RIP to one of the kindest, gentlest, and funniest men, and one of the biggest Zeppelin fans, in the world. We are the richer for having known you, Levee.

Many belated thanks for the birthday wishes! (Thanks for the tip, slave to zep. )

And now you know why I haven't posted for months, and won't be posting again any time soon. It's a Led Zeppelin song, even if not performed by them, I put it in Led Zeppelin News because I couldn't think where else to put it. I thought possibly people might want to discuss how their music comes to be involved in this film, etc. Screw it.

Movie trailer. Kashmir. Delete if already posted. http://boingboing.net/2011/12/01/trailer-for-john-carter.html#disqus_thread

Jimmy is just one of four equal partners, the others being Plant, Jones, and Bonham's estate.

From Lemon Squeezings' account of Plant's speech: Robert Plant says he's forever committed to Buddy Miller As Robert Plant picked up one of the big prizes at a Nashville awards ceremony last night, he did more than just thank his touring bandmate Buddy Miller: He pretty much committed himself to having Miller involved in all of his musical projects from here on out. Plant delivered his remark at the Americana Music Association's annual Honors and Awards ceremony, while accepting the Album of the Year award for his Band of Joy CD. Miller earned two awards of his own at the ceremony. B

Backstage with Gregg Allman Americana Awards Some great pics here.

NASHVILLE, October 13, 2011 – Robert Plant's Band of Joy picked up album of the year honors, and Buddy Miller earned an Artist of the Year nod, during the Americana Music Association's 10th Annual Honors and Awards tonight at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. The event celebrated a year of the best in roots music. It opened with a moving tribute to the late John Hartford, represented by an unaccompanied banjo and bolo hat side stage, followed by Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas and Don Was performing "I'll Fly Away" in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of

If you think 67 years was a "very long" life, then you're younger than I thought! In a perfect (or at least, cancer-free) world, he would have had decades more to live, and I wish he had. Those who said it was too soon had it right.

66 to Timbuktu.

Then you'd know that the Jackie De Shannon connection and most of the other points you made were mentioned in posts after the one you quoted. That was my point.

Have you read the rest of the thread?