Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page;
	Jimmy Page at the Echo music awards 2013
Background information
Birth name	James Patrick Page
Also known as	Jimmy; Pagey; Charles Obscure; S. Flavius Mercurius;
Born	9 January 1944 (age 80); Heston, Middlesex, England
Genres	Rock; blues; folk;
Occupation(s)	Musician; songwriter; record producer;
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1957–present
Labels	Swan Song; Atlantic; Geffen; Fontana; Mercury;
Associated acts	Led Zeppelin; the Yardbirds; the Honeydrippers; the Firm; Page and Plant; Eric Clapton; Coverdale and Page; XYZ; the Black Crowes; the Edge; Jack White; Herman's Hermits; the Kinks; Joe Cocker; Donovan; Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages;
Website	jimmypage.com

James Patrick Page OBE (born 9 January 1944 in Heston, Middlesex, England) is an English guitarist, songwriter and producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London. From 1966 to 1968 he was a member of The Yardbirds. After that band ended Page went on to form the band Led Zeppelin.

Allmusic describes Page as "one of the most influential and important guitarists in rock history". In 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Page #9 in its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

From the early 1970s to the early 1990s, Page owned the Boleskine House. Earlier, the house had belonged to occultist Aleister Crowley.^[1] Page was interested in the magic that Crowley used.

Along with Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, Page is often considered one of the greatest riff writers of all time.

Jimmy Page has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. The first time was in 1992 as a member of The Yardbirds. He was inducted again in 1995 as a member of Led Zeppelin.

Jimmy Page Media

Jimmy Page performing onstage in 1977
Page performing at an ARMS Charity Concert in 1983
Page and Jones with Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters
Page at the 2008 MOJO Awards in London with the Best Live Act award
Page (right) with the other surviving members of Led Zeppelin, with U.S. President Barack Obama at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors
Page frequently played a double-necked Gibson EDS-1275 in concert, as seen here in 1983
Page's Dragon Telecaster with a violin bow
Jimmy Page's double-neck Gibson guitar at the Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood.
Plumpton Place, previously owned by Page

References

↑ Kelbie, Paul (19 April 2009). "For sale on Loch Ness: Aleister Crowley's centre of dark sorcery". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/19/boleskin-bay-sale-satanism. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

Other websites

[guardian-1] Kelbie, Paul (19 April 2009). "For sale on Loch Ness: Aleister Crowley's centre of dark sorcery". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/19/boleskin-bay-sale-satanism. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

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