[SunkenCiv]

The original line-up included two former members of The Yardbirds, Keith Relf and Jim McCarty, along with John Hawken, Louis Cennamo and Relf's sister Jane Relf. They intended to put "something together with more of a classical influence". Renaissance was born, and the band released a studio album in 1969, and another in 1971. Subsequently, John Tout replaced Hawken on keyboards, followed by a period of high turnover of musicians until the "classic line-up" of Haslam, John Tout, Michael Dunford, Jon Camp, and Terry Sullivan was established, although none of them were in the original band. They were assisted with lyrics on many songs from Cornish poet Betty Thatcher-Newsinger.

Renaissance - Kings and Queens (1970)
January 7, 2019 | Beat-Club

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[dennisw]

I was a huge Yardbirds fan. Remember them in the movie Blowup with Jimmy and Jeff Beck dual lead guitars? Train Kept a Rolling. I liked them as much as the Rolling Stones. The Animals came in 3rd. I saw Eric Burden circa 1980 and he put on a great show in a large club. With lots of old Animals tunes. Then in 2004 again...but he was jazzing up the old Animals tunes too much