Jim McCarty
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| Birth name | James Stanley McCarty |
| Born | 25 July 1943 |
| Origin | Walton, Liverpool, UK |
| Instrument(s) | drums, vocals |
| Years active | 1960s - present |
| Associated acts | The Yardbirds Renaissance Shoot (band) Illusion Pilgrim (band) |
- For the guitarist, see Jim McCarty (guitarist).
Jim McCarty (born James Stanley McCarty, 25 July 1943, at Walton General Hospital, 107 Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK) is a British musician, best known as the drummer for The Yardbirds and Renaissance. 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 those albums can be found at [1].
[edit] 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"
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