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After being declined by Dreja, Page recruited new members — bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones, singer Robert Plant and drummer John Bonham — and did the tour as the New Yardbirds before renaming the band Led Zeppelin.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Chris Dreja, a rhythm guitarist and later bassist who co-founded The Yardbirds, remained with the legendary British band for its entire original run and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with them, has died.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
For the fortieth anniversary of the sinking in 2015, bassist Rick Haynes and Lightfoot flew from a concert in Utica, New York, on their only day off from their tour, to the Upper Peninsula, then drove to Whitefish Point for an event — and not to play, just to be there with the families.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Jillian Lauren, the best-selling true-crime author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, will avoid jail time after being arrested in connection with a bizarre standoff with Los Angeles police in April.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Chris Dreja, a rhythm guitarist and later bassist who co-founded The Yardbirds, remained with the legendary British band for its entire original run and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with them, has died.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
For the fortieth anniversary of the sinking in 2015, bassist Rick Haynes and Lightfoot flew from a concert in Utica, New York, on their only day off from their tour, to the Upper Peninsula, then drove to Whitefish Point for an event — and not to play, just to be there with the families.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Jillian Lauren, the best-selling true-crime author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, will avoid jail time after being arrested in connection with a bizarre standoff with Los Angeles police in April.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Bassist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bassist. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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