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Aynsley Dunbar
Aynsley Thomas Dunbar (born 10 January 1946) is an English drummer. He has worked with some of the top names in rock, including John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO, and Journey. Dunbar is ranked by Rolling Stone as the twenty-seventh greatest drummer of all time.
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B.J. Wilson
Barrie James "B.J." Wilson (18 March 1947 — 8 October 1990) was an English rock drummer.
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Barriemore Barlow
Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow (born 10 September 1949, Birmingham) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band, Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980.
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Bev Bevan
Bev Bevan (born Beverley Bevan, 24 November 1944) is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II without the original ELO singer-songwriter, Jeff Lynne.
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Brian Tichy
Brian Tichy (born on August 18, 1968 in Denville, New Jersey) is a drummer, guitar player, vocalist and songwriter. Since 2009 he has been the drummer for Foreigner although in 2010, he was replaced by Jason Sutter. Tichy began playing drums at age eight and started playing guitar at age 12. His earliest influences include Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Aerosmith, AC/DC and Van Halen.
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Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.
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Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice (born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on. Appice is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice.
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Chad Smith
Chad Smith (born October 25, 1961) is best known as being the longtime and current drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. He is also the drummer of the hard rock band Chickenfoot (although his current status with the band is unknown) and the instrumental band Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats.
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Charlie Watts
Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts (born 2 June 1941) is an English drummer, known as a member of The Rolling Stones. He is also the leader of a jazz band, as well as a record producer, commercial artist, and horse breeder.
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Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940, Islington, North London, England) is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with Colosseum and The Thunderbirds.
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Chris Slade
Chris Slade (born Christopher Rees, 30 October 1946, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, South Wales) is a Welsh rock drummer.
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Chris Welch
Chris Welch is a music journalist, reviewer and critic with Melody Maker, famous during the 1960s and 1970s for reporting on the rise of such bands as The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, If, Cream and Jeff Beck. During that time he also reported on the UK jazz scene.
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Clem Cattini
Clem Cattini (born 28 August 1937, Stoke Newington, North London, England), is an English rock and roll drummer who was a member of The Tornados before becoming well known for his work as a session musician. He is one of the most prolific drummers in UK recording history, appearing on hundreds of recordings by artists as diverse as Engelbert Humperdinck and Lou Reed, and has featured on a record 44 different UK number one singles.
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Cozy Powell
Colin Flooks (29 December 1947 - 5 April 1998), better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.
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Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. Grohl began his music career in the 1980s as the drummer for several Washington, D.C.-area bands, including the hardcore punk band Scream. In 1990 he became the drummer for grunge group Nirvana. Following the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in April 1994, Grohl formed Foo Fighters as frontman and songwriter. In addition to leading Foo Fighters, Grohl has also been involved in other musical projects, including Queens of the Stone Age and his heavy metal side project Probot, and has performed session work for a variety of musicians, including Killing Joke, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy and Slash. Most recently, Grohl formed Them Crooked Vultures with Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Eagles of Death Metal) and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin).
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Deborah Bonham
Deborah Louise Bonham (born 7 February 1962) is an English rock and blues vocalist and the sister of John Bonham, the late drummer for the band Led Zeppelin. Born in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, she lived with her father in The Old Hyde farm, Cutnall Green, Worcestershire (the location where John Bonham's fantasy sequence was filmed for The Song Remains the Same). While living there, she started playing and recording music with her nephew Jason Bonham who has played drums on her two most recent studio releases.
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Derek Sherinian
Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is a rock keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, Yngwie Malmsteen, Kiss, and Alice In Chains. He was also a member of Dream Theater and is the founder of the instrumental metal-fusion band Planet X. His solo albums feature several prominent artists, including Slash, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather, John Sykes, Billy Sheehan and Al Di Meola. Sherinian is a member of the supergroup Black Country Communion.
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
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Fred Coury
Fred Coury (born October 20, 1966 in Johnson City, New York [http://www.FredCoury.com]) is best known as the drummer for the glam metal band Cinderella. Coury lists Neil Peart, Peter Criss, Bobby Blotzer, Tommy Lee and Tommy Aldridge as his drumming inspirations. [http://www.FredCoury.com]
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Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara (Gujarati: ફ્રારુક બુલ્સારા), 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the lead vocalist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range. As a songwriter, Mercury composed many hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "We Are the Champions". In addition to his work with Queen, he led a solo career, penning hits such as "Barcelona", "I Was Born to Love You" and "Living on My Own". Mercury also occasionally served as a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists.
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was an influential American jazz and big band drummer and composer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style.
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Glenn Hughes
Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on 21 August 1952) is a bassist and vocalist well-known as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath during the mid 1980s, as well as playing bass and performing vocals for the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, besides his solo work.
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Harry Nilsson
Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), who sometimes went by the stage name Nilsson, was an American songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success as a singer in the mid 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings, he is credited as 'Nilsson' and is known for the hit singles "Without You", "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City", "Everybody's Talkin'," "Coconut" and "Jump into the Fire". Nilsson's songs 'One' and 'Cuddly Toy' have been covered by artists including the Monkees, Three Dog Night and Aimee Mann. He was awarded Grammy Awards for two of his recordings.
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James Kottak
James Kottak (born December 26, 1962, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996.
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Jason Bonham
Jason Bonham (born 15 July 1966) is an English drummer and son of legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, with wife Pat Phillips.
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Jimmy D'Anda
'''Jimmy D'Anda''' was born and raised in Boyle Heights, CA and began playing drums at the age of 13. He created a daily drum-regimen for himself in his make-shift music room which also doubled as his bedroom. Over the next few years, Jimmy played in bands around East L.A. and the Sunset Strip honing in on his chops until, one day, he was summoned to audition for the band BulletBoys which was later signed to Warner Bros.
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Jimmy Page
James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
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Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977 in Utica, New York) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer.
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Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE (born 20 May 1944, Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues musician, composer and actor who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles. He is the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his song "Up Where We Belong", a duet which he performed with Jennifer Warnes. He was ranked #97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.
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Joe Travers
Joseph Patrick Francis Travers (10 January 1871, Adelaide, South Australia – 15 September 1942, Adelaide, South Australia) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1902.
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Keith Moon
Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He gained acclaim for his exuberant and innovative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname "Moon the Loon." Moon joined The Who in 1964. He played on all albums and singles from their debut, 1964's "Zoot Suit", to 1978's Who Are You, which was released three weeks before his death.
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Kenny Aronoff
Kenny Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American drummer. He has played drums for many musicians, including John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Elton John, John Fogerty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The BoDeans, The Smashing Pumpkins, Jon Bon Jovi and Stryper.
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Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records.
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Peter Criss
Peter George John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known as Peter Criss, is an American musician best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss. Criss established the "Catman" character for his Kiss persona.
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Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for English progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist.
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Richard Cole
:For other uses, see: Richard Cole (disambiguation).
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Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr belonged to another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became the Beatles' drummer in 1962, taking over from Pete Best. In addition to his contribution as drummer, Starr featured as lead singer on a number of successful Beatles songs (in particular, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and the Beatles version of "Act Naturally") and as songwriter with the songs "Don't Pass Me By", "What Goes On" and "Octopus's Garden".
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Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE (born 20 August 1948), is an English rock singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career. In 2007, Plant released Raising Sand, an album produced by T-Bone Burnett with American bluegrass soprano Alison Krauss, which won the 2009 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
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Roy Wood
Roy Adrian Wood (born 8 November 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of these bands.
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Screaming Lord Sutch
David Edward Sutch (10 November 1940 – 16 June 1999), also known as the 3rd Earl of Harrow or simply Screaming Lord Sutch, was an English musician and aspirant politician. He was the founder of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party.
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Steven Adler
Steven Adler (born January 22, 1965, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his tenure as a member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he performed and recorded from 1985 to 1990. Currently, Adler is the drummer for his own project Adler's Appetite while he has previously been a member of Road Crew (formed with Slash and Duff McKagan), Hollywood Rose, London and BulletBoys.
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Stewart Copeland
Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band The Police. During the group's extended hiatus from the mid-1980s to 2007, he played in other bands and composed soundtracks. Copeland was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine's reader poll as the fifth greatest drummer of all time.
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Terry Reid
Terry Reid (born 13 November 1949, Huntingdon, England) is an English rock vocalist and guitarist. He has performed with high profile musicians, as a supporting act, a session musician, and sideman.
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Tim Rose
Timothy Alan Patrick Rose (September 23, 1940 – September 24, 2002), best known professionally as Tim Rose, was an American singer-songwriter, who spent much of his life in London, England and had more success in Europe than in his native country. Known for his gruff voice, Rose was often compared to Ray Charles, Rod Stewart and Joe Cocker.
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Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass (aka Tommy Lee) (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician, and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. He has also been married to actresses Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson, with whom he had two children.
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Tony Iommi
Francis Anthony "Tony" Iommi (born 19 February 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England) is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and the sole constant band member through multiple personnel changes.
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Tony Thompson
Tony Thompson (November 15, 1954 – November 12, 2003) was a session drummer best known as a member of Chic. He was raised in the middle-class community of Springfield Gardens, in Queens, NY.
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Vinny Appice
Vincent Appice (born September 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York), also known as Vinny Appice is a rock drummer of American Italian descent and the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. He is best known for his work with the bands Dio and Black Sabbath.
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Berkshire
Berkshire ( or , abbreviated Berks) is a historic county in the South East of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and letters patent issued confirming this in 1974.
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Birmingham
Birmingham ( , locally ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. It is the most populous British city outside London with a population of 1,028,700 (2009 estimate), and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the United Kingdom's second most populous Urban Area with a population of 2,284,093 (2001 census). Birmingham's metropolitan area, which includes surrounding towns to which it is closely tied through commuting, is also the United Kingdom's second most populous with a population of 3,683,000.
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Bray Studios (UK)
Bray Studios is a film and television facility next to the River Thames at Water Oakley in the civil parish of Bray, near Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. The films Alien and The Rocky Horror Picture Show were shot there. It is best known for its association with Hammer Film Productions and contains four stages, plus offices and workshops.
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Clewer
Clewer (also known as Clewer Village) is an ecclesiastical parish and region of Windsor making up three wards of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire.
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Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. It is located in Inner London. It is part of the London Borough of Camden. It is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for the large and hilly parkland Hampstead Heath. It is also home to some of the most expensive housing in the London area, or indeed anywhere in the world, with large houses selling for up to £50m (2008). The village of Hampstead has more millionaires within its boundaries than any other area of the United Kingdom.
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Redditch
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry. At one point 90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town and its neighbourhoods. In the 1960s it became a model for modern new-town planning.
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Santa Pod Raceway
Santa Pod Raceway, in Bedfordshire, England opened at Easter in 1966, is Europe's first permanent drag racing venue. It was built on a disused World War II American air base, RAF Podington, once used by the 92nd Bomber Group. It is now the home of European drag racing, and has grown substantially over its 40-year existence. It hosts both the first and last round of the FIA and FIM/UEM European Drag Racing Championship, along with the British National Drag Racing Championships.
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Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass (aka Tommy Lee) (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician, and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. He has also been married to actresses Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson, with whom he had two children.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a country and sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island nation, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another sovereign state, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is linked to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel.
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Walsall
Walsall () is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation, and is sometimes described as part of the Black Country.
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Windsor, Berkshire
Windsor () is a suburban town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle.
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Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( or ; abbreviated Worcs) is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of central England. In 1974 it was merged with the neighbouring county of Herefordshire to form the county of Hereford and Worcester; which was divided in 1998, re-establishing Worcestershire once more as an independent entity. Following the 1998 reform the crest of the Malvern Hills forms the east–west border between the two counties, with the exception of the parish of West Malvern in Worcestershire.
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- The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005)
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John Bonham Moby Dick
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- Duration: 2:35
- Published: 05 Jul 2006
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
John Bonhams mega drum solo (not his longest by far though) in the form of the song Moby Dick
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John Bonham (I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band)
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- Duration: 7:04
- Published: 16 May 2010
- Updated: 31 Mar 2012
Segment on Bonzo from the 2010 BBC series I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band!
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John Bonham Tribute by Jason Bonham at Guitar Center's Drum-Off 2009
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- Duration: 7:02
- Published: 07 Apr 2010
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Jason Bonham performs an emotional tribute to his father John Bonham at Guitar Center's Drum-Off 2009 finals in Los Angeles, Ca. For more information on Guitar Center's Drum-Off visit guitarcenter.com/drumoff
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John Bonham Live - Moby Dick (Part 1)
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- Duration: 7:03
- Published: 01 Dec 2007
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
The best drums solo of the history. Performed by the best Drummer of the history. _________________ O melhor solo de bateria da história. Tocado pelo melhor baterista da história. _____ Parte 1 do vídeo.
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Led Zeppelin's John Bonham Drum Out Takes - Fool in the Rain
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- Duration: 4:08
- Published: 10 Mar 2009
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Everyone has their take on how the Bonham half-time shuffle should be played. This is from the man himself. John Bonham's drum track on Led Zeppelin's Fool in the Rain
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Lesson 1 - Foot Technique (John Bonham)
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- Duration: 3:48
- Published: 21 Jul 2009
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Well, after so many of you have asked for me to explain what I'm doing and to show a profile of my bass drum technique I have finally done both requests in one vid. If you have questions about anything, be sure to ask. I hope you benefit from this in some way. I'd like to stress that this technique is not the formal or conventional way to execute the "heel toe" technique, my version, (from what I've seen Bonham played this way too), is an offspring and is meant for an unported bass drum. A ported one is not as "fussy" and burying the beater has no consequences to the sound.
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Plant-Bonham - Rare Interview - 1970
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- Duration: 5:33
- Published: 21 May 2006
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Interview in 1970.
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Led Zeppelin Moby Dick John Bonham Live Royal Albert Hall 1970 part1
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- Duration: 8:30
- Published: 26 Jan 2009
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Led Zeppelin Moby Dick John Bonham Live Royal Albert Hall 1
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John Bonham - Moby Dick Drum Solo (different version)
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- Duration: 7:04
- Published: 19 Jan 2009
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Bonham Page -► www.totaldrumsets.com John Bonham playing a different version of his Moby Dick drum solo live.
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LED ZEPPELIN'S JOHN BONHAM & HIS DEATH
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- Duration: 5:17
- Published: 23 May 2009
- Updated: 01 Apr 2012
Story about the end of Led Zeppelin with John Bonham's death. *COMMENT, RATE, SUBSCRIBE* *Thanks guys for my first video to get 100000+ views. This happened around June 10, 2010*
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Best John Bonham Solos
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- Duration: 2:40
- Published: 05 May 2008
- Updated: 01 Apr 2012
hope u like it pls comment anymore drum solos u know tell me and i ll have a go
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![John Bonham - All My Love [Drum Track/Outtake]](http://web.archive.org./web/20120421124908im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OrrFKfudWdI/0.jpg "John Bonham - All My Love [Drum Track/Outtake]")
John Bonham - All My Love [Drum Track/Outtake]
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- Duration: 7:21
- Published: 12 May 2010
- Updated: 01 Apr 2012
Studio drum track outtake of John Henry Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
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John Bonham kit
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- Duration: 4:54
- Published: 20 Dec 2008
- Updated: 01 Apr 2012
This guy explains Bonham's drum set description, sizes, heads and cymbals sound check as well
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John Bonham Drum Solo LIVE
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- Duration: 0:32
- Published: 17 May 2006
- Updated: 01 Apr 2012
John smashes on the drums
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John Bonham Interview - 1980 - Rare
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- Duration: 0:46
- Published: 23 Sep 2006
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
This is believed to be the last televised interview with John "Bonzo" Bonham (drummer - Led Zeppelin) who sadly died on 25/09/80. Oddly, the interview was conducted by Billy Connolly. It's rather short - Bonzo didn't like interviews much!
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Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick (Live at Royal Albert Hall 1970)
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- Duration: 3:27
- Published: 16 Apr 2008
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
© 2010 WMG. John Bonham drum solo from "Moby Dick", live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970. From the official Led Zeppelin DVD (2003). LedZeppelin.com Concert info: www.ledzeppelin.com
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Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick (Live Video)
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- Duration: 3:11
- Published: 27 Oct 2009
- Updated: 01 Apr 2012
© 2007 WMG Moby Dick (Live Video)
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Drum Lesson - John Bonham Triplets, Van's Cool Drumming Tips
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- Duration: 5:36
- Published: 03 Apr 2007
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Just some triplets between the bass and tom or snare. Inspired by John Bonham. Enjoy. RVP
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John Bonham - Kashmir (1975)
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- Duration: 10:11
- Published: 19 Jan 2009
- Updated: 29 Mar 2012
Bonham Page -► www.totaldrumsets.com John Bonham playing Kashmir with Led Zeppelin live in 1975.
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Led Zeppelin Moby Dick - Earl's Court 1975 RARE - Part 1 / 3
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- Duration: 10:01
- Published: 27 Jan 2008
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
*****High Quality Video Link: youtube.com *****Part 2: www.youtube.com May 24th, 1975 Part 1 of a 3 Disc Bootleg DVD floating around on the internet. Another part of the large portion of this concert not included on the 2003 DVD, but all excellent, as you would expect with Led Zeppelin! This solo is quite favorable over the Madison Square Garden solo, mainly because the camera is always on John, without interuption from fantasy sequences, so you might learn a thing or two just observing him play :) Also, don't post a link on the LZ.com official site as warner will probably remove it for copyright issues. Enjoy! Phew.. Part 1 of 3. Be sure to watch the other 2! Its quite long, but well worth it :)
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John Bonham Licks
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- Duration: 4:33
- Published: 12 Jan 2008
- Updated: 30 Mar 2012
me showing you some of the great bonham licks and fills
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Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick
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- Duration: 10:38
- Published: 29 Mar 2009
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin. Live at the Madison Square Garden in 1973. Led Zeppelin: - Robert Plant: Vocal - Jimmy Page: Guitar - John Paul Jones: Bass Guitar - John Bonham: Drums
http://wn.com/Led_Zeppelin__Moby_Dick
Led Zeppelin - John Bonham Moby Dick (NY 1973)
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- Duration: 3:05
- Published: 16 Apr 2008
- Updated: 01 Apr 2012
© 2010 WMG. From Led Zeppelin "The Song Remains the Same" dvd. LedZeppelin.com Official Video Channel. www.ledzeppelin.com
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| Coordinates | 45°30′″N73°40′″N |
|---|---|
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| birth name | John Henry Bonham |
| alias | Bonzo, The Beast |
| born | May 31, 1948 Redditch, Worcestershire, England |
| died | September 25, 1980 Clewer, Windsor, England |
| instrument | Drums, percussion, timpani, bongos, vocals |
| genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, folk rock |
| occupation | Musician, songwriter |
| years active | 1962–1980 |
| label | Atlantic, Swan Song |
| associated acts | Led Zeppelin, Band of Joy, Paul McCartney |
| website | www.ledzeppelin.com }} |
John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was a British musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of Led Zeppelin. Bonham was esteemed for his speed, power, fast right foot, distinctive sound, and "feel" for the groove. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music by many drummers, other musicians, and commentators in the industry. Over 30 years after his death, Bonham continues to garner awards and praise, including a ''Rolling Stone'' readers' pick in 2011 placing him in first place of the magazine's "best drummers of all time".
Biography
Early years
Bonham was born on 31 May 1948, in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, to Joan and Jack Bonham. He began learning to play drums at the age of five, making a drum kit out of containers and coffee tins, imitating his idols Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. His mother gave him a snare drum at the age of ten. He received his first proper drum kit from his father at fourteen, a Ludwig kit. Bonham never took any formal drum lessons, though as a teen he would get advice from other Redditch drummers. Between 1962–63, while still at school, Bonham joined the Blue Star Trio, and Gerry Levene & the Avengers.Bonham attended Lodge Farm Secondary Modern School, where his headmaster once wrote in his school report card that "He will either end up a dustman or a millionaire". After leaving school in 1964, he worked for his father as an apprentice carpenter in between drumming for different local bands. In 1964, Bonham joined his first semi-professional band, Terry Webb and the Spiders, and met his future wife Pat Phillips around the same time. He also played in other Birmingham bands such as The Nicky James Movement and The Senators, who released a moderately successful single "She's a Mod," in 1964. Bonham then took up drumming full-time. Two years later, he joined A Way of Life, but the band soon became inactive. Desperate for a regular income, he joined a blues group called Crawling King Snakes, whose lead singer was a young Robert Plant.
In 1967, A Way of Life asked Bonham to return to the group, and he agreed — though throughout this period, Plant kept in contact with Bonham. When Plant decided to form Band of Joy, Bonham was first choice as drummer. The band recorded a number of demos but no album. In 1968 American singer Tim Rose toured Britain and invited Band of Joy to open his concerts. When Rose returned for another tour months later, Bonham was formally invited by the singer to drum for his band, which gave him a regular income.
Led Zeppelin
After the break-up of The Yardbirds, guitarist Jimmy Page was forming a new band when he recruited Robert Plant, who in turn suggested Bonham. Page's choices for drummer included Procol Harum's B.J. Wilson, and session drummers Clem Cattini and Aynsley Dunbar. Ginger Baker was also rumoured to be on Page's list. However, upon seeing Bonham drum for Tim Rose at a club in Hampstead, north London, in July 1968, Page and manager Peter Grant were instantly convinced that he was the perfect fit for the new project, first known as the New Yardbirds and later as Led Zeppelin.
Despite an intensive campaign to snare the drummer, Bonham was initially reluctant to join the band. Plant sent eight telegrams to Bonham's pub, the "Three Men in a Boat", in Walsall, which were followed by 40 telegrams from Grant. However, at the same time he was also receiving lucrative offers from established artists Joe Cocker and Chris Farlowe. Eventually, Bonham accepted Grant's offer. He later recalled, "I decided I liked their music better than Cocker's or Farlowe's."
During Led Zeppelin's first tour of the United States in December 1968, Bonham became friends with Vanilla Fudge's drummer Carmine Appice. Appice introduced him to Ludwig Drums, which he then used for the rest of his career. Bonham used the longest and heaviest sticks available, which he referred to as "trees." His hard hitting style was displayed to great effect on many Led Zeppelin songs, including "Immigrant Song" (''Led Zeppelin III''), "When the Levee Breaks" (''Led Zeppelin IV'' / 70px), "Kashmir" (''Physical Graffiti''), "The Ocean" (''Houses of the Holy''), and "Achilles Last Stand" (''Presence''). The studio recording of "Misty Mountain Hop" perfectly captures his keen sense of dynamics, and this is similarly exhibited by his precise drumming on "No Quarter". On several cuts from later albums, Bonham rather adeptly handled funk and Latin-influenced drumming. Songs like "Royal Orleans" and "Fool in the Rain" are good examples, respectively displaying great skill with a New Orleans shuffle and a samba rhythm.
His famous drum solo, first entitled "Pat's Delight," later renamed "Moby Dick", would often last for 30 minutes and regularly featured his use of bare hands to achieve different sound effects. Bonham's action sequence for the film, ''The Song Remains the Same'', featured him in a drag race at Santa Pod Raceway to the sound of his signature drum solo, "Moby Dick". In Led Zeppelin concert tours after 1969, Bonham would expand his basic kit to include congas, orchestral timpani, and a symphonic gong. Bonham is also credited (by the ''Dallas Times Herald'') with the first in-concert use of electronic timpani drum synthesizers (most likely made by Syndrum) during a performance of the song "Kashmir" in Dallas, Texas in 1977. Many modern rappers would later heavily sample his drumming and incorporate it into their compositions, such as Beastie Boys, who sampled "Moby Dick," "The Ocean," and "When the Levee Breaks."
During his time with Led Zeppelin, Bonham was also an avid collector of antique sports cars and motorcycles, which he kept on his family's farm called The Old Hyde. He bought The Plough pub in the nearby village of Shenstone, which shows signs of conversion work to allow him to drive his bikes or cars right behind the bar. This was not the pub featured in the film ''The Song Remains the Same.'' It was the New Inn, which is currently boarded up, the only clue to its famous past being a picture hanging close to the bar.
Work outside Led Zeppelin
As well as recording with Led Zeppelin, Bonham also found time to play on sessions for other artists. In 1969 Bonham appeared on The Family Dogg's ''A Way of Life'', with Page and Jones. Bonham also sessioned for Screaming Lord Sutch on his album ''Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends'' in 1970. He played drums on Lulu's 1971 song "Everybody Clap," originally written by Maurice Gibb and Billy Lawrie. In 1972 he played drums on a Maurice Gibb produced album by Jimmy Stevens called ''Don't Freak Me Out'' in the UK and ''Paid My Dues'' in the US, credited as Gemini (given his star sign). Later in his career, Bonham drummed for his Birmingham friend, Roy Wood, on his 1979 album, ''On the Road Again'', and on Wings' album ''Back to the Egg'' on the tracks "Rockestra Theme" and "So Glad to See You Here". Bonham was the best man of Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi at his wedding ceremony.In 1974, Bonham appeared in the film ''Son of Dracula'', playing drums in Count Downe's (Harry Nilsson) backing band. This was an Apple film directed by Freddie Francis. Bonham appeared in an overcrowded drum line-up including Keith Moon and Ringo Starr on the soundtrack album.
Death
On 24 September 1980, Bonham was picked up by Led Zeppelin assistant Rex King to attend rehearsals at Bray Studios for an upcoming tour of the United States – the band's first since 1977. During the journey, Bonham asked to stop for breakfast, where he drank four quadruple vodkas (sixteen shots, between 400–560 ml). He then continued to drink heavily after arriving at the rehearsals. A halt was called to the rehearsals late in the evening and the band retired to Page's house, the Old Mill House in Clewer, Windsor. After midnight on the 25th, Bonham fell asleep and was taken to bed and placed on his side. Benji LeFevre (who had replaced Richard Cole as Led Zeppelin's tour manager) and John Paul Jones found him dead the next afternoon. Bonham was thirty-two years old.Weeks later at the coroner's inquest, it emerged that in the twenty-four hours before he died, John Bonham had consumed forty shots of vodka which resulted in him vomiting and subsequently inhaling his vomit causing asphyxiation. A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest held on 27 October 1980. An autopsy found no other drugs in Bonham's body. John Bonham's body was cremated and his ashes were interred on 12 October 1980, at Rushock Parish Church, Worcestershire. His headstone reads:
Despite media rumours that drummers including Cozy Powell, Phil Collins, Carmine Appice, Barriemore Barlow, Roger Taylor, Simon Kirke or Bev Bevan, among others, would join the group as his replacement, the remaining members decided to disband Led Zeppelin after Bonham's death. They issued a press statement on 4 December 1980, confirming that the band would not continue without their drummer. "We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend and the deep respect we have for his family, together with the sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were." It was simply signed "Led Zeppelin".
Family
John Bonham had two siblings; his younger brother, Mick Bonham (1951–2000), was a disc jockey, author and photographer and his younger sister, Deborah Bonham (born in 1962) is a singer-songwriter.Bonham was married to Pat Phillips, and the couple had two children; his daughter Zoë Bonham (born July 1975), who is a singer-songwriter and also appears regularly at Led Zeppelin conventions and awards, and his son Jason Bonham (born 1966), a rock drummer who has gained success with various bands including UFO, Foreigner, and Bonham. He currently plays in a band called Black Country Communion which includes Glenn Hughes, Derek Sherinian, and Joe Bonamassa. They recorded an album called ''Black Country'' in 2010. On 10 December 2007, he played with Led Zeppelin on the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, as well as their previous reunion at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary show on 15 May 1988. A 1970 film clip of a four-year-old Jason playing drums appears in the Led Zeppelin film ''The Song Remains the Same''. Zoë and Jason appeared at the induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 along with the surviving members of Led Zeppelin.
John's mother, Joan Bonham, died aged 81 on 10 February 2011. She was one of the lead vocalists for The Zimmers, a 40-member band set up as a result of a BBC documentary on the treatment of the elderly.Bonham's cousin Billy Bonham (born 1950), also played keyboards for Terry Reid and Ace Kefford.
Awards, legacy and accolades
While Bonham is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential rock drummers by other musicians and commentators in the industry, he continues to enjoy his greatest acclaim from fans, and several opinion polls and critic lists continue to list him in first place before any other drummer in rock history. In 2007, ''Stylus'' magazine rated Bonham number 1 on its list of the 50 greatest rock drummers, as did the online music magazine ''Gigwise.com'' in 2008, Bonham was ranked at no. 1 on ''Classic Rock's'' 2005 list of "50 Greatest Drummers in Rock", and ''Modern Drummer'' magazine describes him as "the greatest rock 'n' roll drummer in history." In September 2008, Bonham topped the ''Blabbermouth.net'''s list of "Rockers fans want brought back to life", ahead of Elvis Presley and Freddie Mercury. ''Rhythm'' magazine voted him the greatest drummer ever, topping their reader's poll to determine the "50 greatest drummers of all time" for its October 2009 issue. At the end of the BBC Two series ''I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band!'' on 5 June 2010, John Bonham was named the best drummer of all time.John Bonham has been described by Allmusic as one of the most important, well-known and influential drummers in rock. Adam Budofsky, managing editor of ''Modern Drummer'' magazine, writes "If the king of rock 'n' roll was Elvis Presley, then the king of rock drumming was certainly John Bonham."
Influence on notable musicians and tributes
Many rock drummers were influenced by John Bonham's work with Led Zeppelin. A few of them include Tony Thompson, Dave Grohl, Tommy Lee, Peter Criss, Stewart Copeland, and Chad Smith.Several of these drummers have testified to Bonham's influence, such as Roger Taylor of Queen, who stated:
The greatest rock 'n' roll drummer of all time was John Bonham who did things that nobody had ever even thought possible before with the drum kit. And also the greatest sound out of his drums—they sounded enormous, and just one bass drum. So fast on it that he did more with one bass drum than most people could do with three, if they could manage them. And he had technique to burn and fantastic power and tremendous feel for rock`n`roll.
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, Nirvana and Them Crooked Vultures has said:
John Bonham played the drums like someone who didn't know what was going to happen next—like he was teetering on the edge of a cliff. No one has come close to that since, and I don't think anybody ever will. I think he will forever be the greatest drummer of all time.
Similarly, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers has remarked:
To me, hands down, John Bonham was the best rock drummer ever. The style and the sound was so identifiable to one person. Any drum set that he would play, it sounded like him.
Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones told ''Guitar Player's'' Jas Obrecht:
John Bonham is the best at being John Bonham and doing what he does. Or did—unfortunately, he's dead. He was the best. There wasn't anyone better than John Bonham at doing that, and thank goodness we've got some records so that you can hear it.
Musicians other than drummers have also paid tribute to Bonham. John Paul Jones, who formed a very tight musical partnership with him as Led Zeppelin's power rhythm section, stated that Bonham was a "bass player's dream". Jimmy Page has also commented:
One of the marvelous things about John Bonham which made things very easy [for a producer] was the fact that he really knew how to tune his drums, and I tell you what, that was pretty rare in drummers in those days. He really knew how to make the instrument sing, and because of that, he could just get so much volume out of it by just playing with his wrists. It was just an astonishing technique that was sort of pretty holistic if you know what I mean.
A major tribute for John Bonham entitled "Bonzo: The Groove Remains the Same—A Night In Honor of John Henry Bonham" was performed on 25 September 2010—the anniversary of his death. Notable drummers that appeared at the tribute included Steven Adler, Vinny Appice, Kenny Aronoff, Frankie Banali, Jason Bonham, Fred Coury, Jimmy D'Anda, James Kottak, Chris Slade, Chad Smith, Brian Tichy, Joe Travers and Simon Wright, while Carmine Appice performed via video.
Equipment
Drums
Bonham initially used Premier drums, but in the late 1960s was introduced to Ludwig drums by Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge. Throughout the remainder of his career, Bonham was a major endorser of Ludwig Drums. In concert, he used a wide range of different drum kits, but mostly of the same sizes. From 1970 onwards, he used a 14×26ʺ bass drum, which was the most identifiable part of his setup. He used 16×16ʺ, 16×18ʺ and (on certain live performances) a 18×20ʺ floor tom, while occasionally changing his tom sizes, which included sizes 12×14ʺ, 10×14ʺ, and 12×15ʺ.Studio and Touring Kit (1969–1970)
Studio and Touring Kit (1970–1973)
"''The Song Remains The Same''" Kit (1973–1975)
Touring Kit (1977–1980)
Cymbals
Bonham used Paiste Cymbals exclusively. His cymbal setup included Paiste Giant Beat cymbals until 1970. The ''Paiste Endorsement Agreement'' shows he experimented with cymbals including the 602 series before changing to a complete set of what is now the 2002 series in '71, which he used for the rest of his career.His stage setup:
His Studio setup:
Drum heads
Bonham played Remo drum heads throughout his career. For his wood drums, he always used Remo Coated Emperors (or Ludwig equivalent) on his batter sides, while using coated ambassadors on the resonant side of his toms, and a Diplomat or clear Ambassador on the resonant side of his snare drum. The bass drums front head was always a medium weight head, for instance a Remo Coated Ambassador. The batter head was always tuned medium-tight, (almost jazz-like) and the resonant head was always tuned way up, for a full, round sound. He never put anything inside his bass drum (although his band members have said that he would sometimes fill it with crumpled tin foil, so that it would project). He only used a felt strip on the batter side occasionally. The bass drum heads were also tuned a lot higher than one would think. Some have claimed he used to make "Ritchie Rings" cut out of old drum heads for his front bass drum head, but this anomaly is simply the surrounding light producing a shadow from the hoop on the white drum head producing the ring effect (you can produce the same effect with a front bass drum head, as long as the head is coated).On the Vistalites he used Remo CS black dots on the batter side of the toms and the bass drum and clear Ambassadors on the resonate side. The snare always had a coated Emperor on the batter side and an Ambassador or a Diplomat on the snare side. He sometimes used a Gretsch 42-strand snare wires to fatten the snare sound.
Bass drum pedal
Bonham used Ludwig Speed King Pedal (with tight spring tension) throughout his career. His trademark bass drum "triplets," — played interchangeably with doubles and singles — which are most notable in "Good Times Bad Times", were played on a single bass pedal, and not a double bass pedal. Unlike some contemporary drummers, Bonham did not use a double-bass drum kit. He did once own one (it was featured in the demo "Communication Breakdown"), but it was removed from his kit by the rest of the band. John Bonham did play double bass drums while the band was touring with the band Vanilla Fudge.It is possible to hear the squeak of the pedal in several recordings, including "Since I've Been Loving You", "The Ocean", "The Rain Song", "Houses of the Holy", "Ten Years Gone", "Bonzo's Montreux" and the live version of "I Can't Quit You Baby" on ''Coda'' and "All My Love" on ''In Through The Out Door''. Jimmy Page later commented:
Tribute kits
In 2005, Ludwig began issuing Bonham reissue kits in green sparkle maple and amber Vistalite. Ludwig currently offers "Zep Kits" in their Vistalite and Classic lines, with a 26" bass drum, a 14" tom mounted on a snare stand, and 16" and 18" floor toms. In 2007 they issued a limited edition stainless steel kit similar to the ones Bonham used on the last Led Zeppelin tours in the 1970s. The stainless steel shells were manufactured by Ronn Dunnett of Dunnett Classic Drums.
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| Coordinates | 45°30′″N73°40′″N |
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| name | Jason Bonham |
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| born | July 15, 1966, Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
| instrument | Drums, percussion, vocals |
| genre | Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal |
| occupation | Musician, songwriter |
| years active | 1970–present |
| associated acts | Bonham, Led Zeppelin, UFO, Foreigner, Steel Dragon, Damnocracy, Airrace, Virginia Wolf, Black Country Communion, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience |
| website | jasonbonham.net }} |
Biography
Bonham was born in the town of Dudley, West Midlands. He first began playing drums at the age of four, and appeared with his father in the film ''The Song Remains the Same'', drumming on a scaled-down kit. At 17, he joined his first band, Airrace. In 1985, he joined Virginia Wolf, making two albums and touring the U.S. supporting The Firm.In 1988, Bonham joined former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for his ''Outrider'' album and tour. In May of the same year, Bonham appeared with the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin for a performance at Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert in New York.
In 1989, Bonham appeared as a special guest at the Moscow Music Peace Festival, performing the song "Rock and Roll" with many major rock stars of the day. That same year, he formed his own band, Bonham, whose Zeppelin-inflected first release ''The Disregard of Timekeeping'' had a hit single, "Wait for You" and the music video for the subsequent single "Guilty" did get some play. However, after a lukewarm reception for their 1992 release, ''Mad Hatter'', the band was dissolved, and Bonham concentrated on session work and guest appearances.
On April 28, 1990, Bonham married Jan Charteris, in Stone, Kidderminster. His wedding reception included a jam with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones. The Bonhams have two children, a son named Jager, and a daughter, Jaz.
Bonham drummed for Paul Rodgers on the Grammy nominated ''Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters'' project. A year later with Slash and Paul Rodgers, he appeared at Woodstock II in 1994. Bonham reformed his band with a new lead vocalist, Marti Frederiksen, replacing Daniel MacMaster. Renamed Motherland, they released the album ''Peace 4 Me'' later in 1994. However, his down-to-earth nature always showed—on one occasion making an encore drumming appearance for local Led Zeppelin tribute band Fred Zeppelin.
In 1995, Jason represented his father when Led Zeppelin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with his sister Zoe by his side. Bonham soon put together another solo project which culminated in ''In the Name of My Father - The Zepset'', which featured the songs of Led Zeppelin. Proceeds from the album went to charity. The album followed up with ''When You See the Sun''.
Following an album and tour with his aunt Debbie Bonham, Jason Bonham was invited to drum for hard rock group UFO. In 2006, he recorded with Joe Bonamassa.
Jason Bonham also appeared in the movie ''Rock Star'', 2001. Bonham played drummer ''A.C.'', of the fictional band Steel Dragon. The film also featured performances by musicians such as Zakk Wylde, Jeff Pilson, Myles Kennedy, Brian Vander Ark, Blas Elias and Nick Catanese. He also played on the film's soundtrack.
Bonham starred with Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), and Scott Ian (Anthrax) on the VH1 reality television show, ''Supergroup'', in May 2006. The musicians formed a band called Damnocracy (after ditching the names FIST, God War, and Savage Animal) for the show, during which they lived in a mansion in Las Vegas for twelve days and created music. Jason also played drums live with Foreigner from 2004 to 2007 and part of 2007 to 2008.
Bonham joined the group Black Country Communion late in 2009 and is currently recording music with rock icons Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, and Derek Sherinian.
In 2010, Bonham formed Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, a live homage to his father's band, which toured worldwide through 2011.
Equipment
Drums
Jason Bonham is endorsed by Ludwig drums.
| Drum !! Depth !! Diameter | ||
| Bass | 14" | 26" |
| Snare | 6.5" | |
| Rack Tom | 10" | |
| Floor Tom 1 | 16" | |
| Floor Tom 2 | 16" |
Cymbals
Endorsed by Zildjian cymbals| Cymbal !! Model !! Diameter | ||
| Crash | A Custom Series | 20" |
| Light Ride | K Series | |
| Crash Ride | K Series | |
| Mastersound Hi-Hat | A Custom Series | |
| Gong |
Mics
Endorsed by Shure.
Drumsticks
Bonham has produced his own line of signature series drumstick with Pro-Mark. The SD531W is made of American Maple with acorn shaped, wooden tips. The taper is relatively short and the sticks have considerably large dimensions, being 16.75" (42.5 cm) in length and 0.595" (1.5 cm) in diameter. The sticks also feature the symbol; used by Bonham's father, John Bonham; of the three interlocking rings - they are printed next to Jason's signature on the side of the stick.
Other
Bonham is endorsed by Remo drum heads and DW hardware.
Led Zeppelin reunion
On 12 September 2007, it was announced that Jason Bonham would step into his father's shoes and play drums for a Led Zeppelin reunion concert. This took place on 10 December 2007 at London's O2 arena as part of an all-star tribute to Ahmet Ertegün. His performance was described as "flawless" by music critics.
References
External links
Category:1966 births Category:English rock drummers Category:English session musicians Category:Foreigner members Category:Led Zeppelin members Category:Living people Category:People from Dudley Category:UFO members Category:Black Country Communion members Category:English heavy metal drummers Category:Blues rock musicians Category:English film actors
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John Bonham Interview - 1980 - Rare
Slanda666
John Bonham Interview - 1980 - Rare
This is believed to be the last televised interview with John "Bonzo" Bonham (drummer - Led Zeppelin) who sadly died on 25/09/80. Oddly, the interview was conducted by Billy Connolly. It's rather short - Bonzo didn't like interviews much!
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Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick (Live at Royal Albert Hall 1970)
ledzeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick (Live at Royal Albert Hall 1970)
© 2010 WMG. John Bonham drum solo from "Moby Dick", live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970. From the official Led Zeppelin DVD (2003). LedZeppelin.com Concert info: www.ledzeppelin.com
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Led Zeppelin Moby Dick - Earl's Court 1975 RARE - Part 1 / 3
uberpirox
Led Zeppelin Moby Dick - Earl's Court 1975 RARE - Part 1 / 3
*****High Quality Video Link: youtube.com *****Part 2: www.youtube.com May 24th, 1975 Part 1 of a 3 Disc Bootleg DVD floating around on the internet. Another part of the large portion of this concert not included on the 2003 DVD, but all excellent, as you would expect with Led Zeppelin! This solo is quite favorable over the Madison Square Garden solo, mainly because the camera is always on John, without interuption from fantasy sequences, so you might learn a thing or two just observing him play :) Also, don't post a link on the LZ.com official site as warner will probably remove it for copyright issues. Enjoy! Phew.. Part 1 of 3. Be sure to watch the other 2! Its quite long, but well worth it :)
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