Mook Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) Apparently the earliest known picture of John Bonham playing drums at the Red Lion pub in Worcestershire. This is with Terry Webb & the Spiders & Bonham was 16 at the time. Edited December 4, 2020 by Mook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
76229 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Mook, I have to ask, where did you find this??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 8 hours ago, 76229 said: Mook, I have to ask, where did you find this??! It was on a 'Remembering John Bonham' Facebook page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowElf Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 21 hours ago, Mook said: Apparently the earliest known picture of John Bonham playing drums at the Red Lion pub in Worcestershire. This is with Terry Webb & the Spiders & Bonham was 16 at the time. Cool pic Mook.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 @porgie66 Thought you would be interested in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 2 hours ago, RainbowElf said: Cool pic Mook.👍 Thanks, I was over the moon to see it as I've been looking for a pre-Zeppelin drumming picture for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Great pic. He's got a vocal mic, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porgie66 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Mook said: @porgie66 Thought you would be interested in this. @Mook Yes I posted it recently on my Instagram. From a gig w Terry Webb. There is another where he is seated behind the drums posing with the band. I got it off the recent YouTube tribute / memorial video ....I took a screen shot. It's hard to tell but it looks like he's playing a Trixon kit. It's so frustrating that the one pic of him playing pre - Zeppelin , you can't really make out the drums. I haven't seen one other pic of him playing before Zep. This is it. I think! Edited December 5, 2020 by porgie66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 16 minutes ago, porgie66 said: @Mook Yes I posted it recently on my Instagram. From a gig w Terry Webb. There is another where he is seated behind the drums posing with the band. I got it off the recent YouTube tribute / memorial video ....I took a screen shot. It's hard to tell but it looks like he's playing a Trixon kit. It's so frustrating that the one pic of him playing pre - Zeppelin , you can't really make out the drums. I haven't seen one other pic of him playing before Zep. This is it. I think! I had a feeling you may have seen it. I'd go along with the Trixon theory, those ride cymbal stands look like an accident waiting to happen. Good to (cyber) speak to you again, it's been too long. Not much happening in Zeppelin world these days unfortunately although I still watch your YouTube videos (which are always amazing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porgie66 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Mook said: I had a feeling you may have seen it. I'd go along with the Trixon theory, those ride cymbal stands look like an accident waiting to happen. Good to (cyber) speak to you again, it's been too long. Not much happening in Zeppelin world these days unfortunately although I still watch your YouTube videos (which are always amazing). Thanks, appreciate that very much! Hope all is well in your world. 🏴😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 3 hours ago, porgie66 said: Thanks, appreciate that very much! Hope all is well in your world. 🏴😁 Aye, just about surviving. You too Porgie, strange times for us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Here's another interesting one, looks like Bonham is using traditional grip here. Although there are a few pictures of him using the grip down the years, this is maybe the only one I've seen of him live with Zeppelin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porgie66 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 hours ago, Mook said: Here's another interesting one, looks like Bonham is using traditional grip here. Although there are a few pictures of him using the grip down the years, this is maybe the only one I've seen of him live with Zeppelin... Yes, although this is Pages how solo so he's either not playing or he's doing some little rolls or accents. Sometimes he would cross stick at this point. Also, note the Slingerland chrome snare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 3 hours ago, porgie66 said: Yes, although this is Pages how solo so he's either not playing or he's doing some little rolls or accents. Sometimes he would cross stick at this point. Also, note the Slingerland chrome snare. Good spot, I was too busy looking at Bonham to notice what Page was up to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Amazing photo of a young John Bonham ! I wonder how far along he was in his 10,000hours to become a truly great drummer, as opposed to how much natural talent and dexterity he had naturally. As we have heard Jimmy describe, how his talent was more in his subtle wrist technique more than the popularized thoughts of him being raucous and arm bashing drummer. The photo seems to show that he had a flair or natural talent going there at a young age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieOzzieZeppfan Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Apparently recently Jason Bonham has said that his (Bonzo's) 1st Zepp kit) was a blue sparkle Slingerland 22 13 16 with Ludwig LM400 Supraphonic snare drum 14x5", Rogers swivomatic cymbals stands&possibly hi-hat stand&snare stand?, Ludwig Speed King pedal?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummingbird69 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/15/2021 at 6:58 PM, kirchzep27 said: Amazing photo of a young John Bonham ! I wonder how far along he was in his 10,000hours to become a truly great drummer, as opposed to how much natural talent and dexterity he had naturally. As we have heard Jimmy describe, how his talent was more in his subtle wrist technique more than the popularized thoughts of him being raucous and arm bashing drummer. The photo seems to show that he had a flair or natural talent going there at a young age. Bonham may be called the God Of Thunder because of certain Zep songs but IMHO as a talented drummer his chops are severely underrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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