Chris Dreja, the rhythm guitarist and then bassist for the iconic band The Yardbirds, has died at 79, according to Parade .

Bandmate Jimmy Page, the Led Zeppelin guitar legend who played with Dreja in the Yardbirds, paid him a tribute on Instagram , and expressed a regret.

“I heard today of the passing of musician Chris Dreja, who passionately played with the iconic Yardbirds, on rhythm guitar and then the bass,” Page wrote. “I hadn’t seen him in a while, and I wish I had. RIP Chris.”

Fans responded with an outpouring of tributes of their own.

“His face is part of my life, from buying my first Yardbirds picture sleeve, his playing those records are in my cells,” one commenter wrote.

“Long live Chris Dreja and the Yardbirds,” another person wrote.

Dreja was a founding member of th

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