Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Chris Dreja was born in Surbiton, and raised in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. His father, Alojzy Dreja (1918–1985), was from Poland;...

Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, with Dreja switching to bass when Samwell-Smith departed in...

vocalist Keith Relf, lead guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and drummer Jim McCarty. In October, Topham...

recorded after becoming a quartet with Jimmy Page as the sole guitarist and Chris Dreja switching to bass. It was also the only Yardbirds album produced by Mickie...

drawing of the record's audio engineer Roger Cameron by band member Chris Dreja. It is the only Yardbirds album to appear in the UK Albums Chart, where...

studio album overall. Original drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja reformed the group in 1994 and, for the album, the Yardbirds lineup included...

who released their first album in 1984. The core group consisted of Chris Dreja, Paul Samwell-Smith, and Jim McCarty. Vocals on their eponymous album...

late May 1963, he formed the Yardbirds with Keith Relf, Anthony Topham, Chris Dreja, and Jim McCarty. During this period his primary instrument was a short-scale...

Engineer" after a caption on the English cover drawn by rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja. Shortly after its release, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith left the group...

rock guitar. Singer and harmonica player Keith Relf, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, drummer Jim McCarty, and lead guitarist...

bongos, and Brian Auger on harpsichord. Guitarists Eric Clapton and Chris Dreja perform only during the song's middle break section. Bassist Paul Samwell-Smith...

best known as the drummer for the Yardbirds and Renaissance. Following Chris Dreja's departure from the Yardbirds in 2013, McCarty became the only founding...

Relf sings, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck play to either side along with Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty. ^ After Jeff Beck's guitar amplifier fails, he bashes...

Creamer – photography Cameron Crowe – liner notes Jim Cummins – photography Chris Dreja – photography Robert Ellis – photography Larry Fremantle – design Neil...

Yardbirds". After the tour, the agreement to use the name expired, and Chris Dreja wrote Page a "cease and desist" notice, so the group chose the name Led...

Crying" 6:40 "Eric Clapton-Interview" 0:40 "I Wish You Would" 2:52 "Chris Dreja-Interview" 0:22 "I'm a Man" 3:26 "Someone To Love" 1:56 "Boom Boom" 3:36...

"Tangerine". All three surviving members of the 1968 lineup (Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja and Jimmy Page) participated in preparing the album and issued a joint...

Page and bassist Chris Dreja to complete previously booked Yardbirds dates in Scandinavia. Before a new band could be assembled, Dreja left to take up...

"The Nazz Are Blue" (live) (Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty) - 3:47 "Why Is It Me?" (early version of "Lemming Song"...

You" (Jeff Beck, Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Pete French) 10:49 3. "Jeff's Boogie" (Beck, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) 3:33...

Clapton – lead guitar, co-lead vocals on "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar Jim McCarty – drums Keith Relf – lead vocals (except...

Relf authorised Page and bassist Chris Dreja to use the Yardbirds' name to fulfill the band's obligations. Page and Dreja began putting a new line-up together...

soon amounted to a major reworking of Holmes' original piece. Bassist Chris Dreja later said, "We found it, arranged it and played it. In a way, it was...

sounding riff emerged ... I mean Beck just nailed it", rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja recalled. The group returned to Advision on 20 April to complete the...

chose to remain a solo artist. When former members of the Yardbirds (Chris Dreja, Paul Samwell-Smith, and Jim McCarty) reunited to create the band Box...

engineering Richard Creamer – photography Jim Cummins – photography Chris Dreja – photography Robert Ellis – photography Larry Fremantle – design Peter...

Yardbirds before finally switching to twin lead guitar with Beck when Chris Dreja moved to bass. The musical potential of the line-up was scuttled, however...

in the early '60s, notably on an episode of the TV show Frankly Jazz. Chris Dreja of the Yardbirds Matt Skiba Ian Fowles Rowland S. Howard of The Birthday...

Jim McCarty quit the group to form the band Renaissance, with a third, Chris Dreja, leaving to become a photographer shortly afterwards. The fourth member...

Ain't Done Wrong", "My Girl Sloopy", "Steeled Blues" and "Paff...Bum" Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Questa Volta" Paul Samwell-Smith – bass...