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Keith Relf

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Keith Relf was an English rock vocalist best known as the lead singer of the Yardbirds, a pioneering British rock band active in the 1960s. He contributed to the band's distinctive sound during the era when they helped shape the development of rock and blues rock. Relf's career was cut short when he died on May 14, 1976, at the age of 33 due to accidental electrocution. His work with the Yardbirds remains influential in the history of rock music.

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