Jimmy Page

James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.

Page is described by Allmusic as “unquestionably one of the all-time most influential, important, and versatile guitarists and songwriters in rock history”, and by Rolling Stone as “the pontiff of power riffing & probably the most digitally sampled artist in pop today after James Brown.” In 2010, Jimmy Page was ranked #2 in Gibson’s list of “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time” and, in 2007, #4 on Classic Rock Magazine’s “100 Wildest Guitar Heroes”. Page was ranked ninth in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” in 2003.⁵ He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once as a member of The Yardbirds (1992)⁶ and once as a member of Led Zeppelin (1995). —wikipedia