On this day 06 November

 Don't go - I can't quit you!

1964  06 November - Baby Please Don't Go released

• 1964 Baby Please Don't Go, by Them with Van Morrison feat. Jimmy Page  released
• 1966 The Yardbirds - Bartlesville, OK at Bartlesville Civic Center
• 1966 The Yardbirds - Tulsa, OK at Tulsa Assembly Center Arena
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - San Francisco, CA at Winterland Ballroom (day 1 of 3)
• 1998 Page & Plant -  London, England at Wembley Arena 

1964:

The band Them was a Northern Irish group formed in 1964 with founding member, Van Morrison.  They released a number of songs you've no doubt rocked to over the years, including Gloria and Here Comes the Night.

1969

Jimmy Page..."understands the role of accompanist  (to vocalist or instrumentalist) and yet can turn on a tough, biting solo in old style blues or electronic head music with no apparent change of pace." [P.Elwood/Examiner/Nov. 1969]

A double encore at the Winterland Ballroom: Eddie Cochran's C'mon Everybody and Something Else.

1969 Winterland

1998

The second song of the first of Page & Plant's two encores was Ramble On, which Led Zeppelin had never played live in its entirety.

1998

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♪  Baby Please Don't Go (Them with Van Morrison, feat. Jimmy Page guitar 1964) 
♪  Led Zeppelin (San Francisco at Winterland,Ballroom 06 November 1969) 
♪  Page & Plant (London, England at Wembley Arena day 2, 06 November 1998)

On this day 25 July

 "He was such a stylist.  I don't think anybody ever managed to play the same way as Scotty."

~ Jimmy Page, at Gibson guitar party for Scotty Moore, 1999

1999 25 July On This Day Jimmy Page presents Gibson Signature guitar to Scotty Moore
♪  Mystery Train (Jimmy Page) Soundcloud

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Bath, England at Bath Pavilion
• 1967 The Yardbirds - San Francisco, CA at Fillmore Auditorium
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - West Allis/Milwaukee WI at Midwest Rock Festival 
• 1995 Page & Plant  Unledded Tour - London at Wembley Arena 

Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III (1931-) is an American guitarist and recording engineer who backed Elvis Presley between 1954 and the beginning of the Hollywood years. Many of his performances are considered precedent-setting.  He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Scotty Moore used a thumbpick (a flat pick with a loop to slip your thumb into) to create his own unique finger-picking style. He also used an EchoSonic guitar amplifier with built-in tape echo.  He started out with a Gibson ES-295. Gibson created a Scotty Moore Signature guitar that was presented to Moore at a private party at North London's Air Studios.  (At about 3:19 on the video hear Jeff Beck tell Jimmy Page to shut up!)

Associated Independent Recording (AIR) was founded in 1965 by Beatles producer Sir George Martin and his partner John Burgess.  The  studio has operated in three locations: Oxford Street, London (1970-1991), Montserrat Island, West Indies (mid 1970s-1989) and AIR Lyndhurst Hall, London (1991-present).  

1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - London at Wembley Arena

♪  White Summer/Black Mountain Side (Led Zeppelin, Midwest Rock Festival Milwaukee 1969) YouTube
♪  Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin, Midwest Rock Festival Milwaukee 1969) YouTube

♪  Orchestra soundcheck (Page & Plant, Wembley 1995) YouTube
♪  Wanton Song (Page & Plant, Wembley 1995) YouTube
♪  The Song Remains the Same  (Page & Plant, Wembley 1995) YouTube
♪  Full show  (Page & Plant, Wembley 1995) YouTube

On This Day 25 July

"He was such a stylist.  I don't think anybody ever managed to play the same way as Scotty."

~ Jimmy Page, at Gibson guitar party for Scotty Moore, 1999

1999 25 July On This Day Jimmy Page presents Gibson Signature guitar to Scotty Moore
♪  Mystery Train (Jimmy Page) Soundcloud

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Bath, England at Bath Pavilion
• 1967 The Yardbirds - San Francisco, CA at Fillmore Auditorium
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - West Allis/Milwaukee WI at Midwest Rock Festival 
• 1995 Page & Plant  Unledded Tour - London at Wembley Arena 

Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III (1931-) is an American guitarist and recording engineer who backed Elvis Presley between 1954 and the beginning of the Hollywood years. Many of his performances are considered precedent-setting.  He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Scotty Moore used a thumbpick (a flat pick with a loop to slip your thumb into) to create his own unique finger-picking style. He also used an EchoSonic guitar amplifier with built-in tape echo.  He started out with a Gibson ES-295. Gibson created a Scotty Moore Signature guitar that was presented to Moore at a private party at North London's Air Studios.  (At about 3:19 on the video hear Jeff Beck tell Jimmy Page to shut up!)

Associated Independent Recording (AIR) was founded in 1965 by Beatles producer Sir George Martin and his partner John Burgess.  The  studio has operated in three locations: Oxford Street, London (1970-1991), Montserrat Island, West Indies (mid 1970s-1989) and AIR Lyndhurst Hall, London (1991-present).  

1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - London at Wembley Arena

♪  White Summer/Black Mountain Side (Led Zeppelin, Midwest Rock Festival Milwaukee 1969) YouTube
♪  Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin, Midwest Rock Festival Milwaukee 1969) YouTube

♪  Orchestra soundcheck (Page & Plant, Wembley 1995) YouTube
♪  Wanton Song (Page & Plant, Wembley 1995) YouTube
♪  The Song Remains the Same  (Page & Plant, Wembley 1995) YouTube
♪  Full show  (Page & Plant, Wembley 1995) YouTube

On This Day 07 June

What a day in musical history!  Today in 1977 was the first night of the six fabled Led Zeppelin shows at Madison Square Garden.  But for me, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones with Foo Fighters at Wembley in 2008 just zings straight to my heart.

2008 07 June On This Day Jimmy Page &  John Paul Jones with Foo Fighters - Wembley Stadium

• 1972 Led Zeppelin - Montreal, Quebec,Canada at Montreal Forum
• 1977 Led Zeppelin - New York, NY at Madison Square Garden
• 1995 Page & Plant - Unledded Tour - Lyon, France at Halle Tony Garnier
• 1998 Page & Plant - St Louis, MO at Keil Center
• 2008 Jimmy Page &  John Paul Jones with Foo Fighters - Wembley, London at Wembley Stadium 

1972 Led Zeppelin - Montreal, Quebec,Canada at Montreal Forum Photo Kevin Rowe

1977 Led Zeppelin - New York, NY at Madison Square Garden Photo Terry O'Neill

1977 Led Zeppelin - New York, NY at Madison Square Garden Photo Terry O'Neill

2008 07 June Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones with Foo Fighters - Wembley Stadium

2008 07 June Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones with Foo Fighters - Wembley Stadium

2008 07 June Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones with Foo Fighters - Wembley Stadium

2008 07 June Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones with Foo Fighters - Wembley Stadium

Ya gotta love 'em
John Paul Jones, Taylor Hawkins, Jimmy Page & Dave Grohl
2008 Wembley - Halfin photo

From Ross Halfin's diary June 7, 2008

"I climb onto the stage as they take a bow, get them to turn around and face me and get... the photo I want. Walk off the stage with Jimmy and John Paul Jones, stop them on the ramp and take a couple of shots. John says he wished they'd done more, they were just getting going."

Don't we all.

♪  Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin, Madison Square Garden 06/07/77) YouTube

♪  Magical Sound Boogie (Led Zeppelin, concert, Madison Square Garden 06/07/77) YouTube

♪ Page & Plant (concert, Live in Lyon, 1995) YouTube

♪  Rock and Roll (Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones with Foo Fighters, Wembley, 2008) YouTube

♪  Ramble On (Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones with Foo Fighters, Wembley, 2008) YouTube

♫  More Ross Halfin Photos of Foo Fighters/Wembley