Get the Led Out - Ep2535 wk of 25aug

'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 five years ago. On August twenty fifth,
nineteen seventy, led Zeppelin field Nashville Municipal Auditorium with some
rock and roll tunes from the nineteen fifties. Zeppelin played
as encores Blue Swaede Shoes by Elvis Presley and Johnny B.
Good by Chuck Barrett. Although this was led Zeppelin's only

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show in Nashville, Robert Plant has been back a lot since.
In fact, he and Jimmy Page played Bridgestone Arena together
in nineteen ninety eight. On August twenty sixth, nineteen seventy one,
led Zeppelin's tour dates in Texas were unfolding one day
later than planned. They played in Houston after an unscheduled
evening off. Robert Plant has sung two nights in Los

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Angeles without a break, and then straight to Fort Worth.
Robert noticed his voice was suffering at Dallas, his fourth
straight night without a break. Only needed was a day's rest,
so management pushed Houston and San Antonio back. On August

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twenty seventh, nineteen sixty nine, led Zeppelin played a pair
of evening shows at the Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach,
New Hampshire. Their first show was scheduled to begin at
eight o'clock, but John Bonham Snare drumhead was still being
replaced at showtime. Once they got started, led Zeppelin had
to trim down their setlist. Their second show needed to
start at time o'clock as scheduled, so Zeppelin skipped ahead

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to their closing song.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
Good Night. We're gonna finish off for a thing for
how many more times we can do about it?

Speaker 1 (02:28):
Fifty five years ago, on August twenty eighth, nineteen seventy,
led Zeppelin played at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. This
was Zeppelin's second time playing the Old Red Barn. As
locals called it. Unlike the previous time, led Zeppelin didn't
have to deal with Grand Funk, Railroad or any other
supporting acts using up their valuable performance time. When they unplugged,

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led Zeppelin debuted some acoustic songs. The local press didn't
get it, and it tested the audience patients, especially whoever
had been taping the show. That person left during the
first acoustic song. On August twenty ninth, nineteen sixty nine,
led Zeppelin played Flushing, New York in Queens. Their crowd
at the New York State Pavilion at Flushing Meadows Park

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exceeded ten thousand. When led Zeppelin returned on Saturday, Buddy
Guy and his band played a set of blues to
warm up another record setting crowd, and the performance is
boy you could hear way far in Queens. Afterwards, the
only show left on led Zeppelin's third American tour was
near Dallas. Just their luck, they'd follow another blues artist,

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B B.

Speaker 2 (03:44):
King.

Speaker 1 (04:02):
This is Carol Miller. Thanks for Getting the let Out.
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