Robert Plant by Peter Simon 1975 (Photo By Gail)
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin celebrates 63 years on the planet today, having been born in August 20th, 1948! I saw Robert perform with his Band of Joy last year and he is still a phenomenal performer! Enjoy your Birthday, Robert and thanks for all the great music!
The Beatles By Tom Murray
If you’re passionate about music and appreciate a photograph’s ability to tell a story beyond words, you will have a field day checking out the archives of rock photography on sale at Rock Paper Photo. Whether you dig modern pop stars like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber or go for the classic rockers like Led Zeppelin, The Stones, Bowie and The Beatles, you’ll find a vast cache of both black & white and color shots, representing most genres of music, from a variety of famous photographers, in all sizes and within a price range to fit the casual fan to the avid collector. Rock Paper Photo was co-founded by Guy Oseary (Madonna’s Manager) and LiveNation, the world’s leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, so between those two entities you know the site has access to any image you could covet. I recommend you cruise on over there and waste some time right now! And have your credit card handy!
Ben Harper By Vincent Lignier
On This Date, January 12th, in 1969: Led Zeppelin released its debut album in the UK (the US release date was January 17th). The album’s iconic cover artwork, chosen by guitarist Jimmy Page, features a black and white photo of the 1937 Hindenburg airship disaster. Led Zeppelin!
On This Date in 1964: The Whisky a Go Go club opened on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA. The Whisky was a launching pad for such acts as The Doors and Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention. It’s also the club where Led Zeppelin performed their first US shows, supported by a then unknown band called Alice Cooper. Bands I can remember seeing at The Whisky include The Plasmatics and Nina Hagen. There are likely many others, but those memories aren’t really available to me anymore.
Led Zeppelin Guitarist Jimmy Page celebrates 67 years on the planet today, having been born on January 9th, 1944! I love you, Jimmy!
