Regarded as one of the most influential blues-rock guitarists, Jimmy Page began his music career as a studio session guitarist. Having played the guitar since his teenage years, he was able to develop his own unique and fluid guitar style called the "Jimmy Page guitar." Page enjoyed a successful career as a session guitarist in London, playing on many of the British pop hits of the 1960s. He became a member of the British blues-rock band The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968. He eventually founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.