60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
10/19/66 - The Yardbirds arrive in New York for their first US tour. Two dates into the tour, Jeff Beck developed acute tonsillitis and quit the group. He would go on to form The Jeff Beck Group, which eventually gave Rod Stewart his first major exposure.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Page remained as The Yardbirds’ lead guitarist, ultimately forming “The New Yardbirds,” which then evolved into Led Zeppelin.
Also on 10/19, Actor Jon Favreau is born
