TIMELINE May 8, 1943: Paul Samwell-Smith was born. July 25, 1943: Jim McCarty was born. June 24, 1944: Jeff Beck was born. November 11, 1944: Chris Dreja was born. 1964: The Animals, Rolling Stones, Yardbirds and other British blues bands achieve success recording American blues; Son House “rediscovered” and performs at the Newport Folk Festival. 1965: Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds and joins John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. June 5, 1965: The Yardbirds’ “For Your Love” enters the Billboard Hot 100 at Number 84. The song stays on the charts for twelve weeks, peaking at Number Six. September 23, 1966: The Yardbirds, ...