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Born on this date. drumsGeorge Harrisonjohn bonhamLed Zeppelin
Born on this date. drumsGeorge Harrisonjohn bonhamLed Zeppelin
— Dream Weaver: A MEMOIR; MUSIC, MEDITATION, AND MY FRIENDSHIP WITH GEORGE HARRISON consciousnessgary wrightGeorge Harrisonmusic
. . . and hanging around in Nashville. It was 40 years ago (crikey!) that the early stirrings of Frampton Comes Alive! began it’s juggernaut domination of the charts. Thoroughly underrated (tarnished by the teen idol label) people seem to overlook that along with Jimmy Page, PF at 14 was possibly the youngest working serious musician…
I guess the name couldn’t have been more prescient — THE band! IMHO this is the greatest band of all for many reasons as nicely set out in this documentary (yet another excellent installment to the Classic album series). The three primary and inextricably linked markers of their greatness: 1. indifferent to mainstream musical fashion;…