MAGE MUSIC: On This Day 20 September

Sunday, September 20, 2015

On This Day 20 September

A call to ARMS

1983 20 September On This Day Jimmy Page at Royal Albert Hall, ARMS benefit

1968 Led Zeppelin begins recording first album at Olympic Studios
1983 Jimmy Page - Royal Albert Hall, London for ARMS Concert

1983:
The ARMS Charity Concert started out with the idea for a single performance at Royal Albert Hall in London in support of Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis (ARMS). The concert was the brainchild of Ronnie Lane, former bassist for The Small Faces and The Faces, who had himself been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

The concert was such a success that it was decided to perform a further nine concerts in the US. These performances included Joe Cocker, with Paul Rodgers replacing Steve Winwood in Jimmy Page's set.

There are a lot of nay-sayers out there who have decided that Jimmy Page was no good at the ARMS concerts. I simply say perhaps these people are "listening" with their eyes or their prejudices - and not their ears.