... 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 on guitar-oriented blues based rock ... Robert Plant, wooly, handsome in and obscenely rugged way, sang as if the songs 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 shirtl...

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