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Last Updated: Oct 17, 2022     Views: 220

On Oct. 28, 1967, The Yardbirds, along with the Ramsey Lewis Trio (“The In Crowd”), played the Field House as part of the university’s Homecoming festivities. The gymnasium there featured two stages in opposite corners of the gym. While the Ramsey Lewis Trio enjoyed a modest crowd, students were already gathered en masse near the Yardbirds’ stage waiting for their show to begin. At this time, The Yardbirds featured guitarist Jimmy Page, who would use a violin bow on his electric guitar while playing blues covers such as singer Jake Holmes’ “Dazed and Confused.”” – Rhea, Ryan. “Live at Wash. U.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​” The Source, 1 Oct. 2013, https://source.wustl.edu/2013/10/live-at-wash-u-​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​/.

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Comments (3)

  1. I was there that night!
    by Lenny Alper on Apr 26, 2016
  2. There used to be a link to a list of all the groups and musicians that played Washington University through the years and the dates. I would refer to it, but it seems to be gone.
    by Jimmy Terry on May 18, 2020
  3. I was there that night. My memory of the night is so clear. The Ramsey Lewis Trio finished their set after 10 and the college age beatniks & hipsters cleared out while high schoolers like my self gathered in front of a 2nd makeshift stage at the opposite end of the arena. Practically none of the RLT audience stayed for the Yardbirds that I could tell. This was the first concert i ever attended. I was 17. Today I'm 70 and the Yardbird still hold a unique place in my lifetime of rock'n roll.
    by Joseph Berger on Nov 13, 2020

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