Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Keith Relf and the Yardbirds

Today is Keith Relf's birthday.  The talented member of the British band The Yardbirds was lead singer on all the great Yardbirds' hits and contributed in many other ways.  Born 3/22/43, Relf added a number of tasty licks on harmonica to many Yardbirds' songs.  The 1965 song "I'm A Man", a 1965 remake of a Bo Diddley hit, reached the top 20 and features Keith Relf harmonica work throughout the song.  Relf died in an accident at home in 1976, but in tribute today's forgotten oldie is I'm A Man... by Keith and the Yardbirds.
Watch the song performed here