Fact #105092
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Short story:
Jimmy Page, aged 13, makes his first appearance on tv, performing Mama Don't Allow and Cotton Fields with The JG Skiffle Group, on the BBC tv show All Your Own. He will go on to find success as lead guitarist with The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.
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Jimmy Page : I appeared on the BBC's 'All Your Own' programme hosted by Huw Wheldon. It was a show that showcased kids with talent or unusual hobbies and at that time I probably fell into the second category. It was a skiffle group, an infectious form of music that was played on the radio, and TV at that time. Being accessible for kids to be able to play with a minim of chords. The source for most of this music came from the USA: Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, country blues etc. The shining light and inspiration to many aspiring skifflers was Lonnie Donegan.
(Source : Jimmy Page website)
On that TV show I was 13 or 14 and it was quite a big deal going on television. At the time it wasn't unusual for kids at school playing guitar to have an academic route too. Whatever I said then was probably what I was studying that week. And I was studying for sure because I did all the GCSEs or whatever . At that point it didn't seem that there would be an avenue for a musical career until one started making one. But like I said, I was nervous on that show. I never felt very comfortable in front of cameras after that point!
(Source : Mojo magazine, Feb 2010)
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(Source : Jimmy Page website)
On that TV show I was 13 or 14 and it was quite a big deal going on television. At the time it wasn't unusual for kids at school playing guitar to have an academic route too. Whatever I said then was probably what I was studying that week. And I was studying for sure because I did all the GCSEs or whatever . At that point it didn't seem that there would be an avenue for a musical career until one started making one. But like I said, I was nervous on that show. I never felt very comfortable in front of cameras after that point!
(Source : Mojo magazine, Feb 2010)