THE YARDBIRDS: The Most Blueswailing Futuristic Way-Out Heavy Beat Sound

With members including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page, The Yardbirds were trailblazers in the rapid development of pop music in Britain between 1963 and 1968. Obsessively detailed about both the band and 1960s pop culture, Stanfield situates the band in the rise of British R&B and the tumult of the psychedelic era. Photos.