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Written by KZYR
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Tuesday, 07 April 2009 |
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page makes rare appearance to induct, joke and play with Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Beck.
Jimmy Page appearances are rare, but the Led Zeppelin guitarist was
happy to come to Cleveland on Saturday to induct his longtime
friend and former Yardbirds bandmate Jeff Beck into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.
"He's been instrumental in pioneering a whole blueprint that was
totally unique to him and...has been such a blueprint for everyone
else to learn from," Page told Billboard.com before the ceremony.
"No one's ever equaled what Jeff's done. He really shifted the
whole sound and face of electric guitar music."
Asked after Beck's induction -- during which the two guitarists
combined "Beck's Bolero" and Zeppelin''s "Immigrant Song" -- about
their enduring friendship, Page noted that "we've known each other
since we were...11 years old. We've vibed on the same things, and
music's been the main common denominator of us meeting in the first
place. So that's always been there. We're respectful of each
other's playing and solo endeavors and all the rest of it. Mutual
respect, man."
The two did joke around about Beck's ouster from the Yardbirds in
1966. "I was thrown out," he said, to which Page replied, "Not by
me."
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