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Friday, July 21, 2023

On this day 21 July

Jimmy Page, a man of many talents and interests

1961 21 July On This Day Jimmy Page accompanies Royston Ellis

1961 Jimmy Page guitar fusion with poet Royston Ellis at The Mermaid Festival
1966 The Yardbirds - Worthing, England at Worthing Assembly Rooms
1967 The Yardbirds - Santa Rosa, CA at Santa Rosa Fairgrounds
1969 Led Zeppelin - New York NY at Central Park Schaefer Music Festival
1973 Led Zeppelin - Providence, RI at Providence Civic Center
2011 Jimmy Page presents MOJO Maverick Award to Donovan

1961:

Royston Ellis was born in England in 1941 and now lives in Sri Lanka. He is a novelist, travel writer and beat poet. As a young man seeking a name for himself he performed his poetry on stage and TV to backing by a number of Liverpool musicians, including Jimmy Page and by John Lennon's skiffle band (Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Stuart Sutcliff - no drummer at that point). Ellis has published over 60 books; in 2013 he published a retrospective book of poetry, Gone Man Squared, with a forward by Jimmy Page.

1969:
The Schaefer Music Festival was a recurring music festival held in summer between 1968 and 1976 at the Wollman Skating Rink in New York City's Central Park. The series was sponsored by F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company, brewer of Schaefer Beer. It began as a one day event but quickly expanded to an annual summer-long exposition. B.B. King and Led Zeppelin performed two shows on July 21, 1969.

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin at Schaeffer Music Festival, Central Park NY

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin at Schaeffer Music Festival, Central Park NY (N Fields photo)

2011:
MOJO awards are voted for by readers of the monthly MOJO Magazine and MOJO's website as well as by music critics. The awards celebrate the musical achievements of the last 12 months as well as career-long accomplishments. Donovan was presented with the 2011 MOJO Maverick Award from Jimmy Page.

In 2004 Jimmy Page received the MOJO Maestro Award and in 2010 he was inducted into the MOJO Hall of Fame.

2011 Roy Harper, Jimmy Page and Donovan at MOJO Honors, London (Ross Halfin photo)

♪ Led Zeppelin (New York NY at Central Park Schaefer Music Festival, 21 July 1969)
♪ Led Zeppelin (Providence RI at Providence Civic Center, 21 July 1973)

Friday, June 3, 2016

On This Day 03 June

The rewards of a session man

2011 03 June On This Day Jimmy Page – Royal Albert Hall with Donovan

1973 Led Zeppelin - Inglewood,CA at The Forum
1977 Led Zeppelin - Tampa,FL at Tampa Stadium
2011 03 June On This Day Jimmy Page – Royal Albert Hall with Donovan
2014 - Remastered Vinyl/CD I,II,III released (US)

During Donovan's introduction of Jimmy Page at the Royal Albert Hall concert, Donovan reminded everyone that back in 1966 Jimmy Page been paid 13 Pounds as a session player for playing Sunshine Superman. Presumably Mr. Page was paid an additional amount for our favorite guitarist's other work on the Sunshine Superman album. Listen for his distinctive sound on Season of the Witch.