Jimmy Page Born: Led Zeppelin's Guitar Architect
He was the most sought-after session guitarist in London before the Yardbirds existed. Jimmy Page played on hundreds of recordings in the mid-1960s — Tom Jones, Donovan, the Kinks, the Who. When the Yardbirds dissolved, Page owned the name and the bookings. He assembled Led Zeppelin in 1968, recorded the first album in 36 hours, and released it without any singles. It sold on word of mouth alone. The guitar solo on Stairway to Heaven was finished in one take during a soundcheck.
January 9, 1944
82 years ago
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