Keith Relf's Grave - Famous Graves Yardbirds

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  • Today's Famous Grave we visit Keith Relf lead singer of Yardbirds who had amazing guitarists, such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page.
    Relf was born in the Richmond Institution on 22 March 1943 In Richmond, Surrey
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 278

  • @sallychanning3723
    @sallychanning3723 2 роки тому +52

    Thank you for this, poor Keith Relf, it was an absolute tragedy that he lost his life in this way and had so much more to give. Massive Yardbirds fan still! 💕

    • @howardmarks8647
      @howardmarks8647 Місяць тому

      Keith Relf had the most amazing voice I've ever heard. I also am a lifetime "massive Yardbirds fan still". His death was a true tragedy. The yardbirds were ruined by a series of extremely poor/incompetent managers/producers at the end -- god-given talent squandered by those who did not deserve to breathe the same air that they did.

  • @dnorfed
    @dnorfed 2 роки тому +40

    Keith was a great frontman, and an even better harmonica player

    • @marksc1929
      @marksc1929 Рік тому +3

      Agreed

    • @michaelcelani8325
      @michaelcelani8325 8 місяців тому +1

      @@marksc1929 Just the recording of
      "Heart Full of Soul" was fantastic...so
      organic...almost sounds American in
      style, which is a compliment. I don"t
      know if he wrote it, but he did write
      some of Yardbirds songs.. RIP. Keith .

  • @vickiklopp990
    @vickiklopp990 2 роки тому +22

    I loved The Yardbirds! Such a tragedy for poor Keith.

  • @lillahweir114
    @lillahweir114 2 роки тому +22

    Good Evening everyone, hope you all had a lovely jubilee weekend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Evening Paul x

  • @TeonaTalitha
    @TeonaTalitha Рік тому +8

    I discovered The Yardbirds about 10 months ago while I was in a pub with one of my closest friends. Later that day, we went home, put on a playlist of their songs and started working on a huge puzzle.
    It came as a shock to me when I learned of Keith's tragic passing. I'm so sorry he left us way too soon. The Yardbirds deserves more recognition. Keith deserves more recognition. ❤️

  • @kdp8133
    @kdp8133 2 роки тому +41

    Keith Relf is a forgotten pioneer in British music. After the Yardbirds he formed prog rock band Renaissance and then formed heavy metal band Armageddon. Sadly, one of his young sons found him dead in the basement of their home.

    • @alisonjordan
      @alisonjordan 2 роки тому +8

      I like the song 🎶 “Northern Lights” by Renaissance.🌞

    • @UnusualThings1
      @UnusualThings1  2 роки тому +9

      Yes very sad and could have had an amazing career

    • @kdp8133
      @kdp8133 2 роки тому +5

      @@alisonjordan That was a later version of the band - look up Kings & Queens and you'll see him (with long hair and a beard) singing, along with his sister Jane.

    • @kdp8133
      @kdp8133 2 роки тому

      @@alisonjordan ua-cam.com/video/nrSCU_3hK34/v-deo.html

    • @alisonjordan
      @alisonjordan 2 роки тому +4

      @@kdp8133 I thought the song 🎶 Northern Lights was recorded later than 1976. Thanks for your reply, and correcting my mistake. 🙂

  • @rosiecoletta5031
    @rosiecoletta5031 2 роки тому +28

    One of my favourite bands in the sixties.
    Keith left far too soon.
    Thanks for posting

  • @Michael-dz9vk
    @Michael-dz9vk Рік тому +2

    So very sad ,life is so precious ,make the most of each day,god bless you keith,

  • @rss5003
    @rss5003 3 місяці тому +1

    RIP and thank you Keith for your tremendous contribution to Rock-n-Roll. With that said and my hat off. Keith's final resting place is very beautiful but, I truly thought it would be more well travelled with folks paying homage. Larger than life as The Yardbird's were in there day. I guess I thought his final resting place would be equally as large as well. Its hard to put into words how important this bands body of work was to fans & artist!!! When allowed time, The Yardbird's bridge the gap from what came before them, transforming into The Hard Rock we know today. They laid the ground work for the future that followed them. Again RIP, your voice still plays in my home, car, & in my head very frequently. I've wore out tapes & abused CD's of this extraordinary talented band over my years. Thank You all 🙏 God Bless!

  • @user-ii8zi9er3i
    @user-ii8zi9er3i Рік тому +3

    Ilove The Yardbirds and songs that Keith
    remained🎵
    R.I.P.from Japan🇯🇵

  • @davidpendry7731
    @davidpendry7731 2 місяці тому +1

    Taken too soon tragically
    I saw the Yardbirds in an all nighter in Birmingham UK in 67.
    It was this band that ignited my interest in R& B

    • @swoovey
      @swoovey 2 місяці тому +1

      So envious of you! Wish I was around back then, I would've totally made it

  • @RizkiAnjani
    @RizkiAnjani 6 місяців тому +1

    Gone too soon. Love you Keith ❤

  • @vancegilmore245
    @vancegilmore245 4 місяці тому +1

    I heard For Your Love when I was a baby. I liked it.

  • @123Goldhunter11
    @123Goldhunter11 5 місяців тому +2

    He was the face of the band. Loved his voice and harmonica. RIP Keith.

  • @user-vk6nw8kg5f
    @user-vk6nw8kg5f Місяць тому +1

    I love you. ❤ RIP 😢 mii amorcito❤

  • @maryellentabbutt1329
    @maryellentabbutt1329 2 роки тому +13

    They were an amazing band, one of my favorites

  • @njgbush8652
    @njgbush8652 2 роки тому +3

    Very underrated and talented. Yardbirds leader.

  • @roywalford1057
    @roywalford1057 2 роки тому +14

    Thanks Paul, Keith was a great vocalist. 5 Live Yardbirds is a fantastic live album!

  • @patriciaalland5500
    @patriciaalland5500 2 роки тому +7

    I was lucky enough to see the yardbirds they were a fantastic group.🎸🎶

  • @eileengoehring6080
    @eileengoehring6080 Рік тому

    R.I.P.KEITH Loved the Yardbirds!!

  • @THEREAPIERFILES4
    @THEREAPIERFILES4 9 місяців тому +2

    Keith was a powerhouse true legend so missed

  • @alisonhill7937
    @alisonhill7937 Рік тому +1

    I saw the Yardbirds when I was 14. We were all in love with Keith ❤

    • @Mneu146
      @Mneu146 Місяць тому

      hes handsome tho😂

  • @electrician248
    @electrician248 Місяць тому

    My favorite songs that Keith wrote are Shapes of Things and Over Under Sideways Down! You are so very missed Keith.

  • @susanbrown2909
    @susanbrown2909 2 роки тому +8

    He shared my birthday date 22nd March…I loved the 60s bands.
    Thanks Paul.

  • @jackparry4586
    @jackparry4586 Рік тому +2

    Love listening to this guy,
    When I was kid, his vocals,
    And musical art work, " attracted"
    Other great musical talents.
    Page, beck, clapton, just to name a few... rest in peace...

  • @timmy8811
    @timmy8811 6 місяців тому

    keith had already been gone about 9 years when i was introduced to his music. all of his bands and body of work is amongst my favorites. most famous for his work with the yardbirds, i feel the rennaisance stuff is also fantastic. keith also worked with the 2 man band " medicine head " as both a producer and a member of the band. later keith would put together the band armageddon. keith suffered a collapsed lung in 1964 and was told he would never sing again, but he returned a short time later with a number one hit. the fact that he was able to overcome the loss of one lung and still front a loud rock band is beyond incredible... my all time favorite frontman !!!

  • @johnboy666ish
    @johnboy666ish Рік тому +2

    I saw the Yardbirds at Worthing Assembly Rooms when I was 12 ! Shapes of Things was the second record I bought ! RIP Keith

  • @pleiadian13
    @pleiadian13 Рік тому +2

    Keith Relf was an unknown to me a young teenager, when we met spring 75 in St Petersburg FLA. One day I’ll tell the story.

    • @tj4pirates
      @tj4pirates Рік тому +1

      Please share your KR story.

  • @lubossuchanek3726
    @lubossuchanek3726 2 роки тому +5

    Jsem pamětník šedesátých let a Yardbirds jsem poslouchal na RFE. Rádio Svobodná Evropa. Nádherný časy to byly. Zdravim Srdečně.

  • @johncorner9295
    @johncorner9295 2 роки тому +2

    I remember when he died i was a young man.i couldent believe it...

  • @DavidKenny-kb3kb
    @DavidKenny-kb3kb Місяць тому

    Keith Relf and Brian Jones were my heroes when I was 14 or so back in the sixties , I Wish You Would was the second or third 45 I bought, Keith's harmonica playing would make the hair on the back of my neck stand up, I still play that track from time to time, and it still has that same effect on me.
    Thanks for a very poignant video.

  • @leewelch2124
    @leewelch2124 2 роки тому +6

    Hi Paul looking forward to watch this one mate 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Keith relf rip❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @abigailphilips825
    @abigailphilips825 Рік тому +1

    Respectfully done, thank you.

  • @glendaplant9032
    @glendaplant9032 2 роки тому +9

    Thanks Paul, for taking me back to the 60's! ❤️ Loved the Yardbirds, Keith ❤️was a great lead singer and like many, was gone too soon.
    RIP Keith Relf. ❤️🇬🇧

  • @geoffpoole483
    @geoffpoole483 Рік тому +3

    The Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers were two bands that spawned musicians who would become world famous. Clapton left the Yardbirds to join the Bluesbreakers and then left them to form Cream.Peter Green succeeded Clapton in the Bluesbreakers and left to form Fleetwood Mac with John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. Peter Green was replaced by Mick Taylor who eventually joined the RollingStones. It's incredible that a band like the Yardbirds could produce such influential guitarists as Clapton, Beck and Page. Keith Relf may have been taken too soon but he created a fine body of work which displays his talents as a musician.

  • @natalieangelo54
    @natalieangelo54 11 місяців тому

    LOVE THE YARDBIRDS , ERIC CLAPTON , JIMMY PAGE , AND LEAD SINGER KEITH RELF , SUCH TRAGIC STORY , HE WAS ELECTROCUTED I BELIEVE , HIS AMP FOR HIS GUITAR 🎸 GREAT VLOG THK YOU PAUL FOR REMEMBERING KEITH ❤😢🙏

  • @rosiecoletta5031
    @rosiecoletta5031 2 роки тому +2

    I saw the Yardbirds and the Animals play an all nighter in Birmingham 1967

  • @pabloflores2962
    @pabloflores2962 Рік тому +2

    Hi, I'm Pablo, from Mexico City. I'm currently 43 years old and I'm a fan of Keith Relf, ​​obviously I discovered him with The Yardbirds, I heard them for the first time there in 1998, a CD. I have all his discography in digital, his solo stage with Jim McArty in 1968, with Renaissance, 1969-1971... "Love is all" is my favorite song. And with Armageddon... whenever I listen to it I feel a great nostalgia for it, and to know where it rests, for me is to know more about it, and that it lives every time we play its music. I play the electric guitar, I am self-taught, I recently did a demo of "Stroll on", and obviously his music accompanies me everywhere. thank you for showing me his eternal resting place.

  • @esmeraldap.6988
    @esmeraldap.6988 Рік тому +3

    I would have loved to be at that time and enjoy their music live. The yardbirds will always be my favorite band. Keith Relf had a great voice and a lot of potential in his musical career. He would have been very recognized like other artists. Thanks.🇲🇽🇲🇽

  • @TeonaTalitha
    @TeonaTalitha Рік тому +4

    I think it's been less than a month since I left a comment here, but I'm back because I can't bear not telling you this: if you want to learn more about Keith, I recommend reading "Heart Full of Soul: Keith Relf of the Yardbirds" by David French. It's a full-length and very well-written biography of Keith. I finished reading it yesterday and it left me speechless. The dedication Mr French put into this is mind-blowing and Keith's life story is definitely worth knowing. He really did have a heart full of soul.

  • @sharon6182
    @sharon6182 2 роки тому +4

    Hi Paul
    I have never heard of Keith Relf .
    I will look forward to your video
    Thanks
    Sharon xx

  • @denislacombe4103
    @denislacombe4103 2 роки тому

    Oh the Yardbirds i'm.French i'm.68 and i remembervSunny Afternoon!!!

  • @giftedplanksify
    @giftedplanksify 2 роки тому +4

    Great artist and an excellent singer..thanks 😊 🙏 😊

  • @Mneu146
    @Mneu146 25 днів тому

    Death Anniversary, 48 years ago 💗🖤
    March 22, 1943 - May 12, 1976
    i just wanna say he was a beautiful man so i have a crush on him but he gone too soon and i’m sad. i wanna libe in 60s so bad, crying forever.

  • @patriciataylor1111
    @patriciataylor1111 2 роки тому +2

    Taken to soon, thanks for posting

  • @philipcorrigan507
    @philipcorrigan507 2 роки тому +4

    Looking forward to this one.

  • @gilltagg3352
    @gilltagg3352 2 роки тому +3

    Good Evening. So looking forward to see what memories it brings back 😃🎵🎸

  • @stephenchadwick5852
    @stephenchadwick5852 Рік тому +1

    Very sad thank you 🙏

  • @andyjay9346
    @andyjay9346 2 роки тому +5

    Loved the Yardbirds when I was a kid. Yardbirds and Status Quo were the groups I cut my teeth on learning to play the guitar. When the Yardbirds disbanded and then reformed as the New Yardbirds they were playing a university gig and Keith Moon from the Who was being interviewed on the radio at the time. Jimmy Page was listening to the interview. Keith Moon was asked how well will the New Yardbirds go? Moon sarcastically replied, they'll go down like a lead zeppelin. The rest is history.

  • @tim.timothy.brennan
    @tim.timothy.brennan 2 місяці тому

    'Keith Relf' was for the Yardbirds 'Ace' frontman and as you said was a shame that through that unfortunate electrical fault met his demise and not achieve more success that he in my opinion surely would have done. Thanks for your genuine and respecfull presentation as alway's!

  • @q-rod5908
    @q-rod5908 Рік тому +1

    how sad, i grew up listening to them. my mom played them alot when i was little. rip mr. relf!

  • @jamesmcbride6304
    @jamesmcbride6304 2 роки тому +11

    Love the way you respectfully do these and take the time to look into there background. Well done mate.

  • @conchaverdasco1218
    @conchaverdasco1218 11 місяців тому

    I loved The Yardbirds and For Your Love. I didn't know he'd died so tragically and so young. ⚘

  • @newcastlerabbit
    @newcastlerabbit Рік тому

    Thankyou for this video Paul.
    Keith played his part in British rock music, never forgotten. So tragic, just what could have been.😢

  • @davidfricker1208
    @davidfricker1208 2 роки тому +2

    I never forgot hearing the album. The band Armageddon.. it was a amazing heavy riff rock album.. never knowing it was Keith's band.. he was and still is great in my book.. so sad and tragic.. rest in peace Keith 🙏 🕊 ☮

  • @oldgraveyardhistoryinscotl9818
    @oldgraveyardhistoryinscotl9818 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks

  • @vickiklopp990
    @vickiklopp990 2 роки тому +2

    I loved The Yardbirds. What a shame about Keith! Tragic.

  • @lindaball6714
    @lindaball6714 2 роки тому +1

    Lovely words on his stone. Such a shame, and young. Thanks !

  • @jmpanger600
    @jmpanger600 7 місяців тому

    Armageddon was a fantastic one-album band. The song Buzzard is truly one of my favorite songs that Keith was involved with writing and recording.

  • @andywright3450
    @andywright3450 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Paul great band yard birds sadly missed Keith

  • @kenmccrory8397
    @kenmccrory8397 6 місяців тому

    Great video thanks I'm a big fan of the yardbirds for over 40 years

  • @marksc1929
    @marksc1929 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this bit of Yardbirds shout out .. rest well Keith .

  • @rosemariemckinley7326
    @rosemariemckinley7326 2 роки тому +1

    I'm the youngest of 9. My sisters loved the yardbirds. My sister went to see them. She stills Jeff Beck.

  • @crystaldance5731
    @crystaldance5731 2 роки тому +1

    Thankyou Paul 😊

  • @sherrykennebeck3263
    @sherrykennebeck3263 2 роки тому +4

    Hi Paul,
    I'm looking forward on watching your new videos.
    I hope your doing fine.
    Thank you always!!!!
    Sherry 😘

  • @joeweston3252
    @joeweston3252 2 роки тому

    wow tragic short life l wasn't around when they came to fame but l grew up with their music in the 70s they were alright.

  • @scottschuer2116
    @scottschuer2116 10 місяців тому

    Yardbirds forever!

  • @oddsandwindsocks5905
    @oddsandwindsocks5905 2 роки тому +3

    I've set my alarm.

  • @coconutisland3634
    @coconutisland3634 2 роки тому +2

    Looking forward to it Paul x

  • @jimmyoconnell6167
    @jimmyoconnell6167 2 роки тому +3

    My all time favourite guitarist was in the yardbirds Jimmy page

  • @Foofang65
    @Foofang65 Рік тому

    I still can’t get enough of the yardbirds. Appreciate you Keith. Thanks for the music.👍❤️✌️

  • @ShankarHurst
    @ShankarHurst 2 роки тому +1

    Very respectful. Well done Paul.

  • @whatithinknow9319
    @whatithinknow9319 2 роки тому +2

    Such great music

  • @MarkStevens8899
    @MarkStevens8899 Рік тому +1

    Well deserved tribute, great lead singer and harmonica player.

  • @albertguder6605
    @albertguder6605 2 роки тому +3

    Keith and Jim Mc Carthy did form Renaissance after Together broke up.In the early days of the Yardbirds,Brian Jones stood in for keith a few times ,when Keith was poorly and couldnt perform.

  • @rosemariemckinley7326
    @rosemariemckinley7326 2 роки тому +4

    Such a beautiful cemetery. Paul please take care of yourself and be safe.

  • @wessexman4239
    @wessexman4239 Рік тому

    Met the Yardbirds briefly back stage of the Corn Exchange , Corn Street central Bristol 1965 . It was a Wednesday night 2/6 d entry( Hit parade top stars every wed) I was with a girlfriend at the time who was in there fan club. Keith was a great lead singer & harmonica player my favorite "Heartfull of Soul"

  • @iancoates1686
    @iancoates1686 2 роки тому +1

    Remember him from when I was a child in the sixties youngest of eight kids five sisters and two brothers so I got all their records

  • @margaretparker8781
    @margaretparker8781 2 роки тому +2

    Just watched ur vlog liked the vlog from Margaret P

  • @user-kp6ei8gf9c
    @user-kp6ei8gf9c 9 місяців тому

    The Yardbirds were phenominal. Keith and the guitar greats that came from his band are legends. RIP Keith Reif

  • @hcury1960
    @hcury1960 5 місяців тому

    Keith Relf is one of my favorite singers, he could sing rock or blues and was very underrated! I love the Yardbirds! I learned to play many of their songs on guitar. RIP Keith Relf.🎤🎸

  • @williamfitzgerald1382
    @williamfitzgerald1382 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for making this clip. RIP Keith Relf.

  • @barriepeck4377
    @barriepeck4377 Рік тому +2

    Was a great front man

  • @Cradley684
    @Cradley684 2 роки тому

    Rememeber them well my decade 1960s, loved the record Heart Full Of Soul Classic Paul, ( Shame RIP ) have a nice day Paul !!!.

  • @garyfairhead3186
    @garyfairhead3186 2 роки тому +5

    What a lovely inscription on his grave♥️♥️
    I genuinely didn't know he'd died in the way he did, truly awful.

    • @MMM-qx7wb
      @MMM-qx7wb 2 роки тому +1

      It brought a tear to my eye.

    • @thijswieringa5372
      @thijswieringa5372 Рік тому +1

      It's from a song Keith had written, called "Silver Tightrope".

  • @dannybanyard5052
    @dannybanyard5052 Рік тому

    Just come back from Brighton Mod weekend and herd there music many times 🇬🇧🛵🛵

  • @petedavie6347
    @petedavie6347 2 роки тому +5

    Another great Episode Paul. Love the Channel Keep up the good work. Another Fascinating Episode of a fallen star.

  • @christinepreston8642
    @christinepreston8642 2 роки тому +3

    Another story I was unaware of, so it's good to remember these people.
    And yes, it would be good, but very difficult to achieve, to hear other stories of non famous people. I often wonder about the lives that have gone before with snippets on gravestones.

  • @tomdegan6924
    @tomdegan6924 Рік тому +1

    A very interesting presentation on one of rock's unsung heroes.

  • @fergusogilvie1534
    @fergusogilvie1534 2 роки тому +1

    Very good .
    Seen a few but it’s good you tell a story with it.
    Fred west would be an interesting crime story.

  • @ianbarker5441
    @ianbarker5441 2 роки тому +1

    First single I bought For your love first Album I bought five yarbirds,great band.

  • @diecastloonie6055
    @diecastloonie6055 2 роки тому +1

    Always wondered what happened to him very sad ending thank you for sharing 👍👍

  • @nigelbrigstock19
    @nigelbrigstock19 2 роки тому +2

    Well done Paul. Respect is all.

  • @bricology
    @bricology 3 місяці тому

    Keith was one of the two greatest rock vocalists of the '60s (the other being Reg King of The Action). It's a shame they're both relatively unknown today.

  • @paulhobday9272
    @paulhobday9272 2 роки тому

    Another one of your lovely respectful videos! Top Guy!

  • @johnchipperfield3367
    @johnchipperfield3367 2 роки тому +2

    I never knew he had died, very talented artist, what a tragedy, life cut short, by a accident.

  • @rhosman1000
    @rhosman1000 2 роки тому +1

    hi paul thank you for that it brings back memoried of a good time music keep up the great work you do

  • @SunshineGelb
    @SunshineGelb Рік тому +1

    Keith deserves to be remembered more often. Thanks for this. Greetings from Mexico City.🙂

  • @barrywalker8790
    @barrywalker8790 2 роки тому +2

    Well, that was an eye-opener l grew up with Yardbirds as a kid and listened to them in later years but never knew who the band members were till now, that's what l like about your series Paul you can always learn something new and you're right you do wonder what these people would have achieved if they had more time thank you.

  • @kenmccrory8282
    @kenmccrory8282 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic channel. Thanks