| Jason Bonham | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jason Bonham |
| Born | July 15, 1966 |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| Years active | 1985 - present |
| Associated acts | Bonham, Steel Dragon, Damnocracy, Foreigner, UFO, Led Zeppelin |
Jason Bonham (born 15 July 1966) is an English drummer and son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Bonham was a British Hard rock band founded by drummer Jason Bonham in 1989 the son of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham Steel Dragon is the name of a fictitious heavy metal band featuring real Musicians, created to appear in the Warner Bros SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald, UFO are an English Hard rock band formed in 1969 UFO became a transitional band between early Hard rock and heavy metal and the New Led Zeppelin were Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Led Zeppelin were John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31 1948 – September 25 1980 was an English Drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin.
Bonham was born in the town of Dudley, Worcestershire. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. He first began playing drums at the age of 4, and appeared with his father in the film The Song Remains the Same, drumming on a scaled-down kit. The Song Remains the Same (also known as TSRTS) is a Concert film by the English rock band Led Zeppelin [1] At 17, he joined his first band, Airrace. In 1985, he joined Virginia Wolf, making two albums and touring the US supporting The Firm. Virginia Wolf was a British rock band of the late 1980s Their albums included Virginia Wolf (1986 and Push (1987 The Firm were an English rock supergroup comprising former Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, ex- Led In 1988, Bonham joined former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for his Outrider album and tour. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Outrider is an album by Jimmy Page, released by Geffen Records on June 19, 1988. The following year, Bonham appeared with the 3 surviving members of Led Zeppelin for a "reunion" at Atlantic Records' 40th anniversary concert in New York. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous John Paul Jones believes Bonham's performance was outstanding that night. John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record In 1989, he appeared as a special guest at the Moscow Music Peace Festival, performing the song "Rock and Roll" with many major rock stars of the day. The Moscow Music Peace Festival was a one-time gathering of high-profile Hard rock acts who put on a Concert for the people in Moscow, Soviet Union " Rock and Roll " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, which was first released as the second track of their untitled fourth album That same year, he formed his own band, Bonham, whose Zeppelin-inflected first release The Disregard of Timekeeping had a hit single, "Wait for You". However, after a lukewarm reception for their 1992 release, Mad Hatter, the band was dissolved, and Bonham concentrated on session work and guest appearances.
In May 1990, Bonham married Jan Charteris, in Stone, Kidderminster. Kidderminster is a town in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. His wedding reception included a jam with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record The Bonhams have two children, a son named Jager (not named after Mick), and a daughter, Jaz. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Bonham drummed for Paul Rodgers on the Grammy nominated Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters project. Paul Rodgers, (born 17 December 1949 is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach. A year later with Slash and Paul Rodgers, he appeared at Woodstock II in 1994. Saul Hudson (born 23 July 1965 more widely known by his stage name Slash, is an English - African American Guitarist best known as the former Paul Rodgers, (born 17 December 1949 is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. Woodstock '94 was a Music festival organized in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival of 1969. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Bonham reformed his band with a new lead singer, Marti Frederiksen, replacing Daniel McMaster. Renamed Motherland, they released the album Peace 4 Me later in 1994. However, his down-to-earth nature always showed--on one occasion making an encore drumming appearance for local Led Zeppelin tribute band Fred Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin were Fred Zeppelin is a tribute band to Led Zeppelin based in the original band's heartland of the West Midlands of England.
In 1995, Jason represented his father when Led Zeppelin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with his sister Zoe by his side. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Bonham soon put together another solo project which culminated in In the Name of My Father - The Zepset, which featured the songs of Led Zeppelin. In the Name of My Father - The Zepset is a recorded Album by Jason Bonham, released in 1997. Proceeds from the album went to charity. The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates The album followed up with When You See the Sun. Bonham drummed for Healing Sixes from 1999–2003 and appeared in the film Rock Star which starred Mark Wahlberg. Rock Star is a 2001 movie starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Stephen Herek. Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971 is an Academy Award -nominated BAFTA -winning American actor rapper and Producer of The band in the movie, Steel Dragon actually recorded the songs featured in the movie and the soundtrack. Steel Dragon is the name of a fictitious heavy metal band featuring real Musicians, created to appear in the Warner Bros Following an album and tour with Debbie Bonham, the younger sister of John Bonham, Bonham was invited to drum for hard rock group UFO. John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31 1948 – September 25 1980 was an English Drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. UFO are an English Hard rock band formed in 1969 UFO became a transitional band between early Hard rock and heavy metal and the New In 2006, he recorded with Joe Bonamassa. Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American Blues Guitarist singer
Bonham starred with Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) and Scott Ian (Anthrax) on the VH1 reality tv show, "SuperGroup", in May 2006. Theodore "Ted" Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (aka Evan Seinfeld (born December 29 1967 in Staten Island New York) is an adult film Actor, director and Hardcore punk Vocalist Biohazard is a band originally based out of Brooklyn, New York. Sebastian Bach (born Sebastian Philip Bierk, on April 3, 1968) is a Canadian heavy metal singer best known as ex- Frontman Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963) is the rhythm Guitarist for the metal band Anthrax who uses the stage name Scott Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month The musicians formed a band called Damnocracy (after ditching the name FIST and God War) for the show, during which they lived in a mansion in Las Vegas for twelve days and created music. SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after A mansion is a large dwelling House. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus (the perfect passive participle Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally
On 12 September 2007, it was announced that Jason Bonham would step into his father's shoes and play drums for a Led Zeppelin reunion concert. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert was a Benefit concert held in memory of music executive Ahmet Ertegün at The O2 in London on This took place on 10 December 2007 at London's O2 arena as part of an all-star tribute to Ahmet Ertegün. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The O2 is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena a music club a cinema an exhibition space piazzas and bars and restaurants built within a large dome-shaped Ahmet Ertegün ( July 31, 1923 &ndash December 14, 2006) was the Turkish American co-founder and executive of Atlantic [2] [3][4] By many accounts, he was more than up to the task, and superbly carried on his father's tradition. [5]