Keith Relf Biography

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NAME: Keith Relf
OCCUPATION: Singer
BIRTH DATE: March 22, 1943
DEATH DATE: May 14, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH: Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
PLACE OF DEATH: London, United Kingdom

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Keith Relf was a founding memeber of the Yardbirds, one of the pivotal British rock bands of the 1960s. Relf is also remembered for his unusual, untimely death.

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Last Years

Relf stayed active in the early 70s as a producer and occasional player. In 1975, he founded a heavy metal group called Armageddon. Energized by the group into delivering some of his best vocals on record, Relf looked poised for new success. Sadly, this was not to be. Dogged by ill health, Relf broke up the group and went home to recuperate. Instead, he met an ironic end. The man who left the Yardbirds largely because of electric guitars died on May 14, 1976,

from playing an improperly grounded electric guitar. He was only 33 years old.

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