Anthony 'Top' Topham, founding guitarist of The Yardbirds, has died at the age of 75 - just two weeks after the death of Jeff Beck who succeeded him in the pioneering blues band. 
Topham had been battling dementia and passed away 'peacefully' surrounded by his family on Monday, according to his representative.  
The musician, who later adopted the name Sanderson Rasjid after joining the Subud spiritual movement, helped form the pioneering rhythm and blues band in London in May 1963.
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