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LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MAY 31 , 2019…THE GREAT JOHN BONHAM WOULD HAVE BEEN 71 YEARS OLD TODAY.
BONHAM IS REGARDED BY MANY AS THE GREATEST DRUMMER IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY. HE UNFORTUNATELY DIED AT THE AGE OF 32 AFTER A HEAVY DRINKING SESSION ( THE MORNING IN QUESTION HE STARTED THE DAY OFF WITH 4 DOUBLE SCREWDRIVERS WITH HIS BREAKFAST, AND THEN DRANK ALL DAY). THE CORONER’S INQUEST SHOWED HE WITHIN A 24 HOUR PERIOD, HE CONSUMED 1-1.4 LITRES OF VODKA, AFTER OF WHICH HE VOMITED AND CHOKED IN HIS SLEEP. THE BAND WAS REHEARSING FOR A TOUR AND HAD STAYED AT JIMMY PAGE’S HOME. “BONZO” WAS FOUND DEAD THE NEXT AFTERNOON BY LED ZEPPELIN’S ROAD MANAGER AND JOHN PAUL JONES WHEN THEY TRIED TO WAKE HIM.
BONHAM WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1980 AT THE AGE OF 32.
JOHN BONHAM WAS A CHARACTER. BEFORE JOINING LED ZEPPELIN, HE WAS BANNED FROM BRITISH MUSIC VENUES FOR PLAYING TOO LOUD ! HE ONCE FLEW LED ZEPPELIN’S BOEING 720 PASSENGER JET “THE STARSHIP” ALL THE WAY FROM NEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES ( HE DIDN’T HAVE A PILOT’S LICENSE). BONZO USED TO RIDE MOTORCYCLES DOWN HOTEL HALLWAYS FOR SOMETHING TO DO.
HERE’S BONHAM PROVING WHY HE WAS THE BEST, ZEPPELIN WITH A LIVE VERSION OF ‘IN THE EVENING’
ROBERT PLANT VISITING THE JOHN BONHAM MEMORIAL
photo thanks-https://www.facebook.com/robertplant/
