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Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes and Jimmy Page on 6/27/00 in Chicago, Il
25 years ago, Jimmy Page’s live vision for one Zeppelin classic was fully realized

By Janelle Borg Published

A new mini-documentary charting the history of Page and the Crowes’ live album, Live at the Greek, has been released

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Marc Ribot plays acoustic guitar as he performs a solo set during the 11-hour 'Wall to Wall John Coltrane' marathon concert at Symphony Space, New York, New York, June 9, 2019
Marc Ribot on going into a session with Robert Plant equipped with Zeppelin-esque gear – only to realize it was a folk record

By Janelle Borg Published

The lauded sideman has played on numerous sessions with many acclaimed musicians – but he was “totally intimidated” when he was approached for the Plant gig

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Jimmy Page performs onstage during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City
Original Dazed and Confused songwriter revives copyright lawsuit against Jimmy Page

By Janelle Borg Published

Jake Holmes had previously sued Page over the iconic song in 2010 – but the case was “dismissed with prejudice” in 2012 after an out-of-court settlement

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Led Zeppelin 1975 Jimmy Page AND Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) performing at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 18th May 1969
The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Page

By Matt Owen Published

Donovan tried to recruit Hendrix when he went in the studio in the late 1960s, but ended up working with the soon-to-be Led Zeppelin guitar great

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Jimmy Page performs onstage with Led Zeppelin at Earl's Court in London in 1975
How one of rock's most storied Les Pauls changed hands from one guitar hero to another

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Page had known Joe Walsh, then a budding guitar hero with the James Gang, since his pre-Zeppelin days with the Yardbirds. And Walsh had a proposition for him

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Shane Fontayne, pictured onstage in Wickham, England on August 1, 2019
When Shane Fontayne had to play the Stairway to Heaven solo – in front of Jimmy Page

By Jackson Maxwell Published

As a member of the Kennedy Center house band, Fontayne – best known for his tenures with Bruce Springsteen and Lone Justice – played lead guitar on Heart's legendary cover of the none-more-iconic eight-minute epic

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Bassist and keyboard player John Paul Jones performing with British heavy rock group Led Zeppelin, at Earl's Court, London, May 1975. The band were initially booked to play three nights at the venue, from 23rd to 25th May, but due to public demand, two more concerts were later added, for 17th and 18th May.
John Paul Jones breaks down his Led Zeppelin bass approach – and what separated his and Jimmy Page's riffs

By Nick Wells Published

The all-time bass great discusses his telepathic relationship with John Bonham, early influences, and why Stairway to Heaven's gradual speed-up is part of its magic

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Led Zeppelin Copenhagen 1979
Unseen footage of Led Zeppelin performing in Denmark has surfaced after 45 years

By Phil Weller Published

The footage – which pre-dates Led Zeppelin’s iconic Knebworth shows – has been carefully restored after spending more than four decades locked in a drawer

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(from left) Rich Robinson, Chris Robinson, and Slash perform at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on January 30, 2025
Watch Slash join the Black Crowes for a Led Zeppelin cover at FireAid

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Unlike the surviving members of Nirvana, the Black Crowes were featured on the FireAid bill beforehand, but they had a surprise of their own up their sleeves

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Led Zeppelin perform at the Forum in Los Angeles on June 3, 1973
Led Zeppelin's 50 greatest songs

By Jimmy Brown Published

An overview of the gems of the catalog of hard rock’s most innovative group, with a focus on the guitar playing, songwriting, and arranging genius of the quartet’s visionary founder

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