Get The Led Out - Ep2436 wk of 2sep

Carol Miller's 'Get The Led Out' Explores The Incredible History Of The Rock Band Led Zeppelin!

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi, this is Carol Miller. Welcome to our Get the
Letout calendar fifty years ago. On Zeptember second, nineteen seventy four,
Bad Company's US tour continued in Binghamton, New York, where
they played on a bill with Edgar Winter. They had
just come from Austin, Texas, where they had asked Jimmy
Page to sit in. He obliged and played one song
with them. The occasion was Zizi Toop's first annual barbecue

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and barn Dance, also featuring a set from Santana Ash
led Zeppelin. Their last show had been thirteen months back.
Jimmy told reporter Lisa Robinson quote, I must admit it

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was so great to get on a stage again. I
really miss it, and I'm looking forward to touring again
to get in front of audiences and feel that feedback
the energy unput. On September third, nineteen seventy one, Led
Zeppelin took the chance to play in New York a
song dedicated to the city. Robert Plant's on stage remarks
at Madison Square Garden went like this, mister New York album,

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that's what are you joining? With his cool operation. Then
their final encore went on. Despite a partial stage collapse,
everything of the garden was safe for the next day
sold out show, not with led Zeppelin again, but with

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Lawrence Welch and his orchestra. Fifty years ago. On Zeptember fourth,
nineteen seventy four, Bad Company and fog Hat played at
the Schaeffer Music Festival. This was held as usual in
New York Central Park, specifically the Woman Skating Rink. For
the second time in four days, Jimmy Page joined up
with Bad Company during their American performances. Their go to

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song choice wasck Me Baby, made famous by BB King
how Can We Read? I Got Who Coming? BB King

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happened to be led Zeppelin's co headliner at the Schaeffer
Music Festival five years earlier. On September fifth, nineteen eighty,
Swansong Records issued an official press release confirming led Zeppelin
were about to tour the US beginning in mid October.

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While the announcement was brief and nonspecific, it' said exact
dates would follow. They had an intriguing name for the tour,
led Zeppelin the nineteen eighties Part one. Eight weeks had
passed since led Zeppelin's European tour. The next rehearsals were
still three weeks away, with North America planned another three
weeks after that. Thirty years ago, on September sixth, nineteen

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ninety four, John Paul Jones released a collaborative album with
singer Diamanda Gallis. Their joint effort was called The Sporting Life.
John played lap steel guitar and bass guitars, sometimes with
only four or five strings, but occasionally eight. This paired
John for the first time with drummer Pete Thomas, who
had played previously with Elvis Costello and the Attractions following

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Robert plant had used his voice as a musical instrument
in led Zeppelin. Diamanda Gallis was doing that too, but
she had an altogether different voice and vocal techniques. This

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is Carol Miller. Thanks for Getting the let Out. Check
back next week for another Get the Letout Calendar podcast