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Cookham, Clewer, Heston and Epsom are classic examples of rural England. leafy lanes, country pubs, thatched and the Thames, clearing through its range green valley is not the type of natural habitat to a legend of rock guitar, especially one who lived a life full of drugs, of course, but people dream of Berkshire, England, home of a page from James Patrick.
Now in his seventies, Jimmy Page is, to those who know, one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. It is also probably one of the most influential, perhaps because of its access path to the super-star has been atypical. Jimmy Page has done what others refused to do so, to become a musician, so it was a "decent."
For two years immediately after leaving school at 15, Page traveled the country with a group called "The Crusaders" but found that to be always on the road has caused havoc on their health, and after several episodes of glandular fever, which left the group and went to art college. At night he played the guitar again, often jamming with Jeff Beck or Eric Clapton, but in 1963 he was offered a job as a session musician for Decca, and soon became known as "Little Jim. Worked in the recordings of The Who and The Kinks and Rolling Stones and songs as the center (a big hit by Petula Clark) and The Crying Game, where he played rhythm guitar, while Sullivan another session musician "Big Jim" played the solo.
In 1965, Page moved to the immediate Records, where he was able to act as a producer and it is this experience that has provided the necessary knowledge to create something really special. Page and then immediately left the Yardbirds, first place on the bass, and after sharing the lead with Jeff Beck. Conflicts within the group, with the lack of commercial success, ended the Yardbirds. A new group appeared, initially called The New Yardbirds ", but later, remembering a joke originally from Keith Moon, the group's history as the" lead balloon "has become in a name "Lead Zeppelin, later replaced by Led Zeppelin to ensure that there was pronounced" LEED ". Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones then proceeded to invent the heavy metal history.
Originally conceived as a mixture of hard rock and acoustic music with the blues, had ambitions of Led Zeppelin Page and is unique in its right from the beginning. According to director Peter Grant, their first album cost £ 1,750 to produce. He brought more than seven million U.S. dollars in 1975. The excess and success go hand in hand as the band toured and released a second album successful, then changed direction with the third. Written in a cottage in Wales, the third album was heavily influenced by acoustic and Celtic music, amazing many fans, but other delicacies as a demonstration of versatility. Led Zeppelin IV, released in 1971, is one of the most successful albums in history and includes the famous "ladder to heaven. "
That broke all records in each tower with 76,000 people attending a Led Zeppelin concert April 30, 1977, making it the largest audience ever for a show with a single act, but things were not going well. The group acquired a reputation for excess, there was a lot of violence at concerts and in July 1977 of their U.S. tour was interrupted by the unexpected death of his son, Robert Plant, who was only five years.
Another album followed in 1978 and later a short tour of Europe, but the influence is less obvious page on this album, because, according to some, was struggling with heroin addiction. Also was the owner of Boleskine House, had been owned by the notorious Aleister Crowley. Fascinated by the occult at an early age, often had Page alchemical and astrological symbols embroidered on his clothes. He also owned a publishing house and bookstore hidden, but it was closed as Led Zeppelin was so successful did not have time to devote to this issue.
In 1980, drummer John Bonham, considered one of the best drummers of all time, died without leaving home Pages in Clewer, near Windsor in Berkshire. Bonham had drunk a lot of vodka and died in his sleep that he had choked on his own vomit. After of death was announced, Led Zeppelin officially disbanded. To date, the group has sold over 200 million albums and received the best of Classic Rock Top 50 live acts of all time.
Since 1980, Jimmy Page was involved in several solo projects, worked with other artists, and sometimes with old zeppelins, including Robert Plant. He represented Great Britain at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in 2008. In most recent years page we can say that they have settled. He has five children and is now a grandfather. He received the OBE for services to charity, but not his legacy. This is the page that Led Zeppelin remember history.
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