Portrait of Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

Actors · Musicians · film producer · guitarist · record producer · television producer

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

English guitarist (born 1944)

About Jimmy Page

James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician and producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Page began his career as a studio session musician in London and, by the mid-1960s, was a notable session guitarist in Britain. He was a member of the Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968.

When the Yardbirds broke up, he founded Led Zeppelin, which was active from 1968 to 1980. Following the death of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham in 1980, Page played with XYZ, the Firm, the Honeydrippers, Coverdale–Page, and Page and Plant. Page performed with many artists, both live and in studio recordings, and in a 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion that was released as the 2012 concert film Celebration Day.

Along with the Edge and Jack White, he participated in the 2008 documentary It Might Get Loud. Page is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. Rolling Stone magazine has described Page as "the pontiff of power riffing" and ranked him No.

3 on its 2015 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", behind Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, and No. 3 again in 2023 behind Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix. In 2010, Page was ranked No.

2 on Gibson's list of "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time" and, in 2007, No. 4 on Classic Rock's "100 Wildest Guitar Heroes". He 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).

Quick facts

Known for
Rag & Bone Man: The Rarities Collection, Scarlet (The War on Drugs remix), Scarlet
Born
1944-01-09
Artist type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Heston
Associated area
United Kingdom
Active period
1944-01-09
Genres
acoustic rock, blues rock, hard rock, rock
Music tags
acoustic rock, blues rock, british, english, hard rock, rock, rock & roll, server name, uk
ISNI
000000011450147X
IPI
00023254027, 00089147834

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