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Billed as “Len Zefflin” by the advertising department of the Spokesman-Review and Spokane Daily Chronicle, the band that would come to define hard rock in the 1970s left an indelible mark on an unsuspecting crowd at Gonzaga University in December 1968.
“They go to school. They do their homework. They shake hands. They say please and thank you. But once you throw that ball up, they will rip your heart out and watch you bleed.” -- Jay Bilas
I saw Dave Brubeck......and of course Gonzaga's own Chad Mitchell Trio.....
I didn't know of the Chad Mitchell trio's affiliation to Gonzaga. I saw them in '64 or '65 in Santa Barbara...a beautiful, smallish amphitheater, outdoor venue, along with Peter, Paul and Mary.
Really want to know about Led Zeppelin's trip to Spokane in a blizzard and the trying to get across the pass for a Seattle read their roadies book on it! It was their 2nd or 4th US concert! Google it. I was there! “In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man....” the wife knows everything that ever happened with that band! The Winter of 68 was like non other if any of you remember that. Shoveling snow for a few hours before class every morning.
Rumor has it Honest Abe ran out of Med school money so he put on a show with them for a 90-10 split . Rumor has it Abe made enough on the 10% to pay tuition for a year! Those were the days when everything was possible!
Jimmy Page knew that Led Zeppelin had to take America by storm for the group to be successful. Sonic Boom is the story of how they did it, as told by the people who helped make it happen. Author Frank Reddon conducted over 40 primary source interviews. Discover what deejays, promoters, musicians, studio personnel and even audience members had to say about the band destined to become rock'n'roll's premier super group. These exclusive interviews provide amazing insights and a panoramic overview of the hippie subculture and popular music scene in the 1960s as well as brand-new details about The New Yardbirds' first-ever public performance. If you think you've seen and heard it all about Led Zeppelin, this book will prove you wrong!
Mark Blake, the author of a new book on legendary Zeppelin manager Peter Grant "Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond," talks to RCL.
“They go to school. They do their homework. They shake hands. They say please and thank you. But once you throw that ball up, they will rip your heart out and watch you bleed.” -- Jay Bilas
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