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John Bonham on stage photographed by Jeffrey Mayer, June 1973.

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Led Zeppelin - John Bonham, 1977.

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John Bonham at Manticore Rehearsal Studios, London. January 1977.

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“John was the greatest drummer in the world. I knew this because he told me so.” -Robert Plant

“He used to hit hard and he was loud, but he was actually a very subtle drummer in a lot of ways. He never played the same thing twice and there was always a lot going on in his playing. There was light and shade, colour and groove.” -John Paul Jones

“Almost the moment he died, they put him in Playboy as one of the greatest drummers, which he was - there’s no doubt about it. There’s never been anybody since. He’s one of the greatest drummers that ever lived - John was the greatest rock drummer ever, as far as I’m concerned.” -Jimmy Page

John Henry “Bonzo” Bonham (May 31 1948 - September 25 1980)

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Led Zeppelin - John Bonham and Robert Plant, 1969.

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“Bonzo was totally and absolutely devoted to getting it right. Everything that he listened to he could go beyond, not only could he recreate it but he could take it somewhere new. He knew that he was a powerhouse among drummers…we seemed to have a great affinity for each other.“

-Robert Plant on John Bonham. 

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John Bonham of Led Zeppelin on his Triumph chopper, 1973.

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“When I started playing I was most impressed by those early soul records. I like the feel and the sound they achieved. I suppose I said to myself, I’ll get that sound too.”

John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 - ∞)

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“I don’t consider that I’m particularly influenced by anyone or anything. But when I started playing, I was influenced by early soul. It was just that feel, that sound.”

John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 - ∞)

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“I’ve always been obsessed with drums. They fascinate me. Any other instrument - nothing. I play acoustic guitar a bit. But it’s always been drums first and foremost. I don’t reckon on this Jack-of-all-trades thing. I thing that felling is a lot more important than technique. It’s all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who’s going to know you’ve done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It’s being original that counts.”

John Bonham (31st May, 1948 - 25th  September, 1980)

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John Bonham, 1970.

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John Bonham performing live onstage at Madison Square Garden, NYC, 1977.

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24 sept ‘74, Jimmy’s jam with Bad Company, Schaefer Music Festival Central Park, NY

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Jimmy Page with writer William S. Burroughs, 1975

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July 27, 1973

Led Zeppelin plays their first gig of three in Madison Square Garden. The three concerts would eventually be released in November of 1976 as a 2-LP and the movie, The Song Remains The Same.

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