Jim McCarty
Jim McCarty in Basingstoke, 2008
Jim McCarty in Basingstoke, 2008
Background information
Birth nameJames Stanley McCarty
Born (1943-07-25) 25 July 1943
Walton, Liverpool, England
GenresBlues rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, hard rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Drums
  • vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active1960s–present
Member ofThe Yardbirds
Formerly of

James Stanley McCarty (born 25 July 1943)[1] is an English musician, best known as the drummer for the Yardbirds and Renaissance.[2] Following Chris Dreja's departure from the Yardbirds in 2013, McCarty became the only founding member to still tour in the band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a member of the Yardbirds.

Early life

He was born at Walton Hospital in Liverpool, England,[1] but his family moved to London when he was two years old. He attended Hampton School in Hampton where Paul Samwell-Smith was a fellow pupil. When playing with the early Yardbirds, he worked as a clerk for the stockbroking firm Phillips & Drew in the City of London.[3][4]

Career

McCarty has performed and recorded with the Yardbirds, Together, Renaissance, Shoot, Illusion, the Yardbirds reunion band Box of Frogs, Stairway, the British Invasion All-Stars, and Pilgrim, as well as under his own name and as the Jim McCarty Band.[1] Since 1992 he has been playing with the reformed Yardbirds. McCarty has released three solo albums : Out of the Dark (1994), Sitting on the Top of Time (2009), and Walking in the Wild Land. (2018)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1550. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Jim McCarty". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Jim McCarty; Dave Thompson (5 February 2018). Nobody Told Me: My Life with the Yardbirds, Renaissance and Other Stories. Lulu. p. 43. ISBN 9780244966508.
  4. ↑ David French (29 May 2020). Heart Full of Soul: Keith Relf of the Yardbirds. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 9781476640464.

Bibliography

  • Yardbirds (John Platt, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty) Sidgwick & Jackson, 1983. ISBN 0-283-98982-3
  • Yardbirds : The Ultimate Rave-Up (Greg Russo) Crossfire Publications, 1997. ISBN 0-9648157-8-8
  • The Yardbirds (Alan Clayson) Backbeat Books, 2002. ISBN 0-87930-724-2
  • Nobody Told Me: My Life with the Yardbirds, Renaissance and Other Stories (Jim McCarty with Dave Thompson), 2018. ISBN 0244966508
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