May 31
We remember Led Zeppelin's most powerful drummer John "Bonzo" Bonham on his birthday today in 1948, the timekeeper whose thunderous playing and alcohol-fueled lifestyle defined the band's raw power before his death from asphyxiation in 1980 ended rock's greatest rhythm section at just 32… Rock guitar history began today in 1961 when Jimi Hendrix enlisted in the Army for three years and was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the future guitar god's military service proving that even genius had to serve before revolutionizing popular music just a few years later… Folk's most intellectual voice Peter Yarrow was born on this date in 1938, the Peter, Paul and Mary co-founder whose "Blowin' in the Wind" co-write and activism proved that acoustic harmonies could advance civil rights while his later child exploitation conviction tarnished his legacy irreparably… Music censorship found its greatest opponent today in 1985 when the ...
