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How Led Zeppelin lost John Bonham

On a freezing afternoon, January 23, 1975, John Bonham sat in the back of a stretch Cadillac limousine, drinking vodka from a bottle. After Led Zeppelin had completed a three-night tour of the Chicago Stadium the previous night, the band’s next concert in St. Louis was cancelled because singer Robert Plant had fallen ill. Lively… Read More »