Celebrating the Legacy Of John Bonham

Led Zeppelin Drummer Would Have Been 73 Today!

John Bonham John Bonham of Led Zeppelin performs on stage at Oude Rai on 27th May 1972 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He plays a green sparkle Ludwig drum kit. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) (Gijsbert Hanekroot)

May 31, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. UTC

By Doug O'Brien

John Bonham was born today, May 31, 1948. He would have been 73 years old. Today we celebrate, “Bonzo”, the greatest rock drummer ever!

-- Doug O’Brien

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