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Jim McCarty

b. 1943

English drummer

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About Jim McCarty

Born 1943. Jim McCarty is a British musician, drummer, songwriter and composer.

James Stanley McCarty (born 25 July 1943) is an English drummer, best known as a member of the Yardbirds and Renaissance. McCarty has performed and recorded as a drummer and occasional singer with the Yardbirds, Together, Renaissance, Shoot, Illusion, Box of Frogs, the British Invasion All-Stars, and Pilgrim. He was also a keyboardist for Stairway and, under his own name, a guitarist in the Jim McCarty Band.

Since 1992 he has been playing with the reformed Yardbirds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a member of the Yardbirds. McCarty has released three solo albums : Out of the Dark (1994), Sitting on the Top of Time (2009), and Walking in the Wild Land (2018) as well as two books. His family moved to Teddington, London when he was two years old. He attended Hampton School in Hampton where Paul Samwell-Smith was a fellow pupil. The first record McCarty bought was either "Bad Penny Blues" by Humphrey Lyttelton or "Born Too Late" by The Poni-Tails. McCarty admitted that addiction to LSD in the 1960s negatively affected his mental health. which got McCarty interested in Mediumship. McCarty released a book, She Walks In Beauty, which his wife suggested him to do just before her death.

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Hampton School

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jim McCarty?

English drummer

When was Jim McCarty born?

Jim McCarty was born on 25 July 1943 in Liverpool.

What is Jim McCarty's occupation?

Jim McCarty is a musician, drummer, songwriter and composer.

What nationality is Jim McCarty?

Jim McCarty is British.

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· Wikipedia: Jim McCarty

· Wikidata: Q923915

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