Jason Bonham


Jason Bonham, son of the late John "Bonzo" Bonham, does not take lightly the responsibility of carrying on his father's legacy. Having made a head start at drumming while he was a child, Jason is now passing on the same lessons to a third generation of Bonham drummers.

John Bonham's death in 1980 left such an impact on the surviving members of Led Zeppelin that they knew immediately they could not continue as they were. Yet Jason Bonham's familiarity with the band made him a shoe-in to join his father's bandmates on the few occasions reunion concerts have taken place.

This year marked the 20th anniversary of Bonham's most successful album release to date, the Platinum-certified disc The Disregard of Timekeeping released by his band, Bonham. To mark the milestone, he recently toured with a new band and played under the banner of "An Evening with Jason Bonham."

In the past, Bonham has also toured and/or recorded with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Foreigner, UFO, Paul Rodgers, Joe Bonamassa, Virginia Wolf, Airrace, Healing Sixes and Motherland. He also acted in the movie Rock Star and appeared on the reality TV show "SuperGroup."

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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Interim Grammy count: Four of four, one to go

We're now halfway through the awards ceremony, and thus far Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have stolen the show with their two televised awards. They also swept the two categories that were announced prior to the telecast, which were Best Country Collaboration With Vocals and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.

And when the cameras started rolling inside the Staples Center, the awards continued to roll in. Plant and Krauss repeated last year's win in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category, and then they picked up Record of the Year too.

And of course they'll perform by the time the winner is announced for the top prize, Album of the Year. They're supposed to perform a five-minute medley of "Rich Woman" and "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)." "Rich Woman" is the Raising Sand track that earned them this year's victory in Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, and the other song is what earned them last year's award.

Another track, "Please Read the Letter," is the one that earned Plant and Krauss their Record of the Year. It was the second single from Raising Sand.

Stay tuned for a final recap later!

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