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=== Late 1960s: The Yardbirds === {{Main|The Yardbirds}} In late 1964, Page was approached about the possibility of replacing Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds, but he declined out of loyalty to his friend. In February 1965, Clapton quit the Yardbirds and Page was formally offered his spot, but unwilling to give up his lucrative career as a session musician and worried about his health under touring conditions, he suggested his friend Jeff Beck.{{sfn|Power|2016|p=94}} On 16 May 1966, drummer [[Keith Moon]], bass player [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], keyboardist [[Nicky Hopkins]], Jeff Beck and Page recorded "[[Beck's Bolero]]" in London's [[IBC Studios]]. The experience gave Page an idea to form a new [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] featuring Beck, along with [[The Who]]'s [[John Entwistle]] on bass and Moon on drums.<ref name="Schulps" /> However, the lack of a quality vocalist and contractual problems prevented the project from getting off the ground. During this time, Moon suggested the name "Lead [[Zeppelin]]" for the first time, after Entwistle commented that the proceedings would take to the air like a lead balloon. Within weeks, Page attended a Yardbirds concert at [[Oxford]]. After the show, he went backstage where [[Paul Samwell-Smith]] announced that he was leaving the group.<ref name="JPinterview" /> Page offered to replace Samwell-Smith, and this was accepted by the group. He initially played electric bass with the Yardbirds before finally switching to twin lead guitar with Beck when [[Chris Dreja]] moved to bass. The musical potential of the line-up was scuttled, however, by interpersonal conflicts caused by constant touring and a lack of commercial success, although they released one single, "[[Happenings Ten Years Time Ago]]". While Page and Beck played together in the Yardbirds, the trio of Page, Beck and Clapton never played in the original group at the same time. The three guitarists did appear on stage together at the [[ARMS Charity Concert]]s in 1983. After Beck's departure, the Yardbirds remained a quartet. They recorded one album with Page on lead guitar, ''[[Little Games]]''. The album received indifferent reviews and was not a commercial success, peaking at number 80 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Though their studio sound was fairly commercial at the time, the band's live performances were just the opposite, becoming heavier and more experimental. These concerts featured musical aspects that Page would later perfect with Led Zeppelin, most notably performances of "[[Dazed and Confused (Jake Holmes song)|Dazed and Confused]]". After the departure of [[Keith Relf]] and [[Jim McCarty]] in 1968, Page reconfigured the group with a new line-up to fulfill unfinished tour dates in Scandinavia. To this end, Page recruited vocalist [[Robert Plant]] and drummer [[John Bonham]], and he was also contacted by [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], who asked to join.<ref name="Miserandino">{{cite web|url=https://thecelebritycafe.com/2000/11/led-zeppelin-2/|title=Led Zeppelin : John talks about his musical career with Led Zeppelin, before and after|first=Dominick A.|last=Miserandino|work=TheCelebrityCafe.com|date=29 November 2000|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> During the [[Led Zeppelin Scandinavian Tour 1968|Scandinavian tour]], the new group appeared as the New Yardbirds, but soon recalled the old joke by Keith Moon and John Entwistle. Page stuck with that name to use for his new band. Manager [[Peter Grant (music manager)|Peter Grant]] changed it to "Led Zeppelin", to avoid a mispronunciation as ''"Leed Zeppelin".''<ref name="Jimmy Page Online">{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmypageonline.com/11318/42826.html|title=Led Zeppelin Biography|publisher=Jimmy Page Online|access-date=11 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508061552/http://www.jimmypageonline.com/11318/42826.html|archive-date=8 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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