Hall Of Fame
April, 1981
John "Bonzo" Bonham was part of a well-equipped army that scaled the face of rock 'n' roll until, for a few years, there was nothing left but rock--power rock, heavy metal, 'Lude and lascivious rock. For 12 years, Bonham's drumming for Led Zeppelin managed to avoid setting the critics on fire. They called him heavy-handed, leaden. That did not deter the listeners who supported Bonzo from the beginning. Led Zep's founder, guitarist Jimmy Page, described encountering Bonham for the first...
