ledzep
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Post by ledzep on Sept 25, 2015 18:45:14 GMT -5
35 Years Ago Today - September 25, 1980 Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham died having choked on his own vomit at age 32. On September 24, 1980, Led Zeppelin drummer John Henry Bonham—aka “Bonzo,” aka “The Beast”—downed forty (40!) shots of vodka at the home of guitarist Jimmy Page, practiced for a few hours with his bandmates, and then, understandably, passed out. Come the morning of September 25, 1980, Bonham was dead, having choked on his own vomit at age 32. Bonzo, heavy metal’s most monstrously mighty Destroyer God of Percussion, was a legend in life and he’s loomed only larger over music and humanity alike throughout the 35 years since we lost him. Charlie Watts of the Stones, Roger Taylor of Queen, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters (along with countless millions of fans worldwide) have each specifically singled out John Bonham as “the greatest rock drummer of all time.”
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