| Chris Dreja | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christopher Dreja |
| Born | 11 November 1946 |
| Origin | Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK |
| Years active | mid 1960s - present |
| Associated acts | The Yardbirds Led Zeppelin Box of Frogs |
Christopher 'Chris' Dreja (born 11 November 1946, Surbiton, Surrey, England) is former rhythm guitarist, and later bassist for the mid 1960s British band, The Yardbirds. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is a commuter town next to the river Thames, populated with a mixture Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck Led Zeppelin were Box of Frogs were a band formed in 1983 by former members of The Yardbirds, who released their first album in 1984 Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is a commuter town next to the river Thames, populated with a mixture Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck
His father was of Polish birth. The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland.
After the disbandment of The Yardbirds, Jimmy Page offered Dreja the position of bassist in a new band he was forming (later to become Led Zeppelin). The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Led Zeppelin were Dreja declined in order to pursue a profession in photography. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing It was he who photographed Led Zeppelin for the back cover of their debut album. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Dreja may have also felt he would have been superfluous to the band with John Paul Jones' abilities on bass and keyboards. John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record
Dreja played in the Yardbirds reunion band Box of Frogs in the 1980s, and has been part of the Yardbirds' reformation since 1992. Box of Frogs were a band formed in 1983 by former members of The Yardbirds, who released their first album in 1984 The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.