Posts Tagged ‘ jeff beck ’

The Yardbirds’ Chris Dreja: Re-Inventing the “Rave Up”

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Lead Story

By Adam St. James
The band that launched the careers of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck is still out there rockin’… As of 2010, the Yardbirds are on tour again, with dates in the U.S. and worldwide.
This archive interview, in which I spoke with founding member Chris Dreja a few years back, details how [...]



Hot Rod Hero: Jeff Beck on Cars and Guitars

Aug 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Feature Articles

 
by Adam St. James
Jeff Beck wafts in and out of our lives like that enigmatic “Blue Wind” his guitar cried about on his landmark album Wired, way back in ’76. He has sometimes let years pass between releases, largely disappearing from public life into his alter-ego persona, the hot rod auto mechanic from London, before [...]



The King Keeps On Rollin’: A Conversation with B.B. King

Aug 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Feature Articles

by Adam St. James:
Go ahead and try to keep up, few will ever be able to claim they could. Keep up with what, you ask? Think about this: It’s been more than 50 years since he scored his first hit single, but he’s still out there traveling and performing – at the age of 77 [...]