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A story with a happy ending (from Guitar World). Stolen Fender Stratocaster Signed by Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Others Recovered after Gary Moore’s Son Spots Instrument on eBay Link to original article here
The guitar legend opens up about absent friends, superstar fans, bad reviews and the next best thing to playing with Zeppelin… Bonham, Grohl & Led Zeppelin’s legacy: An epic Jimmy Page interview Link to original article here
Today we are remembering the late Fred Lincoln 'Link' Wray, Jr. who passed away 13 years ago today on Nov. 5, 2005. Link was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and vocalist who first came to popularity in the late 1950s. Here is how part of how wikipedia describes him: "Building on the distorted […]
He was a major influence on guitarists like Eric Clapton. Jeff Beck. Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and many others. On Aug. 13, 1938, Blues legend Robert Johnson, who was reported to have “made a deal with the Devil” in order to execute his amazing guitar technique, played his last gig at a dance approximately 15 […]
On June 20, 2008, The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page became Dr. Page. Here is the story from the school: The University of Surrey is proud to confer the honorary degree of Doctor of the University to Jimmy Page for services to the music industry. The award was made on Friday, June 20 […]
Happy Birthday to Jimmy Page, born on 9th January 1944, guitarist and producer, member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. The bands fourth album released in 1971 featuring the rock classic Stairway To Heaven has sold over 37 million copies. Formed The Honeydrippers, (with Robert Plant, Jeff Beck & Nile Rodgers) who had the 1984 […]
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Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session – Wichita Lineman (with comments by Jimmy Webb)
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August 16, 2019
Happy birthday to Jimmy Webb American singer, songwriter born on 15th August 1946, who wrote the 1968 hit for Richard Harris 'MacArthur Park', plus 'Galveston', for Glen Campbell (and other hits for Campbell), and 'Up Up and Away', a hit for 5th Dimension. According to BMI, his song 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' […]