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Date of birth
James Patrick Page is born -
School
Jimmy Page enters Danetree secondary school -
Show
Jimmy Page gives his first perfomance on stage. A song called "Mama don't alow no skiffle around here." -
drop-out
Jimmy Page drops out of school in hopes of joining a musical group -
First Band
Jimmy Page joins the band Neil Christian and the Crusaders -
Leaving the Band
Jimmy Page leaves Neil Christian and the Crusaders, after months or touring leave him very sick. -
Art College
Jimmy Page begins going to Sutton Art College -
Studio Guitarist
Jimmy Page starts working as a sit in studio guitarist at a nearby recording studio. -
The Fab Four
Jimmy Page saw the Beatles in concert -
Diamonds
Jimmy plays the song Diamonds by Jet Harris with him in the studio. This is said to be Jimmy Page's first appearance on record. -
Musician Friends
Jimmy Page meets fellow rockers Mick Jagger and Keith Richards -
drop-out (again)
Jimmy Page drops out of Art College to focus more on music. -
Yardbirds
After the Yardbirds bass player quits, Jimmy fills the spot, even though he had never played bass guitar before. -
Lead Guitar
The Yardbirds guitarist switches to bass, leaving a guitarist opening for Jimmy. -
House
Jimmy can now afford to buy a house with the money he has made from touring and from being in the Yardbirds. He buys a home Pangbourne, Berkshire. -
Leaving the Yardbirds
Jimmy leaves the Yardbirds after months of touring again make him very sick. -
Perfect Fit
The future members of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and Robert Plant, meet and jam together for the first time. -
New Yardbirds
The future Led Zeppelin is announced in papers as the "New Yardbirds", because Jimmy Page owned the rights to the name. -
New Yardbirds First Shows
The "new Yardbirds" (future Led Zeppelin) play their first two shows together at local teen clubs. -
First show as Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin plays its first show under that name -
Led Zeppelin
The band decides on a new name, Led Zeppelin, because of a suggestion by fellow rocker Keith Moon that they will "go down like a lead zeppelin" -
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin's debut album, entitled Led Zeppelin, is released -
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin's second album, Led Zeppelin II, is released -
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin's third album, Led Zeppelin III, is released -
Untitled
Led Zeppelin's fourth album, untitled, is released. -
Physical Graphitti
The album Physical Graphitti was released by Led Zeppelin -
John Bonham
John Bonham dies, and Led Zeppelin breaks up
