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."

- What's the latest on Jason Bonham?

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Signed Led Zeppelin concert program fetches $2,800 in charity auction

As a result of a charity auction that ended tonight, $4,325 was raised in the sales of items related to Led Zeppelin. The proceeds are to benefit the Mount Sinai Hospital, Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex, located in Toronto.

The top item, by far, was a hardcover concert program signed by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones. The program, which was for Zeppelin's reunion concert on Dec. 10, 2007, was sold for $2,800.

Following are the 11 other Led Zeppelin-related items in the auction and their final prices:

  • $335 for an issue of the fanzine Electric Magic autographed on the cover by Jimmy Page
  • $230 for an issue of the fanzine Electric Magic autographed on the cover by Jason Bonham
  • $205 for a signed photograph of John Paul Jones taken at the Knebworth Festival in 1979
  • $200 for a CD insert from the Robert Plant/Alison Krauss album Raising Sand signed by Plant
  • $175 for "Bonham by Bonham," a biography of John Bonham written by his brother, Mick Bonham
  • $100 for an 8 mm reel containing three minutes of footage from a Led Zeppelin concert in 1972
  • $70 for the book "Led Zeppelin: The Montreux Concerts" signed by authors Sam Rapallo and Gilles Chateau
  • $70 for a photograph of Robert Plant taken in 1977
  • $50 for a live concert photograph of Led Zeppelin taken in 1975
  • $50 for a photograph of Jimmy Page taken in 1973
  • $40 for a promotional booklet promoting the 1997 release of the Led Zeppelin album BBC Sessions

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