sexta-feira, 14 de junho de 2013

Top Topham -The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions


















Top Topham -The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions - 2008

Anthony "Top" Topham  had the good fortune to be a founding member of the Yardbirds, one of the most respected rock acts to come out of mid-'60s England. He had the bad fortune, however, to have been born in 1947, and to be only 15 years old at the time of the group's formation.

Topham was a student at Epsom Art School when he and a good friend, singer/harpist Keith Relf, recruited drummer Jim McCarty, and from there assembled what was first called the Metropolitan Blues Quartet. They soon expanded their lineup and changed their name to the Yardbirds, and they seemed to have a promising enough future, especially after they attracted the interest of Giorgio Gomelsky, a club owner who became their manager. In a way, their future looked too promising, for the tastes of Topham's parents -- the other band members, encouraged by Gomelsky, wanted to turn professional, and Topham didn't have that option; his parents had always expressed misgivings about his involvement in music, and wouldn't consider letting their 15-year-old son leave school to pursue a career as a guitarist. 

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2 comentários :

  1. you are pushing your luck making him a Star, especially of the Yardbirds
    Original lineup
    (Late May 1963 - October 1963)
    Keith Relf - lead vocals, harmonica
    Anthony "Top" Topham - lead guitar
    Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar
    Paul Samwell-Smith - bass, backing vocals
    Jim McCarty - drums, backing vocals

    He was only with them for 4or5 months

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