The Yardbirds were an early
british rock band, noted for spawning the careers of several of rock music's most famous guitarists, including
Eric Clapton,
Jeff Beck, and
Jimmy Page. Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton who went on to the Bluesbreakers. Beck then asked Page if he would like to join the band as a bassist, but quickly switched to guitar. The Yardbirds were a
blues based band whose sound evolved into experimental
pop rock, they had a string of hits including
For Your Love,
Over, Under, Sideways, Down and
Heart Full Of Soul.