Sunday, August 23, 2015

On This Day 23 August

All in a day's work
1966 23 August On This Day The Yardbirds - Avalon, CA at Catalina Casino Ballroom

  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Avalon, CA at Catalina Casino Ballroom
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - Dania, Fl at Pirates' World
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin – San Antonio, TX at HemisFair Arena
  • 1971 Led Zeppelin - Fort Worth, TX at Tarrant County Convention Center 
  • 1994 Page & Plant – London, England at London Television Centre for band rehearsals with cameras in studio
  • 1998 Page & Plant -  Cologne, Germany- Bizarre Festival
  • 2008 Jimmy Page with Leona Lewis - Beijing, China National Stadium, Olympic rehearsal
Jimmy Page's experience as a session man made him ready and able to perform under all kinds of circumstances: using borrowed equipment, dodging firecrackers, playing on a rotating stage or one that was being demolished by fans or while standing on a rising industrial scissors lift. Somehow I doubt he gave much thought to these sorts of things when he first laid hands on a guitar.


1966 Yardbirds at Catalena (Chuck Boyd photo)

1966 Jimmy Page/Yardbirds at Catalena (Chuck Boyd photo)

1966 Jimmy Page/Yardbirds at Catalena (Chuck Boyd photo)

1966 Jimmy Page/Yardbirds at Catalena (Chuck Boyd photo)

2008 Jimmy Page at Beijing Olympics rehearsal (Ross Halfin photo)



♪  Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin, Fort Worth 1971) YouTube
♪  Whole Lotta Love Medley (Led Zeppelin, Fort Worth 1971) YouTube
♪  No Quarter (Page & Plant, Bizarre Festival 1998) YouTube
♪  Spoonful/Whole Lotta Love (Page & Plant, Bizarre Festival 1998) YouTube
♪  Most High (Page & Plant, Bizarre Festival 1998) YouTube



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