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Friday, May 20, 2016

On This Day 21 May

Session man 1965

1965 21 May On This Day Jimmy Page session for Vashti Bunyan

1965 - Other tracks Jimmy Page played on during the week of May 21

Vashti Bunyan is a British singer-songwriter who in 1965 was under contract to Andrew Oldham (manager and producer of The Rolling Stones at that time). Even having Jimmy Page on guitar didn't help her gain popularity back then. Over thirty years later her debut 1970 album (which didn't include the song with Jimmy Page) garnered a cult following and Bunyan was able to renew her musical career.

Bunyan talks about recording 'Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind’ in a March 2001 interview

"I was in heaven during the recording. This was especially so during the recording of my own song, hearing it arranged by David Whittaker and played by 'real' musicians. Nicky Hopkins and Big Jim Sullivan. Jimmy Page was a session musician then and was in there too."

1965 Jimmy Page session for Vashti Bunyan
1977 Led Zeppelin - Houston, TX at The Summit
1984 The Firm - St. Annes-on-Sea, England at St. Ives Hotel Ballroom
2014 Jimmy Fallon show interview airs (filmed 05/19/14)
2014 On stage at the Olympia Paris for remasters promo

Record Mirror article published 21 May1977. Award ceremony was 12 May 1977

2014 Jimmy Fallon show interview aired on NBC (filmed 05/19/14)

2014 Jimmy Fallon show interview aired on NBC (filmed 05/19/14) showing off the remasters

2014 On stage at the Olympia Paris for remasters promo. Photo Guino Patrice

2014 Poster for Jimmy Page's appearance at the Olympia Paris for remasters promo.

2014 On stage at the Olympia Paris for remasters promo. Photo Guino Patrice

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♪ Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind (Vashti Bunyan, Jimmy Page guitar 1965) YouTube
♪ Guitar & theremin solo (Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin, Houston 1977) YouTube

♪ Partial set (Led Zeppelin, Houston "Dragon Snake bootleg" 1977) YouTube
♫ Jimmy Page interviewed by Jimmy Fallon 2014 YouTube

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

Sunday, May 15, 2016

On This Day 15 May

Session man on this day in 1964.

1964 15 May On This Day PJ Proby releases 'Hold Me" (Jimmy Page rhythm guitar, Big Jim Sullivan lead)

1964 PJ Proby releases Hold Me
1986 The Firm - St. Paul MN at St. Paul Civic Center Arena
1988 Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary (continued).

1964:

PJ Proby was one of a couple dozen who did a version of Hold Me, a 1933 song by Jack Little, David Oppenheim, and Ira Schuster.

Proby began writing songs and recording demos for artists such as Elvis Presley and Bobby Vee in 1962. It was inevitable that Jimmy Page and Proby would meet, since Proby knew Jackie DeShannon. In 1964 Proby went to the UK on DeShannon's advice, appearing on The Beatles' television special and putting out top 20 hits over two years' time, including Hold Me (featuring session players Jimmy Page on rhythm guitar and Big Jim Sullivan lead).

1988:

The Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary show featured artists from the recording label’s early years to the latest pop stars. It was planned as a 12 hour event, beginning at 1:30 PM on Saturday May 14 and ending at 1:30 a.m. Sunday May 15 so technically it was two days. Scheduled to start at midnight, in fact, Page, Plant, Jones and Jason Bonham didn’t hit the stage till 1:30 on Sunday morning. This was not the most shining performance of the veteran musicians, though Jason came out looking good. Robert Plant later said, “The crazy thing is, at the soundcheck, it was spectacular… and the gig was foul.”