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Why 'Celebration Day' Provided the Perfect Farewell for Led Zeppelin

Why ‘Celebration Day’ Provided the Perfect Farewell for Led Zeppelin

Remember when Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” was fresh to you? That’s how it felt 10 years ago today on ‘Celebration Day.’

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The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in England (1966): Forgotten Series

‘Two Yanks in England’ finds the Hollies working with the Everly Brothers, one of their key influences. Two future Led Zeppelin members, were there, too.

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One Track Mind: John Paul Jones’ Minibus Pimps, “Superbolt” from Cloud To Ground (2014)

John Paul Jones always brought an avant-garde bent to his work with Led Zeppelin, something he’s more fully exploring with Helde Sten on their outlandishly named, and even more outlandishly conceived new Minibus Pimps project. You May Also Like: Rickie Lee Jones, “Jimmy Choos” from The Other Side of DesireRead More

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‘Always something you can learn’: For Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Duck Dunn and James Jamerson were huge

Largely self-taught, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones learned most of his early craft on the bass from listening to albums from the Stax and Motown legacy. You May Also Like: Paul McCartney says the Beatles used Motown as a template – for what not to do Durand Jones – DurandRead More

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Deep Cuts: Led Zeppelin solo projects from Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones