On This Day 11 May

Jimmy Page opened the New York Stock Exchange on this day in 2005.  I know that stock traders are fixated on the market, but I can't help but wondering how many of them got off to a slow start because their minds had been taken away by this music first thing in their work day.

2005 11 May On This Day Jimmy Page at NY Stock Exchange

♪ Whole Lotta Love Jimmy Page at NY Stock Exchange YouTube

1969 Led Zeppelin - Seattle, Washington at Green Lake Aqua Theater
1973 Led Zeppelin - St. Louis, Missouri at St. Louis Arena

1974 Led Zeppelin meet Elvis in LA

1985 Jimmy Page - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Spectrum

1986 Jimmy Page - Richfield, Ohio at Richfield Coliseum

2005 Jimmy Page at NY Stock Exchange

1969 11 May Led Zeppelin - Seattle, Washington at Green Lake Aqua Theater

1974 Led Zeppelin on their way to see Elvis at LA Forum

In 1974 Led Zeppelin attended Elvis Presley's evening concert at the Los Angeles Forum. Elvis said: "...we've got Led Zeppelin out there... let's try to look like we know what we're doing, whether we do or not'.  After the show, the band (including Peter Grant) spent two hours with Elvis.

On This Day 10 May

1968 10 May On This Day Yardbirds at Santa Barbara, California 

1968 Yardbirds Santa Barbara, California at Earl Warren Showgrounds, Samuel E. Kramer Arena
1969 Led Zeppelin Vancouver Canada/ PNE Agrodome

1969 April recording Whole Lotta Love in Olympic Studios
Yeah, I know it's not supposed to be here on the May 10 page but I like the image, ok?

1971 Led Zeppelin Liverpool University
1973 Led Zeppelin Tuscaloosa, AL Memorial Coliseum
1974 Swan Song launch party Los Angeles
1995 Page & Plant Phoenix, Arizona at America West Arena
2014 Jimmy Page receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music, Boston MA, gives commencement address

484 King's Road was the headquarters of Swan Song Records, owned by Led Zeppelin and opened for business May 10,1974.  Swan Song ceased active operations in 1983.

2014 10 May Jimmy Page receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music, Boston MA

On This Day 09 May

Jimmy Page appeared with Puff Daddy on Saturday Night Live on May 9, 1998.
They perform "Come With Me"

1998 09 May OnJimmy Page & Puff Daddy on Saturday Night 

• 1969 Led Zeppelin -  Edmonton Gardens,: Edmonton AB CA
• 1985 The Firm -  Brendan Bryne Arena, East Rutherford NJ USA
• 1986 The Firm - Hara Arena, Dayton OH USA
• 1998  Jimmy Page with Puff Daddy - Saturday Night Live, NYC USA 

♪ Page & Puff Daddy, Come With Me (Kashmir) Soundtrack, Godzilla


1969 Led Zeppeli at Edmonton Canada/Edmonton Garden
  link to The Edmonton Journal review

2014 09 May Jimmy Page honored at Berklee College of Music, Boston

2014 09 May Jimmy Page honored at Berklee College of Music, Boston

On This Day 08 May

Jimmy Page attended Cannes Film Festival for premiere of Blow Up on this day in 1967.

1967 08 May On This Day Jimmy Page at Cannes Film Festival

1968  Yardbirds Aurora, Colorado at Hal Baby's
1985  The Firm Worcester, Massachusetts at The Centrum
1995  Page - Plant Denver, Colorado at McNichols Sports Arena

1995 08 May Page-Plant Denver 'Calling To You' medley

Thank you readers

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Over half of this blog's readers are from the US, but a bunch of you are reading from Italy, Russia, Canada and the UK. After that, readers are reading in France, Germany, Ukraine Switzerland and Taiwan. Under 100 readers for each of a number of other countries, which I could probably figure out but not today. I know there are readers from the southern hemisphere, but how many would take some digging - but they're there!

But where ever you are from, I appreciate my readers and I hope my readers are enjoying Mage Music.

Thank you, readers! And thank you, Jimmy Page, for the music.

On This Day 07 May

1974 07 May On This Day Swan Song launch party in NYC

♪ Grim Reaper Soundcloud

1973 Led Zeppelin Jacksonville, FL at Jacksonville Coliseum
1974 Swan Song launch party in New York City

1973 07 May Led Zeppelin at Jacksonville

1974 07 May  Swan Song Label launch party NYC

1974 07 May  Swan Song Label launch party NYC

THE SWAN SONG LABEL DISCOGRAPHY

1974
Bad Company, ‘Bad Company’
Pretty Things, ‘Silk Torpedo’

1975
Led Zeppelin, ‘Physical Graffiti’
Maggie Bell, ‘Suicide Sal’
Bad Company, ‘Straight Shooter’
Pretty Things, ‘Savage Eye’

1976
Bad Company, ‘Run With the Pack’
Led Zeppelin, ‘Presence’
Led Zeppelin, ‘The Song Remains the Same’

1977
Bad Company, ‘Burnin’ Sky’
Detective, ‘Detective’
Dave Edmunds, ‘Get It’

1978
Detective, ‘It Takes One to Know One’
Dave Edmunds, ‘Tracks on Wax 4′

1979
Bad Company, ‘Desolation Angels’
Dave Edmunds, ‘Repeat When Necessary’
Led Zeppelin, ‘In Through the Out Door’

1981
Midnight Flyer, ‘Midnight Flyer’
Dave Edmunds, ‘Twangin”
Sad Cafe, ‘Sad Cafe’
Dave Edmunds, ‘Best of Dave Edmunds’

1982
Midnight Flyer, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Party’
Jimmy Page, ‘Death Wish II’
Robert Plant, ‘Pictures at Eleven’
Bad Company, ‘Rough Diamonds’
Led Zeppelin, ‘Coda’

1983
Wildlife, ‘Wildlife’


Read More: The History of Swan Song Records

On This Day 06 May

1984 06 May On This Day Jimmy Page with Roy Harper

1984 06 May On This Day Jimmy Page with Roy Harper

1967 Yardbirds Chippenham, England at Royal Agricultural College
1970 Led Zeppelin records Poor Tom at Olympic Studios, Barnes, England
1984 The Firm Thetford, Norfolk, England at Maytree Farm
1986 The Firm Rosemont, Illinois at Rosemont Horizon
1995 Page & Plant St. Louis, Missouri at Kiel Center

"Olympic Studios in 1967 was at the cutting edge. We were very innovative and of course we had, I think, the best console in England and possibly the world at the time. We were ahead in terms of design."
~ Eddie Kramer

Jimmy Page & Eddie Kramer at Olympic Studio