Rufus T. Firefly wrote:robert. wrote:how about the original yardbirds?
Original with Clapton, or then with Beck, or then with Beck and Page on bass, or the year or so with Beck and Page on lead, or with Page? That year or so of Beck and Page was the only twin lead period and not a lot of material was produced........before Beck dropped out.
Yes, the Yardbirds were named as one of the 1st twin lead guitar groups, but not harmonizing twin lead guitars (honestly I read that, I can't remember). As they say, "if you remember the 60's in detail you weren't there".
There were so many new groups with new sounds popping out in the 60's and 70's, it was really easy to miss some. Moody Blues was a favorite of mine back in that period. They were the 1st concert I ever attended (1967-68) and someone on the balcony threw out hundreds of joints that showered down on those sitting towards the back on the floor level. In KCMO pot was very underground at this time, but I was a "Straight Arrow Howie" so I could have missed a lot. FM radio was just taking off (one of the 1st in my school to have the FM converter in my car) with new sounds. Otherwise you had to listen to nothing but "Top 40" hits on main stream AM bands. But, this was in the mid-west and I'm sure it was different on the coasts.
BH