On this day 20 September

 A call to ARMS

1983 20 September On This Day Jimmy Page at Royal Albert Hall, ARMS benefit

• 1968 Led Zeppelin begins recording first album at Olympic Studios
• 1983 Jimmy Page - Royal Albert Hall, London for ARMS Concert

1971

Led Zeppelin in Japan. Great audiences, lots of sightseeing, a benefit for Hiroshima, and a relaxed and happy Jimmy Page.

Jimmy Page, Japan September 1971
Photo credit:  Koh Hasebe-Shinko Music/Getty Images

1983:
The ARMS Charity Concert started out with the idea for a single performance at Royal Albert Hall in London in support of Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis (ARMS).  The concert was the brainchild of Ronnie Lane, former bassist for The Small Faces and The Faces, who had himself been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

The concert was such a success that it was decided to perform a further nine concerts in the US. These performances included Joe Cocker, with Paul Rodgers replacing Steve Winwood in Jimmy Page's set. 

There are a lot of nay-sayers out there who have decided that Jimmy Page was no good at the ARMS concerts. I simply say perhaps these people are "listening" with their eyes or their prejudices - and not their ears.

1983 20 September On This Day text

1983 Royal Albert Hall ARMS benefit musicians

1983 Jimmy Page, Royal Albert Hall ARMS benefit

1983 Jimmy Page, Royal Albert Hall ARMS benefit

1983 Jimmy Page, ARMS benefit

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♪  Prelude/City Sirens/Who's To Blame/Stairway to Heaven (Jimmy Page, ARMS RAH 1983) YouTube
♪   Layla (finale with all musicians, ARMS RAH 1983) YouTube
♪  Full concert with Ronnie Lane footage (ARMS RAH1983) YouTube

On This Day 28 November

Armed with a guitar at ARMS

1983 28 November On This Day Jimmy Page ARMS at Dallas
Layla (1983 ARMS MSG) Soundcloud

• 1983 Jimmy Page - ARMS Charity Concert Dallas, TX at Reunion Arena 
• 1998 Page & Plant - Toulon, France at Zenith Omega
• 2009 Jimmy Page – Brazil, Casa Jimmy fundraiser 

1983 Jimmy Page/ARMS at Dallas

1983 Jimmy Page/ARMS at Dallas

1983 Jimmy Page & Paul Rodgers, ARMS at Dallas

1983 Jimmy Page & Paul Rodgers, ARMS at Dallas

1983 Jimmy Page ARMS 

2009
On This Day Jimmy Page was at a fundraiser for Casa Jimmy.  Read about it in Dave Lewis' Tight But Loose website.

2009 Pepeu Gomes, Jimmy Page, George Israel 

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♪  Layla (12/83 ARMS Concert M.S.G.,NYC) YouTube
♪  Baby I’m Gonna Leave You (Page & Plant, Toulon 1998) YouTube
♫  Jimmy Page in Rio 28th Nov 2009, Casa Jimmy (audio overdub of video image) YouTube

On This Day 20 September

A call to ARMS

1983 20 September On This Day Jimmy Page at Royal Albert Hall, ARMS benefit

• 1968 Led Zeppelin begins recording first album at Olympic Studios
• 1983 Jimmy Page - Royal Albert Hall, London for ARMS Concert

1983:
The ARMS Charity Concert started out with the idea for a single performance at Royal Albert Hall in London in support of Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis (ARMS).  The concert was the brainchild of Ronnie Lane, former bassist for The Small Faces and The Faces, who had himself been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

The concert was such a success that it was decided to perform a further nine concerts in the US. These performances included Joe Cocker, with Paul Rodgers replacing Steve Winwood in Jimmy Page's set. 

There are a lot of nay-sayers out there who have decided that Jimmy Page was no good at the ARMS concerts. I simply say perhaps these people are "listening" with their eyes or their prejudices - and not their ears.

1983 20 September On This Day text

1983 Royal Albert Hall ARMS benefit musicians

1983 Jimmy Page, Royal Albert Hall ARMS benefit

1983 Jimmy Page, Royal Albert Hall ARMS benefit

1983 Jimmy Page, ARMS benefit

♪

♪  Prelude/City Sirens/Who's To Blame/Stairway to Heaven (Jimmy Page, ARMS RAH 1983) YouTube
♪   Layla (finale with all musicians, ARMS RAH 1983) YouTube
♪  Full concert with Ronnie Lane footage (ARMS RAH1983) YouTube