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“I was like, ‘OK, so how many songs am I not going to play bass on?’” Nate Mendel on the time John Paul Jones arrived for his Foo Fighters cameo

Foo Fighters’ ambitious double-disc In Your Honour included guest performers Josh Homme, Norah Jones and Led Zeppelin legend John Paul Jones

Guitar World

“It’s not about playing whatever the lowest note available is. You have to consider melody, rhythm and harmony”: Listen to John Paul Jones’ isolated bass on Led Zeppelin’s Ramble On

Recorded in 1969 when John Paul Jones was just 23, Ramble On stands apart from the rocked-out blues songs that dominate Led Zeppelin II

Guitar World

“I knew my pentatonic scales before I went to Berklee – and 90% of the time that’s what I’m called upon to play”: For the third time in his career, Chris Chaney has landed one of bassdom’s most coveted gigs – a slot in the re-energized AC/DC

Jazz-schooled bassist Chris Chaney has now secured three career-defining gigs – first with Alanis Morissette and Jane’s Addiction, and now with AC/DC

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“B.C. Rich guitars were God back then. They weren’t like a Strat or a Les Paul – they were something different. They had so much power”: Lita Ford on her trailblazing guitar journey – and that time she nearly joined Led Zeppelin

Ever since she lied about her age to save for her first electric guitar, Lita Ford has been all about lead and leading. She looks back at life-changing encounters with Tony Iommi and Ritchie Blackmore, and explains why Kemper profiling is like “putting a Rolls Royce into a Volkswagen body”

Guitar World

Heart appeared on the Howard Stern show and talked about their iconic cover of Stairway To Heaven: then they played another Led Zeppelin classic

"We looked at each other and took a very deep breath" - Nancy Wilson on performing Stairway To Heaven in front of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones

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"This has to be the album against which every rock album that followed should be measured": Led Zeppelin attain peak Led Zeppelin status on Led Zeppelin IV

Of all their records, Led Zeppelin’s fourth album, released in late 1971, remains their most admired work

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“I’d be there with bass pedals, a triple-neck guitar and keyboards, and Robert Plant would ask, ‘Can you sing, as well?’” How John Paul Jones became Led Zeppelin’s ultimate wingman

Armed with years of experience as a session bassist and arranger – having worked with the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck and the Rolling Stones – John Paul Jones could do it all

Guitar World

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“Just as I was setting up the mic, Jimi started playing, and man, my brain froze. In that second, my life changed”: Eddie Kramer on working with Hendrix, Kiss, Jimmy Page and why guitar players should think more analog

The legendary producer/engineer looks back on a career spent recording with icons, and an era in which Hendrix was writing musical history in real time with a Fender Stratocaster

Guitar World

“A great talent with a fine sense of humor”: Denny Laine was an underrated guitarist who helped launch Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career – here are 10 essential cuts from his discography

Laine’s playing lit up the sound of the Moody Blues and Wings. Here, we look at 10 of the best from the man Paul McCartney described as an “outstanding vocalist and guitar player”

Guitar World

“I thought, ‘He’s got to be joking,’ because John Paul Jones is God on bass, as far as I’m concerned”: How Lita Ford almost ended up joining Led Zeppelin – on bass

In the early '70s, Jones was poised to take a step back from his role as the band's bassist – and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant eyed up The Runaways lead guitarist as a potential successor

Guitar World

The 20 greatest rock supergroups ever

From Cream and ELP to Temple Of The Dog and Velvet Revolver, these are history’s greatest supergroups

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"If you absolutely hated Stairway to Heaven, nobody can blame you for that because it was so… pompous": The glory and burden of Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven, over half a century on

In early 1970 Jimmy Page had a concept for an epic song that “would unravel in layers as it progressed”. More than five decades on, Stairway To Heaven still has a hold on its writers and the world

MusicRadar

Led Zeppelin's original contract with Atlantic Records stated that Jimmy Page could replace the other band members if he wanted

The historic 1968 contract between Atlantic Records and Jimmy Page has been uncovered

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“The audience just wouldn’t let us go!” Jimmy Page recalls Led Zeppelin's legendary four-night stand in Boston in January '69, the gigs that set his band up for superstardom

On this week in 1969, Led Zeppelin played their first dates in Boston, and blew the minds of everyone in attendance

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“John Paul Jones kept to himself, but Jimmy Page took great delight in showing you what he’d been doing the night before”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on touring with Led Zeppelin, John Bonham’s pranks and Jimmy Page’s ‘fruity’ Polaroids

When Jethro Tull opened up for Led Zeppelin on their 1969 US arena tour, it was an eye-opening experience for frontman Ian Anderson

Guitar World

“I had a couple of passes at the solo, and that was it. Keith’s playing great – and it’s unusual to hear me playing at full acceleration outside of Led Zeppelin”: Jimmy Page on his surprise Rolling Stones collaboration, and the gear that made rock history

In this all-encompassing 2020 interview, the Led Zeppelin legend reflects on the evolution of his guitar rig, writing rock’s greatest albums – and how the Beatles shaped the sound of Whole Lotta Love

Guitar World

“Even John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, Sting, and Steve Harris dig this guy”: Cordell Crockett of Ugly Kid Joe reels off 5 albums that shaped his sound

Ugly Kid Joe’s long-term bassist reflects on Sgt. Pepper, and why Michael Anthony had the “hardest gig” supporting Eddie Van Halen

Guitar World

“When Jimmy Page first saw my 8-string rig, he said, ‘I’m not playing to that!’” John Paul Jones on his 10 greatest moments with Led Zeppelin

From the pounding riffs of Black Dog to the monomania of Achilles Last Stand, we check out some Led Zeppelin history

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“Peter Grant had tears in his eyes. He gave a little speech and then said, ‘Now get the f**k out of here and knock them dead’”: how Bad Company‘s classic debut album won over the US and turned them into the next Led Zeppelin

Spooky houses, supergroups and the patronage of Led Zeppelin – how Bad Company became one of Britain’s biggest musical exports in the 70s

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Watch every song from Led Zeppelin IV being played live

Every song from Led Zeppelin’s iconic fourth album from Black Dog to When The Levee Breaks, captured at different points in their career

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Engineer Andy Johns on recording and mastering Led Zep IV: “I put the tape on and the first song goes by and sounds bloody awful. Then the second one comes along and that’s really horrid, too... Pagey should’ve fired me at that point"

"Pagey was going on about seeing ghosts on the stairs and we were like, ‘Oh yeah right, Jimmy!’"

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Perfect harmony – six musical holidays in Britain and Europe

Whether it’s gypsy jazz, the blues, folk or flamenco, these retreats cater for musicians of all levels looking to up their game – and have fun

Louder

"You can’t play Stairway to Heaven with cold fingers in front of Jimmy Page!": What happened when Ann and Nancy Wilson performed Stairway To Heaven for Led Zeppelin

Nancy Wilson reveals what it was like to perform Stairway To Heaven for Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, President Obama and an audience of stars

Guitar World

“I knew exactly what I wanted to do in every respect”: How Jimmy Page built Led Zeppelin from the ashes of the Yardbirds

Using knowledge gleaned from his time as a first-call session pro – and his brief but crucial tenure alongside Jeff Beck in the Yardbirds – Page formed a rock colossus from the ground up

Guitar World

When TM Stevens met James Brown: “I said, ‘One day I'm going to play with you!’ He said, ‘Don't do it! Stay in school!’”

TM Stevens on meeting the Godfather of Soul and the bass players that helped shape his sound

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