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Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About
By Guitar Player Staff published
From Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Slash, here are some of the greatest rock guitar solos ever committed to record
“Our Attitude Was, ‘F**k the ’60s! We’re Going to Chart the New Decade!’” How Led Zeppelin Took the ‘70s By Storm With Their Game-Changing Third Album
By Richard Bienstock published
As a new decade unfolded, 'Led Zeppelin III' unlocked the musical adventurism that flowed freely throughout the band’s subsequent albums
Watch Led Zeppelin’s Mississippi Delta-Inspired “Travelling Riverside Blues” Video
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Video Jimmy Page pays tribute to blues guitar hero Robert Johnson in this 1969 BBC recording
“I Owe It to All of Them”: Jimmy Page Explains How His Love of the Blues Fueled the Fire for One of Rock’s Biggest Bands
By Guitar Player Staff published
“It was just an undeniable element of everything that was going on in Led Zeppelin,” says the guitarist
He Escaped From a Chain Gang, Charmed His Way out of Prison, and Was Immortalized in Music History: How Lead Belly Became a Guitar Legend
By Guitar Player Staff published
The forefather of rock and roll was charming and dangerous in equal measure
Listen to Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe’s 1929 Original “When the Levee Breaks”
By Guitar Player Staff published
Here’s why the artist born Lizzie Douglas remains a blues guitar legend
Discover How Jimmy Page’s Genre-Melding Musical Innovations on ‘Houses of the Holy’ Helped Led Zeppelin Reach a New Creative Peak
By Jeff Jacobson published
As this classic album turns 50, we explore how the guitarist blew the lid off his band’s blues-based formula
Jimmy Page Explains Why He Switched to a Les Paul for 'Led Zeppelin II'
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though Page loved the Tele he used on Zep's groundbreaking debut, his needs – both onstage and in the studio – began to rapidly change after that album's tremendous success.
Brian May: "When Queen Heard Led Zeppelin, We Thought, ‘Oh My God, This is Where We’re Trying to Get to, and They’re Already There!’"
By Jackson Maxwell published
Zeppelin, May explained in a recent interview, inspired Queen to follow their own playbook when it came to making records, even if that meant ignoring conventional wisdom.
“I Was Seduced By the Beauty of What a Six-String Instrument Could Do": Jimmy Page Reflects on His Roots as a Guitarist and the Creative Drive That Made Led Zeppelin Rock's Defining Force
By Ian Fortnam last updated
In this Guitar Player exclusive, Page shares his gear epiphanies and war stories from a 60-year career at rock's summit.
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