Bonham seemed destined to be a groundbreaking drummer from a young age. Before he had a real kit to play, he fashioned drum sets out of pots and pans. Music was prevalent in the Bonham house, and he ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Sporting one of the most beloved (and most heavily sampled) drum tracks of all time, Led Zeppelin's spin on Memphis Minnie's When the Levee Breaks is widely hailed as one of the rock ...

Born May 13, 1948, John Bonham quickly grew up to become the hard-hitting backbone of the British-born rock band Led Zeppelin. While Robert Plant shrieked his glorious banshee melodies and Jimmy Page ...

It's a rarity when a single musician can claim the two greatest moments in their field's history, but John Bonham was never an ordinary percussionist. In an industry where the opening riff usually ...