... New faces such as Jimmi Hendrix, King Crimson, and the Rolling Stones were beginning to receive much deserved stardom. Among these many groups taking part in this new phenomenon was a band that called themselves The Yardbirds. They were formed in London in 1966. "The Yardbirds virtually wrote the book ... had to fight their way out of his throat- (Abel, 555). John "Bonzo- Bonham was born on May 31st, 1948 in Redditch, England as John Henry Bonham. "He played ferocious drums, often shirtless and sweating like some gorilla on a rampage- (Abel, 555). He died on September 25th, 1980 at Pages...

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