Jimmy Page became a talented guitar player at a young age. He played in a touring band (albeit relatively local gigs), morphed into a renowned session guitarist, and later became a force with the Yardbirds. Still, Page said his guitar playing improved because of his Led Zeppelin bandmates.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Robert Knight Archive/Redferns Jimmy Page’s guitar playing improved to match his Led Zeppelin bandmates
Page formed some close friendships while playing the Yardbirds. He and eventual bassist Chris Dreja remained tight when the band splintered. (Dreja took the back cover photo on Led Zeppelin I).
The genial Page probably didn’t mean to throw his Yardbirds bandmates under the bus when he said his guitar playing improved when he formed Led Zeppelin. But that was the subtext when Page described how and why his guitar playing rose to the next level (per Light & Shade author...
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Robert Knight Archive/Redferns Jimmy Page’s guitar playing improved to match his Led Zeppelin bandmates
Page formed some close friendships while playing the Yardbirds. He and eventual bassist Chris Dreja remained tight when the band splintered. (Dreja took the back cover photo on Led Zeppelin I).
The genial Page probably didn’t mean to throw his Yardbirds bandmates under the bus when he said his guitar playing improved when he formed Led Zeppelin. But that was the subtext when Page described how and why his guitar playing rose to the next level (per Light & Shade author...
- 4/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page had a major impact on classic rock music, and not just because his best guitar solos are some of the greatest ever. Led Zeppelin’s founding guitarist assembled the perfect band of musicians who were just as talented as him. As a producer, his recording philosophy changed everything about making hard rock albums in the 1970s. Now imagine he never made it to Led Zeppelin. It almost happened. Page was nearly killed in his sleep by his friend and Yardbirds bandmate Chris Dreja.
Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Jimmy Page was nearly killed in a near collision with his friend at the wheel
Rumors of a band member’s death dogged one famous English band in the late 1960s (we think you know who we mean). Page was nearly an actual casualty of a tragic accident while he slept.
The guitarist didn’t drive, so he often...
Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Jimmy Page was nearly killed in a near collision with his friend at the wheel
Rumors of a band member’s death dogged one famous English band in the late 1960s (we think you know who we mean). Page was nearly an actual casualty of a tragic accident while he slept.
The guitarist didn’t drive, so he often...
- 4/16/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
During the 1960s, American music was taken over by artists from the U.K. This era became known as the British Invasion, with U.K. pop and rock artists dominating the American charts. Many of these artists came and went, but others were wildly successful and remain in the pop culture zeitgeist today.
Here are the 5 best rock bands during the British Invasion 1. The Yardbirds The Yardbirds | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
The Yardbirds are arguably more famous for who was in the band than their music. The band started with Eric Clapton as its lead guitarist. Once Clapton departed, the band was joined by Jeff Beck and future Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page. The Yardbirds had three legendary guitarists on their roster, and their songs always had impeccable instrumentals.
While The Yardbirds only lasted for five years, they did have a few hit songs, including “For Your Love”, “Heart...
Here are the 5 best rock bands during the British Invasion 1. The Yardbirds The Yardbirds | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
The Yardbirds are arguably more famous for who was in the band than their music. The band started with Eric Clapton as its lead guitarist. Once Clapton departed, the band was joined by Jeff Beck and future Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page. The Yardbirds had three legendary guitarists on their roster, and their songs always had impeccable instrumentals.
While The Yardbirds only lasted for five years, they did have a few hit songs, including “For Your Love”, “Heart...
- 3/20/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This article contains spoilers for Poker Face episode 4.
With a charged reference to the 1976 death of The Yardbirds singer Keith Relf, Peacock’s Poker Face teaches a valuable music industry lesson: Song pluggers should check their cables before plugging in. Especially drummers, surrounded by metallic conductors, trying to break out original material. When they do, as Phil Collins of Genesis or Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad can attest, those songs can change the group dynamic and take center stage. Electricity like that should be channeled.
Which is why the human lie-detector goes metal detector in Charlie Cale’s (Natasha Lyonne) case-of-the-week, “Rest in Metal.” The signature hit song for Robin Ruin’s (Chloe Sevigny) metal band Doxxxology, “Staplehead,” was written by the drummer. Said drummer moved on, and not only is the band now stuck with it as the closing song for every show, but they have to pay...
With a charged reference to the 1976 death of The Yardbirds singer Keith Relf, Peacock’s Poker Face teaches a valuable music industry lesson: Song pluggers should check their cables before plugging in. Especially drummers, surrounded by metallic conductors, trying to break out original material. When they do, as Phil Collins of Genesis or Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad can attest, those songs can change the group dynamic and take center stage. Electricity like that should be channeled.
Which is why the human lie-detector goes metal detector in Charlie Cale’s (Natasha Lyonne) case-of-the-week, “Rest in Metal.” The signature hit song for Robin Ruin’s (Chloe Sevigny) metal band Doxxxology, “Staplehead,” was written by the drummer. Said drummer moved on, and not only is the band now stuck with it as the closing song for every show, but they have to pay...
- 1/27/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
61 years ago today, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” continued with the release of its second volume, “The Two Towers.” That November release followed that summer’s debut of “The Fellowship of the Ring,” which came nearly two decades after “The Hobbit” hit shelves in 1937. Tolkien’s epic tale of Middle-earth continued in this second volume, introducing readers to Treebeard and his fellow Ents, to the realm of Rohan and to Gríma Wormtongue. The third “Lord of the Rings” volume, “The Return of the King” was released in October 1955, so fans had to wait nearly 12 months to find out what happened after the cliffhanger of “Two Towers,” which ends with Samwise realizing that Frodo had not been killed by Shelob’s venomous sting, as it had appeared, but merely drugged. “Frodo was alive but taken by the Enemy,” the book ends. Rayner Unwin, the books’ publisher, later said, “For...
- 11/11/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Eric Clapton "The 1960s Review" will be available on DVD October 19, 2010, highlighting the story of the rock artist's formative years.
"...While few would argue that Eric Clapton is one of the finest guitarists of all time, it is sometimes forgotten just how pivotal, influential and downright startling this man was during the 1960's. And while Clapton has remained a musician/songwriter of rare ability with moments of glory resplendent on album after album it was during the decade in which he emerged that his awesome skills were used most creatively.
"In this extraordinary documentary, his life and career throughout these crucial ten years is put under the microscope, and with the help of archive interviews with the man himself, exclusive contributions from friends, band mates and colleagues, rare and classic performance footage, seldom seen photographs, location and period archive plus a host of other features, the story in question is...
"...While few would argue that Eric Clapton is one of the finest guitarists of all time, it is sometimes forgotten just how pivotal, influential and downright startling this man was during the 1960's. And while Clapton has remained a musician/songwriter of rare ability with moments of glory resplendent on album after album it was during the decade in which he emerged that his awesome skills were used most creatively.
"In this extraordinary documentary, his life and career throughout these crucial ten years is put under the microscope, and with the help of archive interviews with the man himself, exclusive contributions from friends, band mates and colleagues, rare and classic performance footage, seldom seen photographs, location and period archive plus a host of other features, the story in question is...
- 8/19/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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