Music1 year agoJimmy Page Recorded ‘Whole Lotta Love’ in a Classical Music Studio Because He Needed the Space
Music1 year agoJimmy Page Told Off Would-Be Led Zeppelin Producer Glyn Johns: ‘You Haven’t Got a Hope in Hell’
Music1 year agoJimmy Page ‘Learned a Hell of a Lot’ From a Jazz Guitar Great, and Now We Can’t Unhear it in Led Zeppelin’s Music
MusicThe Early Rod Stewart Record That Featured Jimmy Page in His Pre-Zeppelin DaysBefore he worked with Jeff Beck or hit it big on his own, Rod Stewart played 1 of his earliest sessions with Jimmy Page. by Eric Schaal
MusicHow Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton Both Played on a Blues Legend’s 1964 RecordingAnything could happen in London in the '60s. In this case, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page both ended up on the recording of a legendary bluesman. by Eric Schaal
MusicWhy ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’ Was the Toughest ‘Led Zeppelin III’ Song to RecordWhile Led Zeppelin had some challenges during sessions for the band's 3rd album, Jimmy Page recalled 'Since I've Been Loving You' as the hardest 1. by Eric Schaal
MusicWhy Jimmy Page Recorded the ‘Heartbreaker’ Solo Without His Led Zeppelin BandmatesOn 'Led Zeppelin II,' listeners got something unusual in the way of Jimmy Page's unaccompanied solo. Page wanted it to sound different. by Eric Schaal
MusicHow Keith Richards Started a Rumor About a Jimmy Page Solo Album in 1974Was Jimmy Page working on a solo album at Led Zeppelin's peak? That was a rumor traced back to Keith Richards. by Eric Schaal
MusicWhy Led Zeppelin Didn’t Include ‘Travelling Riverside Blues’ on an Early Zep AlbumWhen Led Zeppelin released the explosive 'Travelling Riverside Blues' in 1990, fans couldn't help asking where the track had been hiding for so long. by Eric Schaal
MusicWhy Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Pointed to ‘Kashmir’ as the Definitive Led Zeppelin SongWhile many rightfully consider 'Stairway to Heaven' to be the ultimate Led Zeppelin track, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page went with 'Kashmir.' by Eric Schaal
MusicJimmy Page Subtly Quoted the Beatles’ ‘Something’ on Led Zeppelin’s ‘Rain Song’When Jimmy Page wrote 'The Rain Song,' he included a subtle hat-tip to George Harrison and his Beatles hit 'Something.' by Eric Schaal
MusicThe Classic ‘Houses of the Holy’ Track Jimmy Page 1st Wrote as an InstrumentalOne of the highlights of Led Zeppelin's 'Houses of the Holy' was a song Jimmy Page intended to be an instrumental. by Eric Schaal
MusicThe ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ Track That Featured a Jimmy Page ‘Guitar Army’Jimmy Page spoke of trotting out a guitar army on certain Led Zeppelin songs. And 1 section of a 'IV' track stood out as an early milestone. by Eric Schaal
MusicHow Led Zeppelin’s ‘Dazed and Confused’ Was Different From the Yardbirds VersionJimmy Page 1st did a version of 'Dazed and Confused' with The Yardbirds. But Led Zeppelin's take had several key differences. by Eric Schaal
MusicThe ‘Led Zeppelin III’ Track Jimmy Page Brought From His Yardbirds DaysAfter The Yardbirds broke up, Jimmy Page reworked some of his material for early Led Zeppelin albums. This track from 'III' was 1 of them. by Eric Schaal
MusicWhy the Potent ‘Immigrant Song’ Kicked Off Led Zeppelin’s Most Acoustic AlbumFor the acoustic-heavy 'Led Zeppelin III,' Jimmy Page thought the knockout punch of 'Immigrant Song' was the only way to begin. by Eric Schaal
MusicJimmy Page Didn’t Sleep for 5 Days During Led Zeppelin’s ‘Song Remains the Same’ ConcertsDuring the series of Led Zeppelin concerts that made up the 'Song Remains the Same,' Jimmy Page went most of a week without sleeping a wink. by Eric Schaal
MusicWhy Led Zeppelin’s ‘All My Love’ Didn’t Sit Right With Jimmy PageLed Zeppelin's 'In Through the Out Door' wasn't Jimmy Page's favorite album. And 'All My Love' was one reason why. by Eric Schaal
MusicWhy Led Zeppelin Shifted Gears So Dramatically on ‘Houses of the Holy’After the mammoth success of 'Led Zeppelin IV,' most bands would have tried to replicate the magic. But Jimmy Page and Zep went in a different direction. by Eric Schaal
MusicWhy Led Zeppelin Thought ‘Physical Graffiti’ Needed to Be a Double AlbumLed Zeppelin wanted to do everything bigger, and the overwhelming 'Physical Graffiti' aimed to keep that tradition alive. by Eric Schaal
MusicHow Led Zeppelin Pulled Out All the Stops on ‘Over the Hills and Far Away’There were so many sides to Led Zeppelin that it can be hard to find a representative track. 'Over the Hills and Far Away' comes close. by Eric Schaal
MusicJimmy Page Never Went After the Beastie Boys for Sampling Led Zeppelin SongsWhile The Beastie Boys sampled Led Zeppelin on several occasions, Jimmy Page never took legal action against the rap group. by Eric Schaal
MusicWhy Jimmy Page Needed a Special Guitar Built for ‘Stairway to Heaven’After Led Zeppelin recorded 'Stairway to Heaven,' Jimmy Page had to get a special guitar built for him. by Eric Schaal