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Yardbird missed $50K rent payment before October closure, landlord says

Denver Post 20 Dec 2025
RiNo fried chicken restaurant Yardbird failed to pay rent ahead of its October closure, according to its landlord ... Yardbird signed the 10-year lease with two five-year options in December 2021, according to court documents.
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Prog-rock legends Renaissance to reunite at Newton Theatre for night of music, memories

Daily Record Parsippany 24 Nov 2025
Now living in France, he still leads and tours with a current edition of the Yardbirds as its only surviving original member ... Formed in London in 1963, the Yardbirds are best-known as the launching pad for three iconic guitarists.
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Yardbirds drummer explains why Eric Clapton was difficult to be in a band with: “He ...

Guitar.com 15 Oct 2025
In The Yardbirds this was Jim McCarty’s job, and observing from behind the drum kit gave him a stark perspective of the dynamic between Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck.
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Chris Dreja, a Founding Member of the Yardbirds, Dies at 78

New York Times 06 Oct 2025
A rhythm guitarist and bassist, he was a “rock” for a band whose fiery lead players, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, had no shortage of ego ... .
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'Yardbirds' member Chris Dreja passes away at 79; former bandmate Jimmy Page shares condolences

The Times of India 04 Oct 2025
Chris Dreja, the acclaimed co-founder of the band Yardbirds, passed away at the age of 79 ... “I heard of the passing of musician Chris Dreja, who passionately played with the iconic Yardbirds, on rhythm guitar and then the bass.
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R.I.P. Chris Dreja, Yardbirds co-founder and photographer

AV Club 04 Oct 2025
Chris Dreja, the founding rhythm guitarist of legendary rock group The Yardbirds, has died ... Dreja was one of the Yardbird’s initial members, joining the band in 1963 and staying with it all the way up until 2012.
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The Yardbirds co-founder Chris Dreja dies

WPXI 04 Oct 2025
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and co-founder of The Yardbirds has died ... His brother was a classmate of Topham’s and the two eventually started the Metropolitan Bules Quartet in 1963, but renamed the band the Yardbirds, according to Variety.
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Chris Dreja dead: The Yardbirds founder dies after health battle as tributes shared

The Mirror 03 Oct 2025
Chris Dreja, a founding member of the influential British rock group The Yardbirds, has died at the age of 79 following a long illness ... .
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Jimmy Page leads tributes for The Yardbirds' Chris Dreja, dead at 79

Music News 03 Oct 2025
Jimmy Page is among a slew of musicians who have paid tribute to The Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja. The two guitarists played together in The Yardbirds in the late 1960s.
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Tributes pour in for late Yardbirds co-founder Chris Dreja

Music News 03 Oct 2025
Yardbirds co-founder Chris Dreja has died aged 79 ... Chris' former Yardbirds bandmate Jimmy Page was among those to pay tribute to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer ... “Here’s Glimpses by The Yardbirds featuring Chris Dreja on bass.”.
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The Yardbirds's Chris Dreja dead at 79: Iconic rock guitarist's family pays tribute after 'years ...

The Daily Mail 03 Oct 2025
The iconic rock guitarist, best known for The Yardbirds, had been battling health conditions for a number of years ... The iconic rock guitarist, best known for The Yardbirds, had been battling health conditions for a number of years.
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Yardbirds co-founder Chris Dreja dead at 79

New York Post 03 Oct 2025
Chris Dreja, co-founder of the Yardbirds, has passed away ... Chris Dreja of the Yardbirds, on set during rehearsals for the TV showReady Steady Go.” Getty Images ... Chris Dreja of English rock band the Yardbirds, circa 1965.
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