Jimmy Page
Electric Guitar
82 age
January 9, 1944 Birthday
London, England, U.K. Birthplace
www.jimmypage.com Website
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Jimmy Page is one of the most influential guitarists and producers in rock history. He began as a sought-after London session musician in the 1960s, contributing to recordings by The Kinks, The Who, and dozens of other acts. After joining The Yardbirds in 1966, he founded Led Zeppelin in 1968, writing or co-writing the bulk of the band's material and producing all nine studio albums. Led Zeppelin's run of landmark recordings redefined rock music through Page's philosophy of "light and shade" — dynamic contrasts between acoustic delicacy and overwhelming electric power. After the band dissolved following drummer John Bonham's death in 1980, Page pursued film scores, solo projects, and collaborations with Robert Plant and The Black Crowes. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice and awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012, Page has spent recent years overseeing comprehensive remasters of the Led Zeppelin catalogue.
Trivia
Page amassed one of the largest private collections of first-edition books by occultist Aleister Crowley and in 1974 opened the Equinox, an occult bookshop in Kensington. He owned Boleskine House on the shores of Loch Ness, Crowley's former Scottish retreat, for nineteen years. His London residence is the Tower House in Holland Park, a Victorian Gothic Revival masterpiece designed by architect William Burges, which he outbid David Bowie to purchase in 1972.
Early Life
Jimmy Page was born on January 9, 1944, in Heston, Middlesex, a suburb of London. He discovered his first guitar in the family home at around age twelve and was largely self-taught, inspired by the rock and roll of Elvis Presley and the blues recordings of Elmore James and B.B. King. After leaving school, he toured for two years with Neil Christian and the Crusaders until a serious illness forced him to stop. He enrolled at art college in Sutton, Surrey, while taking on occasional studio session work. His natural ability in the studio quickly overtook his academic pursuits, and by eighteen he had become one of London's most in-demand session guitarists, playing on recordings by The Kinks, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithfull, and Donovan, among many others. In 1966 he joined The Yardbirds, first as bassist, then as lead guitarist.
Jimmy Page Solos
1971
Electric Guitar solo - Black Dog - 1971
4/4 rock in A major at 160 BPM
Electric Guitar solo - Rock And Roll - 1971
4/4 rock in A major at 172 BPM
Electric Guitar solo - Stairway To Heaven - 1971
4/4 rock in A minor at 95 BPM