The Yardbirds' formidable reputation as curators of questing '60s guitar heroes led blues purists like Stevie Ray Vaughan (a huge fan of Eric Clapton's tone) and Taste's Rory Gallagher (admiring Jeff Beck's exploratory techniques) to venerate the band. But their no-nonsense, garage-rock take on R&B also set the standard for pneumatic rhythm rockers from Dr. Feelgood to The Black Keys.