The Yardbirds' storied history often overshadows the great music the band made during their five-year run. Like many of their British contemporaries, they started as a pure blues group, covering songs by the American blues legends they worshiped. But they maintained a not-so-secret weapon throughout their car
In the most unusual pairing of the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame's opening round, we find Bob Dylan, perhaps the genre's most important songwriter, matched up against the group that helped introduce the world to three of the most famous guitarists in history, the Yardbirds.
The son of Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty has pleaded guilty to child porn charges stemming from a 2008 arrest. Simon Jasper McCarty was arrested at Hilo Airport in Hawaii after photos of nude children fell out of his bag while being examined by a TSA officer. An additional search of his laptop and hard drive turned up over 400 still images and 200 video clips of child pornography.
