At the age of 14, hearing Elvis for the first time, he became tuned in to blues and learned every blues song he could find. Page adapted to the instrument naturally and other than some brief formal lessons, a school mate that was a guitarist taught him some cords and listening to records, Jimmy Page learned the guitar. Jimmy nor his parents are sure where this guitar came from, perhaps left behind by the previous occupants or a casual gift from a family friend. This would be where the younger James Page would find a guitar that would lead him to become the famous musician, producer and song writer that rockers of all ages have come to respect. The family moved from this area to Feltham in 1952 then later moving again to Surrey. Raising a family in this part of the London Borough of Hounslow, the senior James Patrick Page earned a living as an Industrial Personnel Manager while his mother worked as a secretary to a Doctor. On January 9, 1944, James Patrick Page was born in a West London suburb of Heston, England, the only child of James Patrick and Patricia Elizabeth Page.
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