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YARDBIRDS-MITBEGRÜNDER TOP TOPHAM MIT 75 JAHREN VERSTORBEN
- Jan 31, 2023
Er gehörte 1963 zur Gründungsbesetzung der Yardbirds, bei denen er Gitarre spielte. Ersetzt wurde Topham kurz nach seinem Ausstieg durch Eric Clapton. Später spielte er mit Duster Bennett und für das Blue-Horizon-Label unter anderem bei Aufnahmen für Peter Green. In den 70s kehrte er dem Musikgeschäft vorübergehend den Rücken, tat sich 1988 mit seinem alten Yardbirds-Kumpel Jim McCarty zusammen und gründete The Topham-McCarty Band, um fortan Blues zu machen. In der Folge war Topham immer wieder an den unterschiedlichsten Yardbirds-Inkarnationen beteiligt. Jetzt ist der Musiker mit 75 Jahren verstorben.
He was part of the founding lineup of the Yardbirds in 1963, with whom he played guitar. Topham was replaced by Eric Clapton shortly after his departure. He later played with Duster Bennett and for the Blue Horizon label on recordings for Peter Green, among others. He temporarily turned his back on the music business in the '70s, teaming up with his old Yardbirds buddy Jim McCarty in 1988 and forming The Topham-McCarty Band to make Blues from then on. Subsequently, Topham was repeatedly involved in a wide variety of Yardbirds incarnations. Now the musician has passed away at the age of 75.
He was part of the founding lineup of the Yardbirds in 1963, with whom he played guitar. Topham was replaced by Eric Clapton shortly after his departure. He later played with Duster Bennett and for the Blue Horizon label on recordings for Peter Green, among others. He temporarily turned his back on the music business in the '70s, teaming up with his old Yardbirds buddy Jim McCarty in 1988 and forming The Topham-McCarty Band to make Blues from then on. Subsequently, Topham was repeatedly involved in a wide variety of Yardbirds incarnations. Now the musician has passed away at the age of 75.
