On This Day 03 April

It started long ago. It's not over yet.

1968 03 April On This Day The Yardbirds' last studio recording session

• 1970 Led Zeppelin - Macon GA at Macon Coliseum
• 1977 Led Zeppelin - Oklahoma City at The Myriad
• 1979 Bonham, Page & Plant encore with Bad Company - Birmingham England at Odeon at Theatre 
• 1986 The Firm - Uniondale NY at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
• 1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Philadelphia PA at The Spectrum (day 1 of 2) 

1968:
The five tracks recorded by The Yardbirds on this day were not released immediately. Avron Knows, Hold On Me, Spanish Blood, and My Baby appeared on The Yardbirds' 2000 album, Cumular Limit, while Knowing That I'm Losing You reappeared as Tangerine on Led Zeppelin III.

If you don't listen to anything else linked below, listen to Jimmy Page's guitar work in Spanish Blood.  Um... PG rated at the end, but that's not why I'm recommending it.

1977 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Oklahoma City

1977 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Oklahoma City

1979:
John Bonham, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant jammed with Bad Company at Bad Company's Birmingham Odeon gig on this day for the encore numbers, Long Tall Sally (featuring Page and Bonham) and Going Down (featuring Plant, Page and Bonham). You would think that someone would have recorded this, but apparently not.

1995 Jimmy Page / Page & Plant, Philadelphia

2013:
Gene Simmons, his wife Shannon and son Nick happened to be at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York when Ross Halfin walked over to say hello. When Gene saw that Jimmy Page was with Ross he grabbed his phone to take photos.  When the photos were posted by Gene, his comment was, "Hail the RiffMaster of them all"

2013 Jimmy Page with Gene Simmons & Nick Simmons, NYC

♪

♪  Avron Knows (The Yardbirds, Cumular Limit 1968/2000) YouTube
♪  Taking A Hold On Me (The Yardbirds, Cumular Limit 1968/2000) YouTube
♪  Spanish Blood (The Yardbirds, Cumular Limit 1968/2000) YouTube
♪  My Baby (The Yardbirds, Cumular Limit 1968/2000) YouTube
♪  Tangerine (Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin III 1970) YouTube
♪  Full set (Led Zeppelin, Oklahoma City 1977) YouTube
♪  Since I've Been Loving You  (Page & Plant, Philadelphia 1995) YouTube

♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube
♪ Page & Plant playlist at YouTube

NOTICE: April 11 will be the last daily On This Day post as that will be a full year's worth.  I won't post any more unless Jimmy Page's website offers some new ones. Stay tuned for new posts here on the Mage Music blog about the music and Magick of  JIMMY PAGE and previews of new Mage Music projects!

On This Day 25 February

1972 25 February On This Day Led Zeppelin at Auckland NZ

• 1967 TheYardbirds - Folkestone, England at Leas Cliff Hall
• 1970 Led Zeppelin - Göteborg, Sweden at Göteborg Konserthuset
• 1972 Led Zeppelin - Auckland, New Zealand at Western Springs Stadium
• 1996 Page & Plant - Sydney, Australia at Sydney Entertainment Centre
• 1998 Page & Plant - Prague, Czech Republic at Mala Sprtovini Hala 

1970:

When Jimmy Page and Robert Plant went off to Bron-Yr-Aur they were accompanied by Robert's wife Maureen and their 18-month-old daughter Carmen, Jimmy Page's long-time girlfriend Charlotte Martin, and Led Zeppelin roadies Clive Coulson and Sandy MacGregor. When Coulson left Led Zeppelin to put together and manage Bad Company, Richard Cole took over as tour manager. Coulson died in 2006.

1970 Led Zeppelin, Göteborg, Sweden

1970 Jimmy Page, Göteborg, Sweden

1972:
Jimmy Page with facial hair, and then Jimmy Page without. Same tour, different look. Peter Grant chartered a train to bring fans to the concert.

1972 Jimmy Page (no beard!), Auckland NZ

♪

♪  Full set (Led Zeppelin, Auckland 1972) YouTube
♪  Full set (Page & Plant, Prague 1998) YouTibe

♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube

On This Day 19 December

1978 19 December On This Day In Through The Out Door at Polar Studios

• 1968 Led Zeppelin - Exeter, England at Exeter Civic Hall
• 1974 Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones encore with Bad Company & Duster Bennett - London, at Rainbow Theatre
• 1986 Jimmy Page joins Robert Plant during Honeydrippers benefit show, Stourport at Civic Center

♪

♪  In The Evening - Rough Mix (Led Zeppelin In Through The Out Door  Remastered) YouTube
♪  All My Love (Led Zeppelin, In Through The Out Door) YouTube
♪ I'm Gonna Crawl (Led Zeppelin, In Through The Out Door) YouTube

♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube

On This Day 04 September

Jimmy Page, here, there and everywhere

1964 04 September On This Day Joe Cocker singles released
♪ I'll Cry Instead (Joe Cocker feat. Jimmy Page guitar, 1964) Soundcloud

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Honolulu, HI at International Center, Exhibition Hall
• 1970 Led Zeppelin - Inglewood, CA at The Forum
• 1970 Led Zeppelin with Fairport Convention - West Hollywood, CA at Troubadour Club 
• 1971 Led Zeppelin - Toronto, Canada at Maple Leaf Gardens
• 1974 Jimmy Page with Bad Company - Central Park, NYC at Schaefer Music Festival
• 1998 Page & Plant - Vancouver, Canada, rehearsal at General Motors Place 

1970:
Following the show at the Forum, the four members of Led Zeppelin and Peter Grant showed up at the Troubadour Club for Fairport Convention 's second set and jammed with them. Sandy Denny was Fairport Convention's singer. Denny was later to contribute vocals on Led Zeppelin's The Battle of Evermore. She was the only guest vocalist Led Zeppelin ever recorded with. During later live performances of the song John Paul Jones sang Denny's vocals, with sometimes John Bonham joining in.

During the jam, Bonham attacked Dave Mattacks' drums with his usual enthusiasm. Later Mattacks had to repair the kit and replace the heads. It was reported that the bass drum jumped forward three or four inches with Bonzo's first strike.

The story goes that after the Fairport/Zeppelin jam they all moved to the after hours bar, Barney's Beanery, where Janis Joplin was hanging out. A drinking contest between Fairport's Dave Pegg, Bonham and Janis Joplin ensued. No report of a winner has surfaced.

The jam was taped, and according to Dave Lewis, it ended up in Peter Grant's possession. That recording has not surfaced, either.

1970 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin at LA Forum

1974: 

Bad Company had only begun performing live in May of 1974.  Their first album, Bad Company, was released by Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label.  Jimmy Page joined Bad Company for an encore of Rock Me Baby at the Shaefer Music Festival in New York's Central Park on September 4, 1974.  

In 1983, Jimmy Page appeared with the ARMS charity concert series.  Steve Winwood provided vocals for Jimmy Page's set at the first shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Paul Rodgers, of Bad Company, replaced Winwood for the four-city ARMS tour in the United States.  Rodgers joined Jimmy Page in The Firm in 1985 and 1986.  

1974 Jimmy Page with Bad Company, Schaefer Music Festival NYC

1974 Jimmy Page with Mick Ralphs of Bad Company, Schaefer Music Festival NYC

1974 Jimmy Page with Bad Company, Schaefer Music Festival NYC

♪

♪  I'll Cry Instead (Joe Cocker feat. Jimmy Page guitar, 1964) YouTube
♪   Those Precious Words (Joe Cocker feat. Jimmy Page guitar, 1964) YouTube
♪  Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin, LA Forum 1970) YouTube
♪  Thank You (Led Zeppelin, LA Forum 1970) YouTube
♪  Full set (Led Zeppelin, LA Forum 1970) YouTube
♪  Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin, Toronto 1971) YouTube
♪  Full Set (Led Zeppelin, Toronto 1971) YouTube
♪  Rock Me Baby (Jimmy Page with Bad Company, New York 1974) YouTube

On This Day 01 September

I can't believe it...

1974 01 September On This Day Jimmy Page with Bad Company, encore at Austin Pop Festival

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Stockton,CA at Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium
• 1970 Led Zeppelin - Seattle,WA at Seattle Center Coliseum
• 1971 Led Zeppelin - Hollywood,FL at Hollywood Sportatorium
• 1974 Jimmy Page with Bad Company - Austin,TX at Austin Pop Festival

1974 Jimmy Page with Bad Company, encore at Austin Pop Festival

1974 Jimmy Page with Bad Company, Lisa Robinson review

1974 Peter Grant & Jimmy Page, backstage with Bad Company at Austin Pop Festival

1974 Peter Grant & Jimmy Page, backstage with Bad Company at Austin Pop Festival

I can't believe I didn't come across anything to create a playlist for this day, but I confess I was in a rush and didn't look hard, either at my own music stash or online. Sorry!

On This Day 05 July

Sometimes life is just a riot.

1971 05 July On This Day Led Zeppelin in Milan

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Malvern, Worcestershire, England at Winter Gardens
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - Hampton, GA at Atlanta International Pop Festival
• 1971 Led Zeppelin - Milan, Italy at Vigorelli Velodromo
• 1980 Led Zeppelin - Munich, Germany at Munich Olympiahalle 
• 1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour -  Madrid, Spain at Sports Palace 

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin Atlanta Pop Festival (Photo Phillip Raul)

1971:
Security couldn't tell the difference between an enthusiastic crowd just digging Led Zeppelin and a riot.  So out came the tear gas.

1971 Led Zeppelin in Milan before it got nasty

1971 Led Zeppelin in Milan after it got nasty

1980:
Munich, next to last show of the European tour. Simon Kirke of Bad company joins in on second drum kit on Whole Lotta Love.

1980 Led Zeppelin at Munich

1980 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin at Munich

♪  Since I've Been Loving You (Led Zeppelin Milan 1971) YouTube
♪ 8 mm film (Led Zeppelin Munich 1980) YouTube
♪ Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin with Simon Kirke, Munich 1980) YouTube

On This Day 15 June

Bad Company was good for Swan Song

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

On This Day 24 May

No more perfect choice to award the late, great B.B. King with the Polar Music Prize than Jimmy Page.

2004 24 May On This Day Jimmy Page presents B.B. King with Polar Music Prize

2004 Polar Music Prize guest list and seating.

• 1968 Yardbirds - San Francisco, California @ Fillmore Auditorium (day 2)
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - Chicago,IL US at Kinetic Playground (day 2)
• 1975 Led Zeppelin - London UK at Earls Court Arena (day 4)
• 2004 24 May On This Day Jimmy Page presents B.B. King with Polar Music Prize

Polar Music Prize press release for 2004 ceremony

This was day four of five for Led Zeppelin at Earls Court in 1975.  Dave Lewis says in his book, Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, "Jimmy performed one of his best ever solos on Stairway to Heaven, building slowly before taking off on a seemingly never-ending spiral of virtuosity."

♪ Rock Me Baby (B.B. King) YouTube
♪ Rock Me Baby (Jimmy Page with Bad Company, Schaefer Music Festival NYC 1974) YouTube
♪ Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin - Earls Court 24 May 1975) YouTube
♪ Lux Aeterna (György Ligeti) YouTube

1975 Plant & Page of Led Zeppelin at Earls Court Exhibition Centre London - Urban Image photo

1975 Jimmy Page at Earls Court Exhibition Centre London - Urban Image photo

On This Day 23 May

Day three of the Earls Court concerts in 1975 and, in 1969, two concerts half a continent apart in one day. Let no one say it's all fun and games and Riot Houses in the life of rock stars.

1968 23 May On This Day The Yardbirds - San Francisco,CA at Fillmore Auditorium

In 1969 Led Zeppelin performed two shows, one in San Jose CA and one in Chicago, thanks to a Lear jet provided by the promoters of the Santa Clara Pop Festival to fly the band to Chicago after their festival performance.  

Even though Led Zeppelin only had one album out at this time, they appeared with some big names.  The three-day festival lineup included: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jefferson Airplane, The Chambers Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon, Spirit, Canned Heat, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Youngbloods, Steve Miller, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, Noel Redding, Lee Michaels, Blues Image, Santana, Aum, Elvin Bishop, Poco, People!, Lynn County, The Loading Zone, Sweet Linda Divine, Cat Mother, Doc Watson & New Lost City Ramblers.  Eric Burdon wound up not appearing.

• 1967 The Yardbirds - Bristol,England at The Corn Exchange
• 1968 23 May On This Day The Yardbirds - San Francisco,CA at Fillmore Auditorium
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - (show 1 of 2 this day) San Jose, CA at Santa Clara Pop Festival
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - (show 2 of 2 this day) Chicago,IL at Kinetic Playground
• 1973 Led Zeppelin - Albequerque,NM at University Arena
• 1975 Led Zeppelin - London,England at Earls Court Exhibition Hall
• 1976 Page and Plant jam with Bad Company at the LA Forum
• 1986 The Firm - Costa Mesa,CA at Pacific Amphitheatre
• 1995 Page & Plant (Unledded Tour ) Portland,OR at Portland Memorial Coliseum
• 1998 Page & Plant (North America Tour) at Jacksonville,FL at Coliseum
• 2012 Page at Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee party

 ♪ No Quarter (Led Zeppelin, Albuquerque 1973) YouTube

1975 Led Zeppelin - London,England at Earls Court Exhibition Hall - Melody Maker front page 24 May

1975 Led Zeppelin - London,England at Earls Court Exhibition Hall - NME front page 24 May

1976 Page and Plant jam with Bad Company at the LA Forum

1976 Page and Plant jam with Bad Company at the LA Forum

2012 Jimmy Page at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee party at the Royal Academy