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jimmy page at the echo music awards 2013 notable_instruments = -lcb- -lcb- unbulleted list led and plant eric clapton coverdale and page xyz the black zeppelin crowes the edge jack white herman 's hermits the kinks the joe cocker donovan screaming lord sutch and the savages yardbirds the honeydrippers the firm page 1957 -- present jimmy pagey charles obscure s. flavius mercurius heston , middlesex , england swan song atlantic geffen fontana mercury jimmy page obe non_vocal_instrumentalist 9 january 1944 guitar rock blues folk jimmy page at the echo music award 2013.jpg jimmy page
 james patrick page musician songwriter record producer
jimmy page

james patrick `` jimmy '' page , -lrb- born 9 january 1944 -rrb- is an english musician , songwriter , multi-instrumentalist , and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band led zeppelin .
page began his career as a studio session musician in london and , by the mid-1960s , had become the most sought-after session guitarist in england .
he was a member of the yardbirds from 1966 to 1968 .
in late 1968 , he founded led zeppelin .
page is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time .
`` rolling stone '' magazine has described page as `` the pontiff of power riffing '' and ranked him number 3 in their list of the `` 100 greatest guitarists of all time '' .
in 2010 , he was ranked number two in gibson 's list of `` top 50 guitarists of all time '' and , in 2007 , number four on `` classic rock '' 's `` 100 wildest guitar heroes '' .
he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame twice ; once as a member of the yardbirds -lrb- 1992 -rrb- and once as a member of led zeppelin -lrb- 1995 -rrb- .
page has been described by `` uncut '' as `` rock 's greatest and most mysterious guitar hero . ''
`` los angeles times '' magazine voted jimmy page the 2nd greatest guitarist of all time .
