Friday, November 24, 2023

(Finished February 24th, 2023) Pre-Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page Music (From Session Work to the Yardbirds)

Hello,

Jimmy Page is the legendary guitarist, producer and songwriter for the worlds all-time greatest band, the mighty Led Zeppelin. Later he went on to work with Robert Plant (again), David Coverdale, The Black Crowes, Paul Rodgers, Tony Franklin and Puff Daddy?

But before that he was a renowned session player, doing session work with Joe Cocker, Shirley Bassey, Petula Clark, Lulu and Donavon. He also recorded with The Yardbirds right before forming Led Zeppelin.

For more information you can go to jimmypage.com, Wikipedia or any of the many biographies of Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin. I strongly suggest either Stephen Davis' "Hammer of The Gods" or Mick Wall "When Giants Walked The Earth". Both are quite good. 

1) Joe Cocker "With A Little Help From My Friends":

2) Shirley Bassey "Goldfinger":

3) Petula Clark "Downtown":

4) Them "Baby Please Don't Go":

5) Nico "The Last Mile":

If you had told me this song title, I would have said that sounds like a Led Zeppelin song.6) Marianne Faithfull "In My Time of Sorrow":

7) Donovan "Sunshine Superman":

8) Lulu "I'll Come Running Over":

9) Donovan "Season of The Witch":

That's a much better song than I expected and Jimmy is a much better singer than I expected. 10) Jimmy Page "She Just Satisfies":

These next several songs are songs Page recorded with the Yardbirds:

11) "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago":

12) "Psycho Daisies":

13) "Little Games":

14) "Puzzles":

This song is much better than the title suggests. 15) Ha! Ha! Said The Clown":

No this isn't written by Agatha Christie. 16) "Ten Little Indians":

17) "Drinking Muddy Water":

18) "Goodnight Sweet Josephine":

19) "Think About It":

Of the Yardbirds/ Jimmy Page songs this is one of my favorites. 20) "Stroll On":

This, at least at the beginning, is an example of something Jimmy would include with his work of Led Zeppelin. 21) "White Summer":

22) "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor":

23) "Little Soldier Boy":

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