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When the Levee Breaks

been many things in his life: guitarist, songwriter, session player, producer, rock-star style icon. His journey through the 1960s saw the teenage guitarist grow through a succession of bands to become an in-demand session guitarist and producer on his way to leading the Yardbirds and, their successor, Led Zeppelin. Through it all, he developed an ear for

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