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Jimmy Page performs onstage at the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City.
Jimmy Page on his plan to take Led Zeppelin to the next level — critics be damned

By Phil Weller Published

With editorial opinion weighing against the group, Page doubled down to bring his vision to its fullest realization yet

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Rock band "The Yardbirds" pose for a portrait after their show in Los Angeles in September 1966. (L-R) Chris Dreja, Keith Relf, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty.
Jim McCarty on Jeff Beck’s and Jimmy Page’s “stressed out” time in the Yardbirds

By Gary Graff Published

The Yardbirds drummer reveals the highs and lows of the group’s most successful era

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LEFT: LED ZEPPELIN - Jimmy Page- performs in California in 1977 RIGHT: Scottish singer and musician Donovan performs live on stage at the Seventh National Jazz and Blues Festival at Windsor racecourse in Berkshire on 13th August 1967.
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

By Phil Weller Published

Two Led Zeppelin greats played on the Scottish folk singer's hit. He claims it had a lasting impact on music

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Guitarist Jimmy Page performing with his band 'Led Zeppelin' at the Seattle Coliseum, June 1972.
Jimmy Page on the “hypnotic” Led Zeppelin riff he couldn’t stop playing

By Phil Weller Published

The track expanded his experiments with an alternate tuning, with electrifying results

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Jimmy Page and bassist Chris Dreja of the rock band "The Yardbirds" pose for a portrait in 1967 while sitting behind a table in England.
Jimmy Page remembers original Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja, who has died at age 79

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Dreja died of complications recently, just weeks before his 80th birthday. The guitarist suffered strokes in 2012 and 2013

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Buddy Guy stands outside Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago Illinois, January 26, 2024.
Buddy Guy’s wild tales about Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King and the Bassman that got left on the runway

By Jimmy Leslie Published

At nearly 90, Guy has seen and performed with some of guitar's greatest in blues and rock, and experienced the crazy ups and downs of touring

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LEFT: Jeff Beck performs on stage at Royal Albert Hall on May 14, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. RIGHT: Jimmy Page performs onstage during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City.
Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page never agreed on which of them composed the song Beck called “the first heavy metal riff ever written"

By Phil Weller Published

The tune's 1966 recording session would lead to the formation of Led Zeppelin two years later

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English rock singer and guitarist Terry Reid performing on stage, 24th June 1973.
Guitarist Terry Reid, who rejected Jimmy Page's invitation to join Led Zeppelin, has died

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Best known for a voice that earned him the nickname Superlungs, Reid was Page's first choice for a singer in Led Zeppelin

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LEFT: A Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 once owned by Jimmy Page and given away in a 1970s contest. The guitar is going to auction on September 9, 2025. RIGHT: January 1970 70-00002-005 (Photo by WATFORD/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
Jimmy Page gave away a guitar in 1974. Now it may fetch thousands at auction

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Page bought the 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 for £200 in Nashville. It has since had just two owners

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LEFT: JIMMY PAGE of Led Zeppelin performing live on the ARMS Benefit Tour at The Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles, CA USA on December 5, 1983. RIGHT: Portrait of British musician Keith Richards as he holds a guitar and poses on a porch, around the time of his 'Talk is Cheap' tour, late 1988.
Keith Richards on Jimmy Page and the one thing he said kept Led Zeppelin from taking flight

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarists may have a great mutual respect for one another, but their respective comments shine a light on their different approaches to rock and roll

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