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Jimmy Page performs 'White Summer', 1970:

White Summer is a guitar instrumental by Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page. The recording on the Led Zeppelin Box Set is from the Playhouse Theatre on June 27, 1969 as part of the BBC's “In Concert” program. As with most of the live versions of this song, Page seguayed straight into the instrumental "Black Mountain Side", which is a traditional folk song and a track from Led Zeppelin's first album. The recording of White Summer remained shelved for many years, but was eventually included on the 1990 box set under the title "White Summer/Black Mountain Side". The piece was later included as a bonus track on the 1993 boxed set The Complete Studio Recordings . Jimmy Page often performed "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" at Led Zeppelin concerts as part of the standard set list during 1968-1970 and again on the 1977, 1979 and 1980 tours, segueing it with Kashmir. He used his Danelectro guitar to play this piece, as shown on the Led Zeppelin DVD. On April 26, 1970 Page performed the piece on the Julie Felix Show. Middle Eastern, Egyptian and Indian styles are incorporated into the song, which is played in the DADGAD tuning. This is the same tuning used for the song Kashmir which is why Page often linked the two songs together in concert. Page originally recorded "White Summer" for the Yardbirds' final album, Little Games. He performed "White Summer" live with the group, and it appears on the album Live Yardbirds: Featuring Jimmy Page, a recording of a concert by the Yardbirds at the Anderson Theatre in New York City on March 30, 1968. Page would play the piece solo or with just percussion accompaniment during both Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin concerts.

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