- Jim McCarty
Infobox musical artist
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Name = Jim McCarty
Img_capt = Jim McCarty Basingstoke 2008 By Marc Lacaze
Background =solo_singer
Birth_name =James Stanley McCarty
Alias =
Born = Birth date and age|1943|7|25|df=y
Died =
Origin = Walton,Liverpool ,UK
Instrument = drums, vocals
Voice_type =
Genre =
Occupation =
Years_active = 1960s - present
Label =
Associated_acts =The Yardbirds
RenaissanceShoot (band)
IllusionPilgrim (band)
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Notable_instruments = :"For the guitarist, seeJim McCarty (guitarist) ."Jim McCarty (born James Stanley McCarty,
25 July 1943 ,Liverpool ,Lancashire ,UK ) is a Britishmusician , best known as thedrummer forThe Yardbirds and Renaissance.Early life
He was born at the Walton General Hospital, 107 Rice Lane, Walton, in Liverpool but his family moved to London when he was 2 years old and he attended the Hampton Grammar School in
Richmond upon Thames wherePaul Samwell-Smith was a fellow pupil.The Yardbirds
"Main article:
The Yardbirds "Renaissance
"Main article: Renaissance"
Other bands
He has also played in the bands Shoot (on lead vocals), Illusion (with three other ex-members of Renaissance), Stairway and Pilgrim.
McCarty played in the Yardbirds reunion band
Box of Frogs in the 1980s, and has been part of the Yardbirds' reformation since 1992. McCarty has also been a member of The British Invasion All-Stars, and his own Jim McCarty Band. More information on thosealbum s can be found at [http://www.yardbirds.us] .Discography
Most of McCarty's recordings have been issued under the names of the group he was in at the time, but one solo CD was issued under the name "James McCarty" -
*"Out of the Dark" (1994)
**"Out of the Dark"
**"We're Still Dreamers"
**"Signs from an Age Gone By"
**"Just a Breath Away"
**"Just Breaking Through"
**"What if Summer Never Came"
**"Still You Don't Believe"
**"Longing (Link)"
**"Home is Where the Heart Is"
**"Back to the Earth"External links
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