Jimmy Page

More than 50 years later, the record-setting sum Led Zeppelin got for its 1st record deal still impresses.

When Jimmy Page auditioned Robert Plant for Led Zeppelin, Page thought there must have been something wrong with the young singer.

In his early days on the London rock scene, a young Jimmy Page met an even younger David Bowie when he played guitar on his record session.

While Jimmy Page is known for his session work before Led Zeppelin, he played on Rolling Stones record before and after Zep.

While Jimmy Page famously played on Who and Kinks records, the Led Zep guitar great also released his own single in those pre-Zep days.

On the last Yardbirds album, you find Jimmy Page already in Led Zeppelin mode on 1 explosive track.

For Jimmy Page, picking a favorite Led Zeppelin riff was like picking a favorite child. But Page did come up with an answer in a 2012 interview.

Over the years, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page has acquired millions of fans. Aerosmith's Joe Perry might one of Page's biggest fans.

After 'Led Zeppelin I' featured a number of covers, Zep's songwriting came to the fore on the 2nd album. This was the 1st track with a Page/Plant credit.

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was a guitar fanatic from a young age. But when he heard this guitarist, everything changed.

In 'It Might Get Loud,' you get some great moments between Jack White and Jimmy Page. But when Page play this Led Zeppelin riff, everything changes.

Robert Plant had found huge success in his solo career. But in his first tour without Led Zeppelin, he realized how much he missed Jimmy Page.

Jimmy Page could dazzle with his technique or inventiveness. But in songs like this 1, Page said it all comes down to the 'guitar swagger.'

Led Zeppelin put out some odd album covers over the years, but 'Presence' set a new standard. Here's what the band had in mind.

While Led Zeppelin fans clamored for a reunion tour, Robert Plant and other skeptics pointed to the band's failed attempts of the past.

Led Zeppelin shows were hard to beat in the '70s. But live performances of 'Achilles Last Stand' didn't make it easy on Jimmy Page.

Led Zeppelin's influences came from all sorts of music. In this heavy 'Zeppelin III' track, a John Bonham drinking song inspired the band.

Moving an album like Led Zeppelin's 'Physical Graffiti' from record to CD came with some compromises. Here's what Jimmy Page thought went missing.

Led Zeppelin always gave listeners a dose of the group's acoustic side. But you didn't hear any of that on 'Presence.'

You'll hear some people criticize the "mistakes" and "sloppiness" of Jimmy Page on Led Zep's records. But it never bothered Page.