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| 1963 | Dreja, Chris |  |
| Founder Member of The Yardbirds |
| 1965 | Beck, Jeff | |
| 20th Mar After being invited to replace Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds Page turns down the offer and suggested his friend Jeff Beck |
| 1965 | Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| 20th Mar After being invited to replace Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds Page turns down the offer and suggested his friend Jeff Beck |
| 1966 | Beck, Jeff | |
| Appointed Member of the Yardbirds |
| Page is again offered to join The Yardbirds and at first plays bass guitar with the group after the departure of Paul Samwell-Smith, before finally switching to twin lead guitar with Beck when Chris Dreja moves to bass |
| 1966 | Dreja, Chris | |
| Page is again offered to join The Yardbirds and at first plays bass guitar with the group after the departure of Paul Samwell-Smith, before finally switching to twin lead guitar with Beck when Chris Dreja moves to bass |
| 1966 | Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| London Page is again offered to join The Yardbirds and at first plays bass guitar with the group after the departure of Paul Samwell-Smith, before finally switching to twin lead guitar with Beck when Chris Dreja moves to bass |
| 1968 | Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| During the Scandinavian tour the new group appears as "The New Yardbirds ", but Peter Grant, the band's eventual manager, later modified the name to "Led Zeppelin" |
| The musical potential of the Yardbirds is scuttled by personality differences caused by touring and a lack of commercial success, Keith Relf and Jim McCarty depart & the group become Led Zeppelin |
