<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Led-zeppelin ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/led-zeppelin Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:01:47 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page was my biggest influence.” Alex Lifeson on how Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” inspired one of Rush’s most unexpected tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-led-zeppelin-inspired-alex-lifeson-to-write-a-passage-to-bangkok YNRLMrWwp5PeoV6kMPbeNG Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:01:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hate the fact that I’m ever even slightly compared to them.” Pete Townshend on rivals, regrets —and what he really thought of Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/does-pete-townshend-really-hate-led-zeppelin HdgRsBSriYwyYPU5rpg7Jf Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:07:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even though he says he wrote it, I wrote it!” Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page disagreed about who composed the world’s “first heavy metal riff” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-jimmy-page-and-the-first-heavy-metal-riff pycxCfRvSMd7AZ6mfx9Bj Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:22:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘The problem with you guys is that you never do ballads.’ I said, ‘I’ll give him a ballad.’” Jimmy Page on the Beatle who inspired Led Zeppelin’s most beautiful song — and why it owes a debt to James Taylor ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/the-beatle-who-inspired-jimmy-page-to-write-led-zeppelins-most-beautiful-song-and-why-it-owes-a-debt-to-james-taylor DHD4cQjZ8DK32UhxJfNEHF Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:18:19 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:28:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted it to be quite extreme —something that showed all the peaks of what we could do.” Jimmy Page on his plan to take Led Zeppelin to the next level — critics be damned ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jimmy-page-wanted-leed-zeppelin-ii-to-be-extreme aYNxWmZQMiQjaTCnBotUdf Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:06:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Is it possible that this anticipated heavy metal?” Donovan says he, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones sowed the seeds for Led Zeppelin and the future of hard rock with this 1968 hit song ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/donovan-on-inspiring-heavy-metal avkuMcmTBXKuwUxZ65GwUd Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:41:59 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:42:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We played it over and over — it was just this great hypnotic beast.” Jimmy Page on the Led Zeppelin riff he couldn’t stop playing ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jimmy-page-on-the-writing-of-kashmir Ktdu6zA9ZhekNRWsfDgZXb Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:00:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Why’d you buy my cottage?’ He said ‘You wrote all those bloody songs there!’” Donovan says David Gilmour bought his former home to channel his songwriting magic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/donovan-on-being-a-catalyst-for-george-harrison-and-david-gilmour ydAFJYa2zBkEnEcdxRVesd Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:03:35 +0000 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 03:05:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even though he says he wrote it, I wrote it!" Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page never agreed on which of them composed the song Beck called “the first heavy metal riff ever written" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-jimmy-page-and-the-supergroup-that-never-was T825JK7MPYsxSdZsMU39rh Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:49:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I always felt there was something a little hollow about it.” Keith Richards on Jimmy Page and the one thing the Rolling Stones guitarist said kept Led Zeppelin from taking flight ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/keith-richards-on-jimmy-page-and-led-zeppelin-being-hollow xgSkWjdERAgLx5KfmRz9hW Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:08:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Bob sensed I might refuse to appear, he took the gloves off." For Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Bob Dylan, Live Aid was a case of bad vibes for a good cause ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/when-bob-sensed-i-might-refuse-to-appear-he-took-the-gloves-off-for-pete-townshend-jimmy-page-and-bob-dylan-live-aid-was-a-case-of-bad-vibes-for-a-good-cause Dbf85r3HsyrqynsfXgrKDn Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:53:56 +0000 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 17:57:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was like had I died and gone to heaven. It was a really emotional moment.” Jimmy Page on how playing with the Black Crowes redefined the Led Zeppelin live experience ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jimmy-page-on-live-at-the-greek-25-years-on 5iRUfFPe3PFLr9xJ6dqE88 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I watched 'Becoming Led Zeppelin.' Here's how it shows acoustic guitar's vital role in Jimmy Page's heavy-metal musical vision ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jimmy-page-acoustic-guitar-and-led-zeppelin G6YXArKmsFmxQ5V3b4ndqQ Thu, 15 May 2025 11:55:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When 'Dazed and Confused' fell into the loving arms and hands of Jimmy Page..." The guitarist is sued again over “Dazed and Confused” as the Led Zeppelin documentary sparks a fresh lawsuit from the song's composer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jake-holmes-sues-jimmy-page-and-sony-over-dazed-and-confused 3F96EmFRzTfWCbWMhQzpXj Wed, 07 May 2025 21:22:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A guitar with a wonderful history and many stories to tell”: Robert Plant is selling gear for charity and only one guitar remains – a golden-era Strat with a storied history ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/robert-plant-charity-sale-2025 jeiD5YDFJ7e7QgmqjPPJnA Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We used the mic amp of the mixing board to get distortion. It almost sounds like a synthesizer." Jimmy Page on creating the magic behind the famous Led Zeppelin riff he didn't write ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/jimmy-page-on-led-zeppelins-black-dog V7bbvP3XQGk6Tcgh8ng6gZ Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:05:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I showed it to guitarists who went nuts. And that was the silent version." Lost footage of Led Zeppelin playing Denmark in 1979 has surfaced and been restored with original audio ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/led-zeppelin-1979-copenhagen-footage-surfaces-online teGhG4pJkX2N4MtJpAzrge Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:00:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was devastating.” Jimmy Page and company recall Led Zeppelin's rise and first rehearsal in the band's historic new documentary ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/becoming-led-zeppelin-documentary-teaser RxkHfuEycKRdpQ55NV3Pqk Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's just a shame that I never really had a chance to talk with him or hear him. It would’ve been a thrill to see how he worked.” Jimmy Page on the player he admired most and the word he hates when it comes to describing rock guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jimmy-page-picks-hisfavorite-guitar-players a5BYFQfoP7y8TQX2xHr6zN Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:37:03 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:06:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It did all those Led Zeppelin tours and all the recordings. It did flippin’ everything, y’know?” Jimmy Page reveals “the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jimmy-page-names-his-favorite-amp mRpXyimXhGcJgr3Lc4Dck Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:06:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The guitar playing on ‘Stairway to Heaven’ — it’s probably the greatest electric guitar solo of all time.” Steve Stevens talks Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and the 10 albums that changed his life ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-stevens-10-records-that-changed-my-life FoDW3aAZGFMAEGKXhfXWve Sat, 12 Oct 2024 11:52:53 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:39:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it, and he was right”: Jimmy Page on his "Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jimmy-page-number-one-les-paul thmJrtURS3BksrwZVnffvm Sun, 06 Oct 2024 13:21:57 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it, and he was right”: Jimmy Page on his "Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jimmy-page-number-one-les-paul A9eK4CSJqg2CXM4PwtxerS Sat, 05 Oct 2024 12:04:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The idea was that we would do a half-hour set, but I said, ‘I’m not rehearsing to do a half-hour set! We’ve got Live Aid to correct, and the Atlantic 40th’”: Jimmy Page on how Led Zeppelin's triumphant 2007 reunion took shape, and the tour that never was ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/led-zeppelin-2007-o2-arena-concert 62kuPTUygTCU8atwJw9y5A Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:09:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If we were recording at Olympic Studios, we would often hear Led Zeppelin. I’d see Jimmy Page sitting there, overdubbing in darkness”: Peter Frampton reveals the stories behind five of his classic tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/peter-frampton-my-career-in-five-songs xvtkDk9MajsjpS5bUnHmS Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:50:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Eddie Van Halen, Steve Lukather & Billy Sheehan cover Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles at a 1996 ALS Benefit Concert for Jason Becker ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-evh-steve-lukather-cover-the-classics urF3YYWsmiMY2hguvcryUK Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:03:01 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Led Zeppelin? Not Something We Grew up Listening to”: Jake Kiszka Talks Hot Gear, Vintage Tone, and What Everyone Gets Wrong About His 1970s Hard-Rock Renaissance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jake-kiszka-greta-van-fleet-interview-starcatcher fayRHeLJeuSuk7nYbcY88T Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:21:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Led Zeppelin III’ Track by Track ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/led-zeppelin-iii-track-by-track rANhyUeF2brE4sHmMoAQrf Fri, 04 Aug 2023 10:21:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ 50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/1973-albums nnhgLe7PfkoTKcQx2JjeYG Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:59:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/best-rock-guitar-solos kfjJf3vrWtbq7DGJAXhZiG Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Half a Century of Killer Guitar Tone and Now More Popular Than the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones on Spotify, Queen Are Still Delivering their Unique Kind of Magic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/Queen-Brian-May-50th-anniversary-debut-album EnBRmx7auPvJM445qPZAna Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:36:32 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Our Attitude Was, ‘F**k the ’60s! We’re Going to Chart the New Decade!’” How Led Zeppelin Took the ‘70s By Storm With Their Game-Changing Third Album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/led-zeppelin-iii JmuUH6R4ELm7fng9jPWFcM Tue, 16 May 2023 17:46:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Led Zeppelin’s Mississippi Delta-Inspired “Travelling Riverside Blues” Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/led-zeppelin-travelling-riverside-blues fZXpg7LGW4nWtAPFhpbpe8 Wed, 10 May 2023 10:48:23 +0000 Wed, 10 May 2023 11:14:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Owe It to All of Them”: Jimmy Page Explains How His Love of the Blues Fueled the Fire for One of Rock’s Biggest Bands ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jimmy-page-led-zeppelin-blues HHyTpkFaDEcKZyHxLhVDiR Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:43:42 +0000 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:48:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ He Escaped From a Chain Gang, Charmed His Way out of Prison, and Was Immortalized in Music History: How Lead Belly Became a Guitar Legend ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/lead-belly-guitar-legend gpk2AJ7N7kPZYniXHyKAGJ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:00:36 +0000 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:18:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe’s 1929 Original “When the Levee Breaks” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/listen-to-memphis-minnie-and-kansas-joes-1929-original-when-the-levee-breaks q6t4ptP5pBfchgvC2NXLZA Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:32:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Discover How Jimmy Page’s Genre-Melding Musical Innovations on ‘Houses of the Holy’ Helped Led Zeppelin Reach a New Creative Peak ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/discover-how-jimmy-pages-genre-melding-musical-innovations-on-houses-of-the-holy-helped-led-zeppelin-reach-a-new-creative-peak nTMU7jYW8RxttYC9FEniU3 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:06:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jimmy Page Explains Why He Switched to a Les Paul for 'Led Zeppelin II' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jimmy-page-explains-why-he-switched-to-a-les-paul-for-led-zeppelin-ii cPgVKD4wkUhTJwRtTVmtcG Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:43:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian May: "When Queen Heard Led Zeppelin, We Thought, ‘Oh My God, This is Where We’re Trying to Get to, and They’re Already There!’" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/brian-may-when-queen-heard-led-zeppelin-we-thought-oh-my-god-this-is-where-were-trying-to-get-to-and-theyre-already-there U9Ni7F9KWJDxzQvz7aR5Wm Mon, 23 Jan 2023 20:18:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's Why Jimmy Page Is a Missing Link Between ‘60s Psychedelia and ‘70s Hard Rock ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/heres-why-jimmy-page-is-a-missing-link-between-60s-psychedelia-and-70s-hard-rock DdXGTvg6nppbrAustj4u5N Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:56:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That’s the Guy I Just Played With in New York! His Name’s Not Jimi Hendrix”: Randy California Talks Playing With the Artist FKA Jimmy James in This Classic Interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/thats-the-guy-i-just-played-with-in-new-york-his-names-not-jimi-hendrix-randy-california-talks-playing-with-the-artist-fka-jimmy-james-in-this-classic-interview ueJgjjStmjRAXaiNukwTWd Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:47:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith’s Epic Live Performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-led-zeppelin-and-aerosmiths-epic-live-performance-at-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame BztLo9D6LrK88uFL3LqJ4W Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:16:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ What Did Robert Plant and Jimmy Page Think About the Beatles? ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/what-did-robert-plant-and-jimmy-page-think-about-the-beatles XDQNCrRFKnWQ3k846CqFFC Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:37:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jimmy Page Rock Out on Bass with Jeff Beck in this Explosive Yardbirds Show ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-jimmy-page-rock-out-on-bass-with-jeff-beck-in-this-explosive-yardbirds-show nnw7cv2ZFcHXoUEQEpNMS8 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:23:39 +0000 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:51:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It Promises to Revolutionize the World of Music”: Watch this Rare Vintage News Report on the Gizmotron ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/it-promises-to-revolutionize-the-world-of-music-watch-this-rare-vintage-news-report-on-the-gizmotron EJbm9UnBuyMLYkMvgTFpF5 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:40:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jimmy Page’s Epic 1970 Solo Acoustic Television Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-jimmy-pages-epic-1970-solo-acoustic-television-performance zQJFPr2g2vdc9zuML7s9XN Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:18:30 +0000 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:54:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Satan to Jesus, Skip James Played Through Shadow and Light on These Five Essential Tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/from-satan-to-jesus-skip-james-played-through-shadow-and-light-on-these-five-essential-tracks 7AaC7jPrxJiQkTBhkGcs3B Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:43:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The History of the Fender Telecaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/the-history-of-the-fender-telecaster YMqqrNAwmqnDAgR35rhEZN Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:42:27 +0000 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:40:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jimmy Page’s “Kashmir” Acoustic Demonstration ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-jimmy-pages-kashmir-acoustic-demonstration LJhPeq9XWeScwxsqZoisET Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:14:09 +0000 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:19:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Neil Young’s Fiery Jam with Led Zeppelin at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-neil-youngs-fiery-jam-with-led-zeppelin-at-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame cw7uEZpsi63fpHCNLCsdzd Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:48:54 +0000