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As one of the most sought-after session guitarists in the sixties, Jimmy Page (b. 1944) appeared on records by everyone from The Who to Johnny Halliday. 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 three in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", behind Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. His tenure with The Yardbirds introduced him to the public at large, but it was when he formed Led Zeppelin that he achieved his greatest success. As composer, producer and lead guitarist with Led Zeppelin he had complete responsibility for the group's music. This book deals not with the stories of fame and the rock lifestyle but with the music that is behind it. This is a serious study of the music of Jimmy Page - drawing upon a wide variety of sources including previously unpublished interviews. It also includes many rare and previously unseen photographs.