Jimmy Page before he was famous

Before Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page paid for his first proper guitar with a milk round.

The nobody years

1957 Milk-round money
He saved the money from his milk round and bought his first proper guitar.
He bought his first proper guitar with money saved from his milk round. Source
1957 BBC at thirteen
At thirteen, he played skiffle on the BBC's All Your Own.
At thirteen he played in a skiffle group on the BBC's All Your Own. Source
1963 Diamonds reached number one
His studio work included Diamonds, which reached number one.
His first studio session, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan's Diamonds, went to number one. Source
1968 A new band
In 1968, he recruited Robert Plant and John Bonham for a new band.
In 1968 he recruited Robert Plant and John Bonham for a new band. Source
1944
Was born in Heston, a West London suburb. Source
1952
In 1952 the family moved to Feltham, then to Epsom in Surrey. Source
1956
He found a Spanish guitar left in the new house and first played it at twelve. Source
1959
At fifteen he left school for music instead of a laboratory assistant job. Source
early 1960s
He toured with Neil Christian's Crusaders until glandular fever stopped him. Source
early 1960s
While he recovered, he enrolled at Sutton Art College in Surrey. Source
1960s
Session players called him Lil' Jim Pea, to tell him apart from Big Jim Sullivan. Source