John Idan

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John Idan is an American guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with the Yardbirds,^[1] the McCarty Band, and his own bands, the John Idan Group and the Top Topham – John Idan Band.

Career

John Idan, who is originally from

Following his high school band, he soon started playing with his first professional band 'The Natural Blues Band' making himself a name around Detroit and southeast Michigan. After the breakup of the Natural Blues Band Idan went on a holiday to London during which he met former Yardbirds' guitarist Top Topham and drummer Jim McCarty. In 1988 he moved to the UK to become the singer and lead guitarist of their blues band. Idan soon became known as 'Detroit' John Idan on the London blues scene.

In 1992 he left the McCarty Band to pursue his own musical interests and founded his band 'Realfire'. Throughout the same time The Yardbirds were reforming. Idan became their lead vocalist and bassist.

Since then Idan has toured the world numerous times with them and has played sold out shows on a variety of world class stages such as

• John Idan –
  • "The Folly" (Garden of Idan) – 2008
• The Yardbirds –
  • Birdland (Favored Nations) – 2003
  • "Live at B.B. King's" (Favored Nations) – 2006
  • "Reunion Concert" – 1991
• The Topham McCarty Band (Kissingspell) – 2002
• The McCarty Band –
  • Two Steps Ahead (Kissingspell) – 2002
• Renaissance Illusion –
  • Through the Fire – 2002
• Beehive (Lord Dome feat. John Idan) – "I Can't Hold On" – 2011

References

External links

• Official website
• The Yardbirds official website