Ep. 11: Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds) - Music Buzzz Podcast

ABOUT JIM McCARTY: Jim McCarty is the legendary leader/drummer/singer/co-founder for The Yardbirds (a band who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992), Renaissance and other bands. Since the Yardbirds' birth from 1963 to 1968, and then its 2003 reformation, the group has been heavily influential and over the years has had many household names serve as a member of the group including the likes of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and more. Jim McCarty continues to lead this innovative British rock band that provides the crucial link between British R&B, Psychedelic Rock, and Heavy Metal, while pioneering the use of innovations like fuzztone, feedback and distortion. The drummer/singer/songwriter is responsible for its haunting sound. ABOUT THE PODCAST: Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry veterans representing the segments of: Musician, Design & Live ABOUT THE HOSTS: All three Music Buzzz Podcast hosts (Dane Clark, Hugh Syme and Andy Wilson) have spent their careers working with the biggest names in entertainment and have been, and still are, a fly on the wall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices