With A Full Biography Jimmy Page Has Become Inspiration For Many Guitarists

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Described as one of the most influential, versatile, and powerful songwriters of all time, the biography Jimmy Page has written for himself is one of pure rock genius. Starting as a session player in London, the legendary Hall of Fame guitar players has been instrumental in creating one of rock and roll's all time greatest bands; Led Zeppelin. Largely a self-taught guitar player, Page started at a very young age with a guitar he found after his family moved into a new home.

Getting his start in college as a session player, Jimmy Page wanted to be able to strike out on his own and write his own original music. Initially playing electric bass, Page began playing with the Yardbirds in 1964. However, after some internal strife, and key personnel leaving the band, Page was asked to reform the band leading to the eventual supergroup; Led Zeppelin.

With a tremendous sound to his guitar, which was more raw, and edgier, than anything currently being played, Page recruited singer Robert Plant, drummer John Bonham, and John Paul Jones to form Led Zeppelin. His tremendous success with the Yardbirds previously, ...
... also lent to the originality he would have in the studio. While not known to be a very technical guitar player, he made up for it in his ambition to make Led Zeppelin one of the top bands of the era. The biography Jimmy Page is made even more powerful when you see the multitudes of guitar players who have been directly influenced by the man.

After the death of John Bonham, Led Zeppelin was no more, but not after being a top band in the world. Jimmy Page did not stop experimenting and being a major influence in the studio. Page collaborated with many different bands and even dabbled in starting another band, XYZ. The band never recorded anything, but it was to serve as the basis for getting Page back into playing guitar again.

After several years, Page collaborated with Paul Rodgers to record two albums with The Firm. Reaching Billboard success, Page eventually began playing with several different bands and having tremendous success as a collaborator and fill in guitarist. In 2007, after 17 years of dealing with the tough, personal loss of his good friend, Bonham, Page agreed to a Led Zeppelin reunion tour, which would put a final emphasis to the biography Jimmy Page, has written for himself.

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