Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page Trivia
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Page's riff in "Kashmir" is used in Puff Daddy's song "Come With Me."
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Page is said to have owned and played nearly 1,500 different guitars.
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Page used a Gibson EDS-1275 in "Stairway to Heaven."
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Page's daughter Scarlet Page is a very respected photographer.
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Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham died in Page's house.
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Page used a Wah-wah pedal but not in the usual way of rocking it back and forth like Jimi Hendrix; instead, he put it fully forward in the treble position to get a clearer tone.
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After finding Plant, Jimmy Page referred to him as "the young guy with the powerful voice."
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His guitar solo from the song "Heartbreaker" has been credited by Eddie Van Halen as the inspiration for his trademark two-hand tapping technique after he saw Led Zeppelin perform at the in 1972.
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Keith Moon predicted that Page's band would "go down like a lead zeppelin." That is where the name comes from.
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Page originally had wanted Keith Moon and John Entwistle to be part of his super group which eventually became Led Zeppelin.
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Page is rated the best guitar riff creator of all time by rock.com.
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Page's guitar solo in "Stairway to Heaven." is ranked the best ever by rock.com.
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Page contributed to The Kinks' 1964 debut album.
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Jimmy Page found John Bonham and Robert Plant in 1968. Plant recommended John Paul Jones as a bassist and Led Zeppelin was formed.
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Page was ranked number 4 on rock.com's list of the top 100 rock and roll guitarists.
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Jimmy has played with The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Honeydrippers, The Firm, Coverdale-Page, Page and Plant, The Black Crowes and XYZ.
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He produced all of the Led Zeppelin albums.
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He left school at age 16 to pursue a music career.
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He sat in on the studio sessions for The Who's first single I Can't Explain.
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In the early 1970s, he owned an occult bookstore and publishing house called, The Equinox Booksellers and Publishers.
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His early influences were (rockabilly) guitarists Scotty Moore and James Burton.
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In 1992, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds and again in 1995, as a member of Led Zeppelin.
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He was the first musician to be immortalized on the British Walk of Fame in London, on August 23, 2004.
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In 2005, he was awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) for his services to charity.
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He started playing the guitar when he was 12 years old.
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He was ranked #9 on Rolling Stone magazines 100 greatest guitarists of all time, in 2003.
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He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall.(1.78 m)
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He is a fan of Chelsea Football Club (The Blues)an English Premier League football team.
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See Also: Led Zeppelin
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See also: The Honeydrippers
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Quotes
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(about John Bonham) Jimmy Page: Almost the moment he died, they put him in Playboy as one of the greatest drummers, which he was - there's no doubt about it. There's never been anybody since. He's one of the greatest drummers that ever lived.
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Jimmy: I believe every guitar player inherently has something unique about their playing. They just have to identify what makes them different and develop it.
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