![]() ![]() He also sang an early version of " Dazed and Confused" in live Yardbirds concerts, after hearing musician Jake Holmes perform the song, which was later recorded by the band's successor group Led Zeppelin. Relf co-wrote many of the original Yardbirds songs (" Shapes of Things", "I Ain't Done Wrong", " Over Under Sideways Down", " Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"), later showing a leaning towards acoustic/folk music as the sixties unfolded ("Only the Black Rose"). His blues harp and vocals were as key to the Yardbirds' sound and success as were the group's three superstar lead guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Relf started playing in bands around the summer of 1956 as a singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. His father was a builder, while his mother stayed at home. Relf was born in the Richmond Institution on 22 March 1943 to Mary Elsie Relf (née Vickers) and William Arthur Percy Relf. ![]() He then formed the band Renaissance with his sister Jane Relf, the Yardbirds ex-drummer Jim McCarty and ex- The Nashville Teens keyboardist John Hawken. ![]() William Keith Relf (22 March 1943 – ) was an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for rock band the Yardbirds. ![]()
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