Led Zeppelin

First Anthology for “Deep Blues” Author Robert Palmer

source: Rolling Stone

Compiled by Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis, Blues & Chaos collects revealing interviews with Eric Clapton, Jerry Lee Lewis and William S. Burroughs; liner notes for box sets by Led Zeppelin, Ray Charles and Bo Diddley; and in-depth stories on the history of Tex...

Published Fri, Nov 20

October in Led Zeppelin History

source: led

The second album relied far less on covers of blues songs although there were a few. On Led Zeppelin II, the band fused rock and blues to create the bombast evident in Whole Lotta Love. They expanded lyrically, with Robert Plant starting to show his evolving talent in penning songs like Rambl...

Published Thu, Nov 12

Re: Utter and complete mystery that Led Zeppelin didnt perform these songs live when Bonham was alive

source: zeppelin Google Group

You are the Led Zep expert huh? Ever heard Taurus by Spirit? Or maybe you want to suck on this one for a while: link] link] Blues tradition is for blues artists, stealing whole songs is a british tradition going back to the skiffle days and Lonnie Donnegan

Published Wed, Nov 11

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART "Safe As Milk" (RIO/Avant-Prog, 1967) by mrcozdude

source: Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

4/5 STARS - Don Van Vliet or pseudonym "Captain Beefheart" has created the most original music I think I've ever heard.His signature sound includes a combination of Rhythm & blues,psychedelia,avant garde,free jazz & spoken word.Certainly not genres for easy listening.You'll...

Published Thu, Oct 29

THEM CROOKED VULTURES

source: nick2day (WordPress)

A bit late, but what the heck… Them Crooked Vultures, the band of Queens of the Stone Age-frontman Joss Homme, Foo Fighters-frontman Dave Grohl and Led Zeppelin-bassplayer John Paul Jones will be releasing their highly anticipated  debut-album on November 17th. Scumbag Blues

Published Sun, Oct 25

Record Collecting - North of the Border

source: Collecting Vinyl Records

For example, many of today's bands say they were influenced by such '70s supergroups as Led Zeppelin. But when you dig back a bit deeper, you will find that the Zeppelin musicians drew their inspiration from many sources of blues, reggae, folk and rockabilly. Indeed, the story of rock music...

Published Tue, Oct 13

[2009.09.22] New West Coast Jason Bonham Dates

source: led-zeppelin.org

Bonham, the band led by drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, UFO, Foreigner) - son of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham - has scheduled the following dates: Oct. 15 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL Bonham will perform selections from Led Zeppelin, UFO, Foreigner "and a whole lot more."

Published Tue, Sep 22

[2009.09.20] Blues rock vocalist Deborah Bonham at the Excelsior

source: led-zeppelin.org

A gourmet dinner and live stage show featuring Blues rock royalty singer Deborah "the Duchess" Bonham will be held at the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Valletta, Malta on the evening of 2 October. Deborah is the young sister of the late John Bonham, the drummer from Led Zeppelin, although she ha...

Published Sun, Sep 20