Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
On this day 26 September
Rock and roll, baby
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| 2006 26 September On This Day Jerry Lee Lewis' album, Last Man Standing feat. Jimmy Page ♪ Cold, Cold Heart Soundcloud |
- 1998 Page & Plant North American Fall Tour, San Antonio, TX at Alamo Dome
2006:
Jerry Lee Lewis' 2006 album, Last Man Standing is subtitled The Duets. While each track on the album does, in fact, feature a list of impressive musicians, the album is all Jerry Lee Lewis. The opening song is Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll, but don't expect it to sound anything like what you're used to or to be hearing Jimmy Page's guitar work as more than support to Lewis' piano. Having heard this version of the song once I don't need to hear it again. One of the very best versions that I listen to all the time is Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones with Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins at Wembley in 2008 (see playlist below).
Lewis' album's title refers to the 1950s musicians that helped create rock and roll - Jerry Lee Lewis was the last one still alive at the time of the album's release. Jerry Lee Lewis's last on-stage performance was in 2019, though in March of 2020, it was announced that he and T-Bone Burnett, were recording a new album of gospel covers. Lewis died October 28, 2022.
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| 2007 Led Zeppelin at Ahmet Ertegun Tribute, Rock and Roll (second encore) |
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| 2008 Jimmy Page at Foo Fighters' concert at Wembley |
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♪ Rock and Roll (Jerry Lee Lewis feat. Jimmy Page, 2006) ♪ Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin IV, alternate mix 2014 remaster) Y
♪ Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin, Detroit 1973)
♪ Rock and Roll (Page/Plant/Jones and Jason Bonham, O2 2007)
♪ Rock and Roll (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Wembley 2008)
♪ Page & Plant (San Antonio TX at Alamo Dome, 26 September 1998)
Monday, September 25, 2023
On this day 25 September
On this day Led Zeppelin began recording Led Zeppelin I, the band's opening shot heard round the world. On this day 12 years later, Led Zeppelin was done.
What made John Bonham such a great drummer? Not just the speed, strength, and power of his playing --which was considerable-- but his ability to hold the rhythm steady while all four of his limbs moved around the beat.
Holder of elemental energies: Master of Drums. RIP Bonzo. Never forgotten.
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| 1968 25 September On This Day - Led Zeppelin I recording begun published 2020 |
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| 1967 25 September On This Day The Yardbirds, Ten Little Indians recorded at Olympic Number Two Studio ♪ Ten Little Indians (Yardbirds 1967) Soundcloud |
- 1966 Yardbirds - Liverpool, England at Liverpool Empire Theatre
- 1967 Yardbirds - Ten Little Indians recorded at Olympic Number Two Studio; Jimmy Page uses reverse echo effect
- 1980 John Henry Bonham death
1967:
Ten Little Indians was written by Harry Nilsson for his 1967 Pandemonium Shadow Show album. The Yardbirds covered it that same year. Jimmy Page, who thought it was an "extremely silly song" (Uncut Magazine, January 2009), used engineering to salvage it with reverse echo, an effect that he was to use later on You Shook Me, Whole Lotta Love and When The Levee Breaks.
1980:
People have commented on the fact that Jimmy Page has never chosen to acknowledge John Bonham's death on the Jimmy Page On This Day website home page. To me it's no mystery: Jimmy Page has always been very protective of his personal life, and his feelings about Bonzo's passing would be a most unlikely thing he would discuss in such a public way. Jimmy Page has also said that everything that needs to be known about him can be found in his music. I believe this is true about any musician who is true to his art. John Bonham was and remains the only drummer I can consistently listen to and hear music, not just rhythm. He has been called the best rock drummer in the world, and I can't disagree. RIP Bonzo.
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| 1971 John Bonham/Led Zeppelin, Belfast |
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| 1977 John Bonham/Led Zeppelin, Landover (L Hensley photo) |
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| RIP Bonzo |
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♪ Ten Little Indians (Yardbirds, 1967) YouTube
♪ You Shook Me (Led Zeppelin, 1969/2014 remaster) YouTube
♪ When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin, Mothership 2007 remaster) YouTube
♪ Moby Dick (Led Zeppelin, Royal Albert Hall 1970) YouTube
♪ Bonzo's Montreux (John Bonham/Led Zeppelin, Coda Mix construction in progress 1976/2015 remaster) YouTube
Sunday, September 24, 2023
On this day 24 September
England, Japan, US, Mexico, Thailand: A whole lotta love of music for the whole world
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| 1971 24 September On This Day Led Zeppelin, Tokyo at Budokan Hall (day 2) |
- 1966 Yardbirds - Leeds, West Yorkshire, England at Leeds Odeon Theatre
- 1971 Led Zeppelin - Tokyo, Japan at Budokan Hall (day 2 of 2)
- 1988 Jimmy Page - New Orleans, Louisiana at New Orleans Municipal Auditorium
- 1995 Page & Plant - Mexico City, Mexico at City El Palacio de Los Deportes Arena (day 2 of 2)
- 1998 Page & Plant - Phoenix, Arizona at American West Arena
1971
A whole lotta experimentation and improvisation during this gig. Tangerine was performed live for the first time. After the show the band visited a geisha house.
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| 1971 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin Tokyo Budokan Hall |
Nothing on YouTube from JP's New Orleans show. Looks like I'll have to upload a file myself one of these days. If someone already has it ready to share, let me know!
2011:
This was the first year of the Jesters Care for Kids Gala night, and the first that Jimmy Page attended.
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| 2011 Jimmy Page with Jesters Gala chairman, Woody Underwood |
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| 2011 Jimmy Page with Jesters at Care for Kids Gala Night |
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♪ Led Zeppelin (Tokyo Japan at Budokan Hall - day 2 of 2, 24 September 1971) ♪ Jimmy Page’s 8mm footage of Japan
♪ Page & Plant (Mexico City, Mexico at City El Palacio de Los Deportes Arena (day 2 of 2), 24 September 1995)
Saturday, September 23, 2023
On this day 23 September
JIMMY PAGE - the new kid on the block
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| 1966 23 September On This DayYardbirds at Royal Albert Hall |
- 1966 Yardbirds - City of Westminster, London, England at Royal Albert Hall
- 1971 Led Zeppelin - Tokyo, Japan at Budokan Hall (day 1 of 2)
- 1988 Jimmy Page/Outrider - Dallas, Texas at Starplex Amphitheatre
- 1995 Page & Plant - Mexico City, Mexico at City El Palacio de Los Deportes Arena (day 1 of 2)
- 1998 Page & Plant - Las Vegas, Nevada at MGM Grand Garden Arena
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| 1966 Yardbirds at Royal Albert Hall |
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| 1966 Yardbirds promo photo |
The Japanese idolized Led Zeppelin and seemed to be a refreshing change from the loud and disruptive US audiences the band had been experiencing. Robert Plant was probably pretty sick and tired of having to ask the crowds to quiet down, to stop throwing firecrackers and other objects, and to back away from the stage so people wouldn't get crushed. Not that Japanese audiences didn't want a piece of the boys - the band had to stop during Communication Breakdown because fans were crawling onto the stage.
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| 1971 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin - Tokyo, Japan at Budokan Hall (day 1 of 2) |
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| 1971 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin - Tokyo, Japan at Budokan Hall (day 1 of 2) |
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| 1998 Page & Plant - Las Vegas, Nevada at MGM Grand Garden Arena |
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| 2012 Jimmy Page Artwork for Anthony Nolan 2013 charity auction |
2012:
Anthony Nolan is a charity dedicated to saving the lives of people with blood cancer and blood disorders. The organization maintains a registry to match individuals willing to donate their blood stem cells or bone marrow to people with blood cancer and blood disorders who need transplants. In February 2013 Anthony Nolan held the "Bone Idol" auction of celebrities' drawings of bones on eBay to raise funds. Jimmy Page's drawing is in black ink on a blank postcard. It was autographed and dated on the front and came with a note from Jimmy Page's accountant. It sold for £205.00 ($250.90 today in US dollars).
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♪ Led Zeppelin (Tokyo Japan at Budokan Hall - day 1 of 2, 23 September 1971) ♪ 8mm footage of Led Zeppelin, Tokyo 23 September 1971)
Friday, September 22, 2023
On this day 22 September
Blues. Ya gotta love the blues. Unless it's Kashmir. You can love Kashmir, too.
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| 1965 22 September On This Day John Mayall single produced by Jimmy Page |
- 1965 John Mayall single produced by Jimmy Page released
- 2012 Jimmy Page at Jesters’ Care for Kids Gala
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| I'm Your Witchdoctor & Telephone Blues singles produced by Jimmy Page |
By this time, Jimmy Page had been around the block for a while. He was no pushover. Can you imagine his voice when he made his "suggestions" to the recording engineer?
Jimmy Page's website has referred to his stint with Immediate Records a few times in the past couple of months. I posted about that on this blog HERE, HERE and HERE.
2012:
Different year, same event: The Jesters Care for Kids Gala. I posted about the 2013 event yesterday. In 2012 Jimmy Page donated a guitar that he had himself videoed playing to authenticate its provenance. The guitar sold for 423,000 Thai Baht (nearly $12,000 or £7600 at today's exchange rate) in the auction at the annual Jesters Gala held in the tourist resort of Pattaya, Thailand on this day in 2012. I posted about this donation in another post earlier, and got the year wrong. Sorry.
Happy birthday David Coverdale, born this day in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom (72 years old in 2023)
♪ I'm Your Witchdoctor (John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers)
♪ Telephone Blues (John Mayall and the Blues Breakers)
♪ On Top of the World (John Mayall and the Blues Breakers)
♪ Double Crossing Time (John Mayall and the Blues Breakers)
♪ Kashmir (Jimmy Page on guitar donated to Jester's auction, 2012)
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| 2012 Jimmy Page plays Jesters Care For Kids Gala donation guitar |
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| 2012 Jimmy Page in Thailand signing guitar to be donated to Jesters |
Happy birthday David Coverdale, born this day in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom (72 years old in 2023)
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| Happy birthday David Coverdale |
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♪ I'm Your Witchdoctor (John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers) ♪ Telephone Blues (John Mayall and the Blues Breakers)
♪ On Top of the World (John Mayall and the Blues Breakers)
♪ Double Crossing Time (John Mayall and the Blues Breakers)
♪ Kashmir (Jimmy Page on guitar donated to Jester's auction, 2012)
Thursday, September 21, 2023
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