On This Day 16 June

 

Having gained so much from his music, he gives back of his music

1999 16 June On This Day Jimmy Page with Michael Lee & Guy Pratt – London at Whitehall, Banqueting House,
 UNICEF' relief for Kosovo refugees (Photo Ross Halfin)

• 1967 The Yardbirds - Norwich, Norfolk, England at University of East Anglia Student Union,
• 1969 Led Zeppelin – London at Aeolian Hall, Studio 2,BBC Sessions, Radio One Sessions
• 1995 Page & Plant - Unledded Tour - Brussels, Belgium at Vorst Nationaal
• 1998 Page & Plant - Chicago, IL at United Center
• 1999 16 June On This Day Jimmy Page with Michael Lee & Guy Pratt – London at Whitehall, Banqueting House, UNICEF' relief for Kosovo refugees

In 1969 Led Zeppelin recorded for three and a half hours at the BBC studio in London for a Sunday morning broadcast on June 22. The interviewing done by Chris Grant* is pretty funny in its own inanity but I'm thinking that it probably irritated Jimmy Page no end. Having a guitar in his hands to strum - as he often did then for those early interviews - might have been how he kept from saying something he might regret. Just a guess, mind you, but Mr. Page is not known for his patience with stupid interviewers.

1999 Jimmy Page – UNICEF' relief for Kosovo refugees, London (Photo Dave Benett)

2005

2008

2014

2018

♪  Dazed & Confused (Jimmy Page, Michael Lee, Guy Pratt - Kosovo Benefit London 1999)  SoundCloud  (unfortunately a truncated version)

♪ Page & Plant Unledded Tour (Brussels, Belgium at Vorst Nationaal, 16 June 1995)
♪ Page & Plant (Chicago 1998  16 June 1998)) 
♫  Led Zeppelin interview with Chris Grant (BBC, London, UK 1969) YouTube*
♫  Jimmy Page - Friends photo medley  (Amateur attempt at video creation by yours truly)  YouTube

*The Chris Grant of the 1969 interview is not related to Peter Grant

Updated 06/16/23 LCS

On This Day 15 June

 Bad Company was good for Swan Song

Posted on jimmypage.com in 2023

1974 15 June On This Day Bad Company's first album released by Swan Song.
Bad Company was the first band that Swan Song Record's signed to the label.

Bad Company was founded by former Free singer Paul Rodgers in 1973. Joining Rodgers was drummer Simon Kirke (Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople ) and bassist Boz Burrell (King Crimson). It was not a surprised that the band signed to Swan Song Records/Atlantic Records since Peter Grant was Bad Company's manager.

Led Zeppelin's first recordings for Physical Graffiti took place in November 1973 at Headley Grange using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio. Led Zeppelin turned it all over to Bad Company to record their debut album, Bad Company. Swan Song Records was launched in May 1974 and Bad Company was the first US release for the label.

• 1969 Led Zeppelin - Manchester, England at Free Trade Hall
• 1972 Led Zeppelin - Uniondale, NY at Nassau Memorial Coliseum
• 1974 15 June On This Day Swan Song Records releases Bad Company
• 1995 Page & Plant - Unledded Tour - Rotterdam, The Netherlands at Ahoy Rotterdam
• 1998 Page & Plant - Chicago, IL at United Center 

1972 Led Zeppelin at Nassau Coliseum (day 2)

1972 Led Zeppelin at Nassau Coliseum - Steve Jones Collection

2005 Jimmy Page and Jim Marshall at Marshall's photo show opening  - Photo Ross Halfin

2013 Jimmy Page backstage with Lez Zeppelin

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On This Day 14 June

 Two NY concerts, including the final explosive night of Madison Square Garden in 1977

1972 14 June On This Day Led Zeppelin - Uniondale, NY at Nassau Memorial Coliseum

• 1972 14 June On This Day Led Zeppelin - Uniondale, NY at Nassau Memorial Coliseum
• 1977 Led Zeppelin - New York, NY at Madison Square Garden

1972 Led Zeppelin - Uniondale, NY at Nassau Memorial Coliseum.
Steve Jones collection,  photo: Ed Stasium

I've said it before and I'll say it again: It's tough being a rock star. Yesterday in 2015 Dave Grohl took a fall off the stage in Sweden during a Foo Fighters concert and fractured his leg, though he came back on stage to continue the show.

Jimmy Page has had a few of his onstage mishaps, too, suffering more than broken bones.  At the close of the final night at MSG some a**hole in the audience threw a firecracker (said to be an M-80) at the stage. The explosion damaged Jimmy Page's right hand, fortunately for the world not causing permanent damage. He left the stage, but came back out to finish up the concert with bloody bandages to perform Whole Lotta Love and Rock and Roll.

1977 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin - Madison Square Garden. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

1977 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin - Madison Square Garden. Kashmir. (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)

1977  Jimmy Page at MSG.  Gibson EDS-1275  double neck guitar (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)

1977 MSG - John Bonham at the end of Moby Dick.
This is such a great photo.  If anyone could supply the photographer's name, I'd appreciate it.

♪  Led Zeppelin (Uniondale, NY 14 June 1972) 
♪  Led Zeppelin (Madison Square Garden  14 June 1977) 

On This Day June 13

 Enter The Danelectro!  Madison Square Garden!  Another award announcement!

1965 13 June On This Day Jimmy Page starts using the Danelectro in the studio AND
On This Day in 2014 the announcement that Jimmy Page will receive the Silver Clef Award in July

• 1965 13 June On This Day Jimmy Page starts using the Danelectro in the studio
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - Birmingham, West Midlands, England at Birmingham Town Hall
• 1972 Led Zeppelin - Philadelphia, PA at The Spectrum
• 1977 Led Zeppelin - New York, NY at Madison Square Garden (show  5 of 6)
• 1998 Page & Plant - Fargo, ND at Fargo Dome
• 2014 Announcement that Jimmy Page is to receive a Silver Clef award in July

During this fifth night at MSG a number of incidents.  Among other things, Jimmy Page dropped his guitar, knocking it out of tune before White Summer/Black Mountain Side; Bonham was introduced as "a rhinestone cowgirl" before Battle of Evermore; and Bonham comes in too early in Stairway to Heaven, forcing Robert Plant to switch lyrics.  Plant comments on it as he sings: "There's still time to change the road you're on... I hope so Bonzo".

Some say this fifth of six nights was the best show at Madison Square Garden in 1977. 

1977 Jimmy Page & John Bonham MSG (Photo by George De Sota /Redferns)

1977 MSG Jimmy Page - Madison Square Garden (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)

1977 Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)

1977 MSG Jimmy Page and John Bonham (Photo by George De Sota/Redferns)

1977 Jimmy Page and his Danelectro, at Madison Square Garden (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)

1998 June Guitar World Magazine - Jimmy Page and his Danelectro

2008 Jimmy Page, still playing that Danelectro, from the movie It Might Get Loud

♪  Led Zeppelin (Philadelphia PA at The Spectrum,  13 June 1972)

♪ Led Zeppelin (New York NY at Madison Square Garden day 5/6, 13 June 1977)

On This Day June 12

 Sweet and tender. Or intense and rough. You know what I'm talkin' about!

1963 12 June On This Day [posted 2023]

1963 12 June On This Day Sweet and Tender Romance feat. Jimmy Page released

• 1963 12 June On This Day Sweet and Tender Romance (Carter Lewis and the Southerners, feat. Jimmy Page) released
• 1995 - Page & Plant - Unledded Tour - Toulouse, France at Palais des Sports de Toulouse
• 1998 - Page & Plant - Minneapolis, MN at Target Center

1977 12 June Daily News article about Led Zeppelin

2008 12 June Rolling Stone Magazine feat. Jimmy Page

2013 12 June Jimmy Page backstage with Kings of Leon

2015 Jimmy Page with Paul Stanley of Kiss in London

♪  Sweet and Tender Romance (The McKinleys feat. Jimmy Page guitar 1964) YouTube
♪ The Wanton Song (Page & Plant, Minneapolis 1998) YouTube

On this day 11 June

 How The West Was Won (Japan), day 4 of MSG and Jimmy Page receives OBE

2003 11 June On This Day Japanese version of How The West Was Won was released

• 1972 Led Zeppelin - Baltimore, MD at Baltimore Civic Center
• 1977 Led Zeppelin - New York, NY at Madison Square Garden (4th night)
• 2003 11 June On This Day Japanese version of How The West Was Won was released
• 2005 Jimmy Page awarded OBE for charity work with children of Brazil

1977 Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden 

1977 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden 

1977 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden 

1977 Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden 

1977 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden 

2005  Jimmy Page awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II of the UK

2005  Jimmy Page and Brian May with Queen Elizabeth II of the UK

♪  Led Zeppelin (Baltimore, MD at Baltimore Civic Center 11 June 1972)

♪  Led Zeppelin (New York NY at Madison Square Garden 4th night, 11 June 1977) 

On This Day 10 June

 The third night of Led Zeppelin's six shows at Madison Square Gardens in 1977.

On this day posted 2023

• 1967 The Yardbirds - Torquay, Torbay, England at Town Hall
• 1972 Led Zeppelin - Buffalo, NY at Memorial Coliseum
• 1977 Led Zeppelin - New York, NY at Madison Square Garden
• 1995 10 June Page & Plant - Unledded Tour - Milan, Italy at Arena Spettacoli parco Aquatica- Sonoria Festival
• 1998 Page & Plant - Milwaukee, WI at Bradley Center

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