{"id":29633,"date":"2024-05-31T18:01:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-may-31-1948-led-zeppelin-drummer-john-bonham-was-born\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T18:01:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:01:19","slug":"on-this-day-may-31-1948-led-zeppelin-drummer-john-bonham-was-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-may-31-1948-led-zeppelin-drummer-john-bonham-was-born\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day, May 31, 1948: Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was born"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-05-23\/ABCAudio_ThisDayInHistory_v03_ag_4.jpg\" alt><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On This Day, May 31, 1948 &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>John Bonham\u00a0<\/strong>was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In 1968 he joined\u00a0<strong>Robert Plant<\/strong>, guitarist\u00a0<strong>Jimmy Page\u00a0<\/strong>and bass player\u00a0<strong>John Paul Jones\u00a0<\/strong>to form\u00a0<strong>Led Zeppelin<\/strong>, which went on to become one of the most legendary rock bands of all time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">They released their self-titled debut album in 1969 and went on to release eight studio albums, featuring such classic tunes as \u201cStairway to Heaven,\u201d \u201cKashmir,\u201d \u201cDazed and Confused\u201d and \u201cGood Times Bad Times.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bonham was a member of Led Zeppelin until his death on September 25, 1980, at the age of 32. Led Zeppelin disbanded following his death, although the remaining members did reunite a few times \u2014 the last time in 2007 at the\u00a0<strong>Ahmet Ertegun\u00a0<\/strong>tribute concert at the O2 Arena in London, with Bonham\u2019s son,\u00a0<strong>Jason Bonham<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>behind the drum kit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And music fans will soon be learning a lot more about Led Zeppelin. It was recently announced that Sony Pictures Classics had acquired <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Becoming Led Zeppelin<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, the first authorized documentary about the group, with plans for a theatrical release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On This Day, May 31, 1948 &#8230; John Bonham\u00a0was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. 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