Source: Good News Network
Happy 75th Birthday to Jimmy Page, the brilliant guitarist, songwriter and producer whose groundbreaking band Led Zeppelin released its first album 50 years ago this week. Watch a video where he remembers the music that stirred him in the beginning… (1944)
From the great guitar player documentary It Might Get Loud, Jimmy plays the 1958 record ‘Rumble’ by Link Wray, which had a major influence on his blues music of the 60s and 70s, particularly in Led Zeppelin’s single, Whole Lotta Love.
MORE Good News on this Date:
- Daguerreotype photography was unveiled by the French Academy of Sciences (1839)
- The United Nations headquarters officially opened in New York City (1951)
- Apple Computer introduced iTunes, the digital music software, at the MacWorld Expo (2001)
- The Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan marked the end of a 21 year civil war that killed or displaced millions of people. (2005) Related: Famous Drummers Beat for Peace in Sudan
- The iPhone was unveiled by Apple CEO Steve Jobs (2007)
And, on this day in 1768, on a stage in London, the first ever modern-day circus was produced. Philip Astley put on the show to feature his genius for trick riding—and the equestrian master rode in a circle that day, rather than in a straight line as his rivals did.
His dreams came true, to open…
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