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James Patrick Page OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer 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 co-founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.

Page has been described as "unquestionably one of the all-time most influential, important, and
versatile guitarists and songwriters in rock history". In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Page #9
in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He has been 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).

Page's past experiences both in the studio and with the Yardbirds were very influential in
contributing to the success of Led Zeppelin in the 1970s. As a producer, composer, and guitarist he
helped make Led Zeppelin a prototype for countless future rock bands, and was one of the major
driving forces behind the rock sound of that era, influencing a host of other guitarists.  Allmusic
states that "just about every rock guitarist from the late '60s/early '70s to the present day has been
influenced by Page's work with Led Zeppelin".  For example, his sped up, downstroke guitar riff in
"Communication Breakdown" is cited as being the inspiration for guitarist Johnny Ramone to
develop his punk-defining, strictly downstroke guitar strumming, while Page's landmark guitar solo
from the song "Heartbreaker" has been credited by Eddie Van Halen as being the inspiration for his
two-hand tapping technique after he had seen Led Zeppelin perform in 1971. Page's solo in the
famous epic "Stairway to Heaven" has been voted by readers of various guitar magazines, including
Guitar World and Total Guitar, as the greatest guitar solo of all time, and he was named 'Guitarist of
the Year' five years straight during the 1970s by Creem magazine.

-- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: January 25, 2009
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Page)
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