Happy Birthday today (Jan. 9) to Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. He’s 72. Other rockers celebrating include David Johansen of the New York Dolls (66) and L.A. Guns frontman Phil Lewis (59).

David Johansen
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Phil Lewis
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Jimmy Page started his career as a well known session musician in the mid 1960's, and as a member of the Yardbirds. He founded Led Zeppelin in 1968. Page is considered to be one of greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on two separate occasions, once with the Yardbirds in 1992 and again with Led Zeppelin in 1995. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 3 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". An article from Dec. 2015 hints at big solo plans for Page this year.

Led Zeppelin are considered as one of the most successful, innovative, and influential rock bands of all time with an estimated 200-300 million album sales worldwide.

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