Keith Relf
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| Keith Relf | |
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 Keith Relf (second from right) with The Yardbirds in 1966
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| Birth name | William Keith Relf |
| Born | March 22, 1943 Richmond, Surrey, England |
| Died | May 14, 1976 (aged 33), London, England |
| Genre(s) | blues, blues-rock, folk-rock, prog rock, heavy metal |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, harmonica, guitar |
| Years active | 1963 - 1976 |
| Associated acts | The Yardbirds Renaissance Medicine Head Armaggedon Illusion |
Keith Relf (born William Keith Relf on March 22, 1943 - May 14, 1976) is best known as the lead singer and harmonica player of The Yardbirds. After the Yardbirds broke up, Relf was involved in the acoustic duo Together, with fellow Yardbird Jim McCarty, and the groups Renaissance (which included his sister Jane Relf) and hard rock group Armageddon. He also produced a number of tracks for the acoustic (world music) group Amber, for Saturnalia, and also for Medicine Head, with which he also played bass guitar.
Relf was only 33 when he died from an electric shock he received while playing his electric guitar, which was not properly grounded (Br., earthed). [1] (The tale that he died while playing in the bathtub is an urban legend.) At the time, Relf was rehearsing new material for the regrouping of the original Renaissance lineup, called Illusion.
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[edit] External links
- The Yardbirds Official Web Site
- Northern Lights, a Renaissance fan site
- Alex Gitlin's Armageddon Page
- Alex Gitlin's Illusion Page
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