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John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin; 3 January 1946) [1] is an English musician and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. He was a session musician and arranger when he formed the band with Jimmy Page in 1968. Jones developed a solo career after drummer John Bonham died and
After midnight, Bonham, who had fallen asleep, was taken to bed and placed on his side. At 1:45 pm the next day, Benji LeFevre (Led Zeppelin's new tour manager) and John Paul Jones found Bonham dead. The cause of death was asphyxiation from vomit; the finding was accidental death. [92] [93] An autopsy found no other recreational drugs in Bonham ...
Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant – lead vocals, harmonica on "You Shook Me" Jimmy Page – electric, acoustic, pedal steel guitar and bowed guitars, [84] backing vocals, production; John Paul Jones – bass, Hammond organ, backing vocals, electric piano on "You Shook Me" [85] John Bonham – drums, timpani, backing vocals; Additional musician
Becoming Led Zeppelin traces the journeys of Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham and Robert Plant through the music scene of the 1960s, their meeting in the summer of 1968 and meteoric ascendancy throughout 1969, culminating in 1970 when they become the No. 1 band in the world. [13]
"No Quarter" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin that appears on their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. It was written by John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant. The song became a centerpiece at all Led Zeppelin concerts thereafter, until their final tour.
In a contemporary review of Led Zeppelin III, Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone wrote that the track "represents the obligatory slow and lethally dull seven-minute blues jam." [11] Robert Christgau was more enthusiastic in Newsday; "with John Paul Jones providing a great thick wall of organ behind Plant and Page", he regarded it as "the ultimate power blues".
Zeppelin would become the most dominant rock band on the planet for the next decade, with a blaze of classic songs, great albums and galvanizing tours until excess, tragedy and substance abuse ...
Led Zeppelin All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-316-448-67-3. Lewis, Dave (10 March 1994). The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-3528-9. Popoff, Martin (2018). Led Zeppelin: All the Albums, All the Songs, Expanded Edition. Quarto Publishing. ISBN 978-0-760-36376-8.