Guitarist Jimmy Page lived through a whirlwind in late 1968. He experienced the disintegration of the Yardbirds, the formation of Led Zeppelin, and the recording of the band’s debut album within a few ...
Page turned down an invitation to join the Yardbirds and recommended his friend Jeff Beck instead. Beck repaid Page for not taking the job by giving him the Fender Telecaster guitar he had been using.