law, Muriel Levy, Announched The News on Social Media But did not do not provide a date or cause of death, other than to say he “Passed away after years of health problems.”
Straight Co-Founded the Yardbirds in 1963, Playing Rhythm Guitar Alongside Lead Axman Anthony “Top” Topham, Singer Keith Relf, Drummer Jim McCarthy and Bassist Paul Samwell-Smith. The Group Wold Go On to Feature Three of the Most Celebrated Guitarists in Rock History in Eric Clapton, Who Replaced Topham in 1993; Jeff Beck, who took over for clapton in 1965; And Future LED Zeppelin Heavyweight Jimmy Page, Who Joined In 1966, when Samwell-Smith Left.
The Group Scored Big With Its 1965 US Debut Album For your lovewhose Title Track Hit The Top 10 in America and the UK. Later that year came the lp Having a rave up with the yardbirds, and the band scored another two-chatting smash with “Heart Full of Soul.” The album Also Featured Their Take on Bo Diddley’s “I’m a Man,” Which made the US Top 20 and Remains a regular on Classic Radio, Along With the Band’s Hit Singles. The Disc’s Double-Seded Single “Evil Hearted You”/”Still I’m Sad” hit no, 3 in the uk.
The Yardbirds’ Next US Release Was Over Under Sideways Down, WHICH SPAWED TWO MORE HIT Singles with “Shapes of Things” (No. 11 us, No. 3 UK) and the title track (No. 13 us, No. 10 uk). That disc and Having a rave up bot Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 great albums of all time.
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The Yardbirds Greatest Hits Arrived in 1967 and Became the Band’s Highest-Charting LP in the US, Reaching No. 28. The Group’s Final Album, Little Games, Arrived During the summer of love but was a hit on eather side of the pond. By the right hasha replaced samwell-smith on bass.
Born on November 11, 1945, in Surrey, England, straight Met Topham During Their School Days, and They Begin to Play in Bands Together. They Wold Coalesce As the Yardbirds in 1963 As Relf, McCarthy and Samwell-Smith Joined Up. Straight, McCarthy and Relf Wouuld Remain With the Original Group for Its Entire Lifespan From 1963 UNIL Its Split in July 1968.
RIGHT AND MCCARTHY REVIVED The Band in 1992, with Staying UNTIL A Series of Strokes forces Him to retire in 2013, with Topham Returning to replace Him Until 2015. Relf died in 1976 and topham in 2023. After the original group’s breakup, Page consider Naming his nascent band the new yardbirds but settled on Led Zeppelin.
Straight was invited to join the new band but instead purer a caareer in photography. He would shoot the back-cover pic of the Group on Its Game-Changing 1969 Debut Album.
Right on to co-founded Box of Frogs with McCarthy and Samwell-Smith in the Early 1980s. The Quartet, Front by John Fiddler, releassed it eponymous debut in 1984, scoring an fm hit in the US with “Back Where i Started,” Which Featured Beck on Guitar.
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