Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As drummer for the Yardbirds — the only one in the British band’s history, in fact — Jim McCarty spent six years during the ’60s ...

As the drummer in the Yardbirds, Jim McCarty has a unique perspective on rock history: He’s seen it all from the rear. “My immediate memory is seeing the backs of Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck playing ...

Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds ...

The Yardbirds, famous for such 1960s-era tracks as “For Your Love," “Over Under Sideways Down," and “Heart Full of Soul," served as a launching pad for three of rock's most recognizable ...

Jim McCarty on producing hits like Heart Full Of Soul, Shapes Of Things and Over Under Sideways Down - plus why their original guitarist, Top Topham, left the group. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this ...

At 81 years old, Jim McCarty, the drummer for The Yardbirds, will be incorporating storytelling into the band's upcoming tour. The Yardbirds are known for having three legendary guitarists in the band ...

Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty has seen it all over six decades. And he has had the rare opportunity to play with three of the best guitarists of modern time. Yes, he has stories. ByJim Clash, ...

Let us all praise Jim McCarty. Since the ’60s his respective band tenures Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, the Buddy Miles Express, Cactus, the Rockets, Mystery Train have borne the twin marks of ...

Cactus from left: Marshall stack, McCarty, Appice, Kunes and Bogert. First of all, let’s get something out of the way; Cactus guitarist Jim McCarty and I have a mildly sticky recent history because ...

Jim McCarty and John Hawken with special guest Jann Klose Iridium New York, NY May 2, 2012 Former Yardbirds drummer McCarty and his cohort from Renaissance, keyboardist John Hawken--along with special ...

The Yardbirds drummer tells GP Clapton thought the group was selling out when it chose to record “For Your Love.” It turned ...