Jeff Beck was in our class at school, arriving when we were in the 3rd year. I remember he one day came in during the lunch break, when we were getting ready for the first class of the afternoon. He came in with a load of paraphernalia and went straight to the teacher's cupboard at the back of the music room and he sat on the floor. He was rather older than us, so he got immediate respect. We heard some notes coming out of the cupboard but had no idea how they were made. The boys that knew him best, relayed to the rest of the class, that Jeff was trying to make a guitar. However when he came out when the bell went, no guitar was yet made!! Eventually Jeff came out and sat in his seat. He was a bit older than us and the boys seemed to behave better in his presence. After School ended, I am sure that the rest of the class would have, like me, watched out for any news about Jeff, and now and then we would hear music associated with him. When I heard Hi Ho, Silver Lining, on somebody's radio, I felt it was not him, but at least he was getting heard! I felt that Jeff would not have liked that much, but eventually we began to hear music that suited Jeff rather more. I was glad that eventually jeff Beck had found his feet, and wished him well. Of course he was to do very well, and became a wonderful Guitarist with the Yardbirds and got better and better! Cynthia Allen-McLaglen
What lovely recollections Cynthia. I enjoyed very reading it very much. You were blessed to have known Jeff so early in his musical life and I can tell you respect that. ❤🙏
Having - A - Rave - Up! 🎸🎤🎸🥁🎸....."Smokestack Lighting"(I have two copies of 'Five Live Yardbirds', one I listen to and one still sealed) Never saw the Clapton Yardbirds, but saw the Jeff Beck Yardbirds three times...first time with the core band and Beck, second time with Jimmy Page on bass and the time with Beck & Page on twin leads. Saw the Yardbirds two more times, the quartet configuration Page, Relf, Dreja and McCarty. Great times back in the '60s, especially that last time I saw them on 10/17/67 in Holyoke, MA. Page had by that time had painted that white Tele he got as a present from Beck for getting him into the Yardsbirds. Page had painted that Tele with his famous Dragon. That was the first time I ever heard "Dazed and Confused" and he was playing the middle section with a cello bow, 1967! When that first Led Zeppelin album came out on 01/12/69 we knew it was coming through a friend in the business we went out and bought it. AMAZING!!! When it came to "Dazed and Confused" my friends were saying how's that guitarist making those sounds in the mid - section? I told them and they all thought I was nuts, they were visually playing the guitar like a violin. When I told that I saw the Yardsbirds 1 1/2yrs. earlier and showed them how Page played it on guitar with a bow they still didn't get it. Luckily in just a couple of months on 08/19/69 the day Woodstock ended we got to see Led Zeppelin for the first at the original Oakdale Music Tent in Wallingford, CT(This was a round stage theater and as far as I know the only time they played such a gig, Joe Cocker open for them) When my friends saw them period we were all awestruck and then "Dazed and Confused" and my friends finally got it, and then later "How Many More Times" also with the bow. WOW! We didn't have to wait to see them again, a little over two months later up in our neck of the woods on Halloween 10/31/69 at the Springfield Municipal Auditorium in Springfield, MA we saw both shows that night, the first had Taj Mahal opening up. Page was now playing that '59 Les Paul burst he'd bought from Joe Walsh. And Zeppelin were playing new songs from there next album that hadn't even been released yet. Those were some magical years '66 through '69, we were lucky to see the likes of Cream, Hendrix, Joplin, The Who, early Tull, original Jeff Beck Group, original Fleetwood Mac a blues band indeed, with three guitarist that not only could play but all three sang lead. Saw them once open for Zeppelin at the Boston Tea Party in 1970 just before Peter Green left the band. From the end of the '60s into the earlier '70s new bands like FREE, MC5, John Mayall with a four piece band and no drummer("Room to Move" days) Grand Funk and a band out of Georgia, The Allman Brothers Band with Duane still with us and Savoy Brown opening up for them at the Paramount Theater in Springfield, MA...WOW!!! I started commenting on my Yardsbirds experience and ended a chapter and verse. Hope you enjoy my journey into 'live' music way back then. 🎸🔊🎶🎶🎶✌️
As a kid I was a Yardbird fan when all other friends were Beatle fans. I have just about every thing recorded by Yardbirds and only a couple Beatles albums.
I remember hearing The Yardbirds on the AM radio back in the mid to late 60's. Right off the bat I knew they were special, but I didn't know all the members that started there.
The picture at 9:15 is not of Paul Samwell-Smith, as you state, but of the English fashion designer Sir Paul Smith. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Smith_(fashion_designer)
Finally someone did their homework on the Yardbirds and got everything right for a change! . Thank you and great Job btw. 🍾
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Jeff Beck was in our class at school, arriving when we were in the 3rd year. I remember he one day came in during the lunch break, when we were getting ready for the first class of the afternoon. He came in with a load of paraphernalia and went straight to the teacher's cupboard at the back of the music room and he sat on the floor. He was rather older than us, so he got immediate respect. We heard some notes coming out of the cupboard but had no idea how they were made. The boys that knew him best, relayed to the rest of the class, that Jeff was trying to make a guitar. However when he came out when the bell went, no guitar was yet made!! Eventually Jeff came out and sat in his seat. He was a bit older than us and the boys seemed to behave better in his presence. After School ended, I am sure that the rest of the class would have, like me, watched out for any news about Jeff, and now and then we would hear music associated with him. When I heard Hi Ho, Silver Lining, on somebody's radio, I felt it was not him, but at least he was getting heard! I felt that Jeff would not have liked that much, but eventually we began to hear music that suited Jeff rather more. I was glad that eventually jeff Beck had found his feet, and wished him well. Of course he was to do very well, and became a wonderful Guitarist with the Yardbirds and got better and better! Cynthia Allen-McLaglen
You were very lucky to know the world’s greatest guitarist.
❤ what an awesome thing to share, from one Cynthia to another
What lovely recollections Cynthia. I enjoyed very reading it very much. You were blessed to have known Jeff so early in his musical life and I can tell you respect that. ❤🙏
I understand that he was hard to get along with
What amazing stories !!!!
Great legends , thank you!
Having - A - Rave - Up! 🎸🎤🎸🥁🎸....."Smokestack Lighting"(I have two copies of 'Five Live Yardbirds', one I listen to and one still sealed) Never saw the Clapton Yardbirds, but saw the Jeff Beck Yardbirds three times...first time with the core band and Beck, second time with Jimmy Page on bass and the time with Beck & Page on twin leads. Saw the Yardbirds two more times, the quartet configuration Page, Relf, Dreja and McCarty. Great times back in the '60s, especially that last time I saw them on 10/17/67 in Holyoke, MA. Page had by that time had painted that white Tele he got as a present from Beck for getting him into the Yardsbirds. Page had painted that Tele with his famous Dragon. That was the first time I ever heard "Dazed and Confused" and he was playing the middle section with a cello bow, 1967! When that first Led Zeppelin album came out on 01/12/69 we knew it was coming through a friend in the business we went out and bought it. AMAZING!!! When it came to "Dazed and Confused" my friends were saying how's that guitarist making those sounds in the mid - section? I told them and they all thought I was nuts, they were visually playing the guitar like a violin. When I told that I saw the Yardsbirds 1 1/2yrs. earlier and showed them how Page played it on guitar with a bow they still didn't get it. Luckily in just a couple of months on 08/19/69 the day Woodstock ended we got to see Led Zeppelin for the first at the original Oakdale Music Tent in Wallingford, CT(This was a round stage theater and as far as I know the only time they played such a gig, Joe Cocker open for them) When my friends saw them period we were all awestruck and then "Dazed and Confused" and my friends finally got it, and then later "How Many More Times" also with the bow. WOW! We didn't have to wait to see them again, a little over two months later up in our neck of the woods on Halloween 10/31/69 at the Springfield Municipal Auditorium in Springfield, MA we saw both shows that night, the first had Taj Mahal opening up. Page was now playing that '59 Les Paul burst he'd bought from Joe Walsh. And Zeppelin were playing new songs from there next album that hadn't even been released yet. Those were some magical years '66 through '69, we were lucky to see the likes of Cream, Hendrix, Joplin, The Who, early Tull, original Jeff Beck Group, original Fleetwood Mac a blues band indeed, with three guitarist that not only could play but all three sang lead. Saw them once open for Zeppelin at the Boston Tea Party in 1970 just before Peter Green left the band. From the end of the '60s into the earlier '70s new bands like FREE, MC5, John Mayall with a four piece band and no drummer("Room to Move" days) Grand Funk and a band out of Georgia, The Allman Brothers Band with Duane still with us and Savoy Brown opening up for them at the Paramount Theater in Springfield, MA...WOW!!! I started commenting on my Yardsbirds experience and ended a chapter and verse. Hope you enjoy my journey into 'live' music way back then. 🎸🔊🎶🎶🎶✌️
Excellent
As a kid I was a Yardbird fan when all other friends were Beatle fans. I have just about every thing recorded by Yardbirds and only a couple Beatles albums.
I remember hearing The Yardbirds on the AM radio back in the mid to late 60's.
Right off the bat I knew they were special, but I didn't know all the members that started there.
That was excellent!
Very Nice.. Thank You 👍
❤❤ look at that picture of young Jeff and that Les Paul
Keith Ralf was the most underrated lead vocalist of all time! 😜🎸👍
Relf, actually.😃
And Cream 🎸 too🙂
❤Chris D is righteous on his speak here.
The picture at 9:15 is not of Paul Samwell-Smith, as you state, but of the English fashion designer Sir Paul Smith.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Smith_(fashion_designer)