Jimmy Page is a legendary English musician, songwriter, and producer, best known as the guitarist and founder of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He was born on January 9, 1944, in Heston, Middlesex, England.
Jimmy Page is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history. His innovative guitar playing, creative songwriting, and production skills played a pivotal role in shaping the sound of rock music. He is known for his dynamic and intricate guitar riffs, powerful solos, and ability to blend various styles and genres.
Jimmy Page Facts
1- Jimmy Page born 9 January 1944 in Heston, Middlesex, England
2- Birth name : James Patrick Page
3- Elves Presley’s song “Baby Let’s Play House” is cited by Jimmy Page as being his inspiration to take up the guitar
4- Jimmy Page First played the instrument at age 12
5- Jimmy Page states that his first guitar was a second-hand 1959 Futurama Grazioso
When I grew up there weren’t many other guitarists … There was one other guitarist in my school who actually showed me the first chords that I learned and I went on from there. I was bored so I taught myself the guitar from listening to records. So obviously it was a very personal thing
6- At 13, Page appeared on Huw Wheldon’s All Your Own talent quest programme in a skiffle quartet, one performance of which aired on BBC1 in 1957
7- Jimmy Page was a member of the Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968
8- Jimmy Page was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a member of the Yardbirds (1992) and once as a member of Led Zeppelin (1995)
9- In 2010,Jimmy Page was ranked number two in Gibson’s list of “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”
10- Jimmy Page was ranked number four on Classic Rock‘s “100 Wildest Guitar Heroes”
11- Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 3 in their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”
12- Rolling Stone magazine has described Jimmy Page as “the pontiff of power riffing”
13- Jimmy Page has been described by Uncut as “rock’s greatest and most mysterious guitar hero”.
14- He participates in many charity concerts and was particularly involved with the Action for Brazil’s Children Trust (ABC Trust) founded by his then-wife Jimena Gomez-Paratcha in 1998.
15- In a 2010 interview, Page recalled contributing guitar to the incidental music of the Beatles’ 1964 film A Hard Day’s Night, which was being recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
16- According to Page, the spelling of “lead” was changed for the band name Led Zeppelin because he didn’t want the pronunciation to be confused with the word “lead” (as in lead singer.).
17- The appearance of four symbols on the jacket of Led Zeppelin’s fourth album has been linked to Page’s interest in the occult.
18- Page explained that he had a very specific idea in mind as to what he wanted Led Zeppelin to be, from the very beginning:
I had a lot of ideas from my days with the Yardbirds. The Yardbirds allowed me to improvise a lot in live performance and I started building a textbook of ideas that I eventually used in Zeppelin. In addition to those ideas, I wanted to add acoustic textures. Ultimately, I wanted Zeppelin to be a marriage of blues, hard rock and acoustic music topped with heavy choruses – a combination that had never been done before. Lots of light and shade in the music
19- Jimmy Page Played rhythm guitar on the Who classic “I Can’t Explain”.
20- Prior to the success of the band Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page was heavily interested in the black magic and dark arts. He even owned a book shop and publishing house based on occult.
21- He began performing at the Marquee Club while he was still a student. He played with several bands and soon gained a reputation as a popular session guitarist. He then quit school to focus on music.
22 – He was an only child. His father was an engineer and his mother worked as a secretary for a physician.
23- When guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant first met in 1968, they bonded over the Joan Baez’s version of song ‘Babe I’m Gonna Leave You’. Then later on reworked the song and used it for Led Zeppelin’s debut.
24- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2005 for his services to charity.
25- After Led Zeppelin broke up, Page would not allow anybody to sing “Stairway to Heaven” during live performances; he would instead play the song as an instrumental. He felt that no one could do the song justice except Robert Plant.
26- Jimmy Page didn’t want anyone else to take credit for the sound of Zeppelin songs. So, he produced every record of the band himself and for each album he used to hire a new engineer.
27 – November 26 2018 Jimmy Page watched Bob Dylan singing Subterranean Homesick Blues at the Centre Pompidou in Paris
Guitarists influenced by Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen, Ace Frehley, Joe Satriani, John Frusciante,James Hetfield,Kirk Hammett, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Perry,Richie Sambora, Angus Young, Slash, Dave Mustaine,Mike McCready, Jerry Cantrell, Stone Gossard, Mick Mars, Paul Stanley, Alex Lifeson, Steve Vai,Dan Hawkins,
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