(1945-11-11) 11 November 1945 (age 78) Surbiton, Surrey, England
Genres
Rock
Occupation(s)
Guitarist
Years active
1963–2013
Formerly of
The Yardbirds
Box of Frogs
Musical artist
Christopher Walenty Dreja[1] (born 11 November 1945 in Surbiton, Surrey)[2][3] is an English musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist and bassist for rock band the Yardbirds for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. ChrisDreja was born in Surbiton, and raised in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. His father, Alojzy Dreja (1918–1985), was from Poland;...
Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist ChrisDreja, and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, with Dreja switching to bass when Samwell-Smith departed in...
vocalist Keith Relf, lead guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, rhythm guitarist ChrisDreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and drummer Jim McCarty. In October, Topham...
recorded after becoming a quartet with Jimmy Page as the sole guitarist and ChrisDreja switching to bass. It was also the only Yardbirds album produced by Mickie...
drawing of the record's audio engineer Roger Cameron by band member ChrisDreja. It is the only Yardbirds album to appear in the UK Albums Chart, where...
who released their first album in 1984. The core group consisted of ChrisDreja, Paul Samwell-Smith, and Jim McCarty. Vocals on their eponymous album...
Engineer" after a caption on the English cover drawn by rhythm guitarist ChrisDreja. Shortly after its release, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith left the group...
best known as the drummer for the Yardbirds and Renaissance. Following ChrisDreja's departure from the Yardbirds in 2013, McCarty became the only founding...
rock guitar. Singer and harmonica player Keith Relf, rhythm guitarist ChrisDreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, drummer Jim McCarty, and lead guitarist...
Relf sings, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck play to either side along with ChrisDreja and Jim McCarty. ^ After Jeff Beck's guitar amplifier fails, he bashes...
bongos, and Brian Auger on harpsichord. Guitarists Eric Clapton and ChrisDreja perform only during the song's middle break section. Bassist Paul Samwell-Smith...
steadily until Hawken moved on late in 1968. In late 1968 former Yardbird ChrisDreja, John Hawken and pedal steel guitarist Brian (B.J.) Cole were going to...
engraver Sandy Denny, singer and musician Es Devlin, stage designer (1971) ChrisDreja, guitar, bass, and keyboards with 1960s band The Yardbirds (1963–1968)...
sounding riff emerged ... I mean Beck just nailed it", rhythm guitarist ChrisDreja recalled. The group returned to Advision on 20 April to complete the...
Relf authorised Page and bassist ChrisDreja to use the Yardbirds' name to fulfill the band's obligations. Page and Dreja began putting a new line-up together...
chose to remain a solo artist. When former members of the Yardbirds (ChrisDreja, Paul Samwell-Smith, and Jim McCarty) reunited to create the band Box...
Yardbirds before finally switching to twin lead guitar with Beck when ChrisDreja moved to bass. The musical potential of the line-up was scuttled, however...
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