The band returned to Denmark the following year in March 1969, where they taped their performance for a lucky group of fans which was aired on TV BYEN. They were now known as Led Zeppelin, a name that reportedly came from Keith Moon of The Who predicting that the band would “Go down like a lead zeppelin.” While footage of that fateful day isn’t in circulation, the band returned to Denmark just one year later with some new music. We can therefore conclude that the new Yardbirds are at least as good as the old ones were.” A local news outlet reported, “Their performance and their music were absolutely flawless, and the music continued to ring nicely in the ears for some time after the curtains were drawn after their show. Just a few weeks after playing together for the first time, the band made their live debut in Denmark.
“I knew this was going to be great … We locked together as a team immediately,” said Jones in an early interview in regards to their first rehearsals. Related: Led Zeppelin To Stream 2007 ‘Celebration Day’ Reunion Concert Film For Limited Time Plant eventually agreed to join and brought Bonham along from his previous project.
Though Page wanted Terry Reid to front the new band, Reid was unavailable and suggested Band Of Joy singer Robert Plant for the job. Bassist/pianist/mandolinist John Paul Jones was an obvious choice for the band, as the talented multi-instrumentalist was a well known and respected session musician in England at the time. Zeppelin’s first show took place at Gladsaxe Teen Clubs in Gladsaxe, Denmark (near Copenhagen), in front of 1,200 curious fans who were interested to check out Page’s new version of the popular blues-rock outfit.Įager to press the boundaries of the British blues revival, it was Page who took the crumbling Yardbirds and put together a new lineup. Billed as “The New Yardbirds,” the quartet was assembled as a means of fulfilling tour contracts put together by Jimmy Pages then-main band, the Yardbirds, long after Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton had both left the group.
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Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew Announce Remain in Light Tour Datesīilly Strings Continues Towards Mordor with Second Night of Away from the Shireīilly Strings to Livestream 10 Fall Shows for Free on nugs.Today marks the 52nd anniversary of Led Zeppelin‘s first-ever public performance. Read Relix’s Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Mystic Chords of Memory. Watch Plant and Krauss’s performances of “ Rock and Roll” and “ The Battle of Evermore” below. The performance was backed by fiddle, upright bass and electric guitar in line with their recent releases the duo added a rustic spin to the Led Zeppelin hits.Īpart from the Led Zeppelin covers and their collaborative material, Plant and Krauss explored their shared musical inspirations found on Raise the Roof with covers of The Everly Brothers, Benny Spellman, Little Milton, Bert Jansch and more. The show later featured “The Battle of Evermore” and a performance of Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy’s “When The Levee Breaks,” both of which Led Zeppelin included on their untitled fourth album released in 1971. Throughout the performance the pair treated the audience to some Led Zeppelin classics starting with “Rock and Roll.” They immediately followed up with a cover of Plant and Jimmy Page’s “Please Read the Letter,” a rocking ballad first featured on their 1998 album Walking into Clarksdale. 19, 2021 – along with a few numbers from their first collaborative effort, 2007’s Raising Sand.
Their set was heavily comprised of tracks from their latest joint album, Raise the Roof – released Nov. Last night, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss opened their Raise the Roof tour at Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua, N.Y.
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