Jimmy Page (b. 1944) - Led Zeppelin

Jimmy Page (b. 1944) [Led Zeppelin]



Led Zeppelin II (1969)


Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

Stairway to Heaven



James Patrick Page, OBE (b. January 9, 1944) is an English guitarist, composer, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he co-founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin, with Robert Plant (b. 1948)

Page has been described as "unquestionably one of the all-time most influential, important, and versatile guitarists and songwriters in rock history."

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Led Zeppelin was an English rock band, formed in 1968, consisting of Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards, mandolin), and John Bonham (drums, percussion). With their heavy, guitar-driven blues-rock sound, Led Zeppelin are regularly cited as one of the progenitors of heavy metal and hard rock, even though the band's individualistic style drew from many sources and transcends any one popular music style.

Led Zeppelin did not release songs from their albums as singles in the United Kingdom, as they preferred to develop the concept of "album-oriented rock."

More than 30 years after disbanding following Bonham's death in 1980, the band continues to be held in high regard for their artistic achievements, commercial success, and broad influence. The band has sold over 200 million albums worldwide, including 111.5 million certified units in the United States, making them one of the best-selling popular music artists of all time. They have had all of their original studio albums reach the top 10 of the Billboard album chart in the US, with six reaching the number one spot.

Led Zeppelin is ranked number one on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and Classic Rock's "50 Best Live Acts of All Time."

Rolling Stone magazine has described Led Zeppelin as "the heaviest band of all time", "the biggest band of the '70s" and "unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history."

Similarly, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes the band as being "as influential in that decade [70's] as The Beatles were in the prior one."

In 2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited (along with John Bonham's son, Jason) for the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London. The band was honored with the "Best Live Act" prize for their one-off reunion at MOJO Awards 2008, where they were declared the "greatest rock and roll band of all time."

[8944 Jimmy Page / 8944 Bina]

Sima Bina (b. 1944)

Sima Bina (b. 1944 in Birjand, Iran) is a master of Persian classical music and Iran's top researcher, singer, and song-writer of Iranian folk music. She is currently living in Cologne, Germany.

Sima Bina - Folk Music



After graduating from Tehran University in 1969 with a major in Arts, Sima Bina continued and completed her studies with master Abdollah Davami, one of the most learned authorities on Persian music.

Bina has been able to gather and revive a collection of almost forgotten Iranian folk songs and melodies. A captivating vocalist, she is one of the leading exponents of the traditional music of Khorasan. For decades Bina has done extensive research -- collecting, recording, writing and re-interpreting popular regional music. Her works cover the whole spectrum of Iranian folk music including Mazandarani music, Kurdish music, Turkmen music, Baloch music, and Lor music.

Since 1993, Bina has been invited to present her collection of Persian folk songs in festivals all over the world.

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