Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty has seen it all over six decades. And he has had the rare opportunity to play with three of the best guitarists of modern time. Yes, he has stories. ByJim Clash, ...

Let us all praise Jim McCarty. Since the ’60s his respective band tenures Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, the Buddy Miles Express, Cactus, the Rockets, Mystery Train have borne the twin marks of ...

A few years back I was working on Metro Times story about the Rockets and its singer Dave Gilbert and I had the pleasure of meeting the band’s guitarist Jimmy McCarty. I’d read about this guy when I ...