The Yardbirds recorded most of their Top 40 hit songs during Beck 's time with The Yardbirds, which was short, allowing him only one full album, Yardbirds which became known as Roger the Engineer, released in 1966.
Il devient célèbre lorsqu'il remplace Eric Clapton comme guitariste pour The Yardbirds. Après avoir quitté The Yardbirds en 1966, il travaille avec son propre groupe et avec d'autres musiciens.