Chris Dreja

Chris Dreja
Dreja with the Yardbirds in 1966
Background information
Born
Christopher Walenty Dreja

(1946-11-11)11 November 1946
Surbiton, Surrey, England
Died25 September 2025(2025-09-25) (aged 78)
London, England
GenresRock
Occupation
  • Guitarist
  • bassist
  • photographer
Years active1963–2013
Formerly of

Christopher Walenty Dreja (11 November 1946 – 25 September 2025) was an English musician and photographer. He was best known as the rhythm guitarist and bassist for the rock band The Yardbirds. He left the music business in the late 1960s after The Yardbirds folded and became a professional photographer. In 1992, he and the rest of The Yardbirds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In later life he would play Yardbirds concerts until a series of strokes forced him to retire from live touring around 2011.

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