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‘Into the heart of the whirlwind’: how Led Zeppelin were sweet-talked into making a new film
Bernard MacMahon says he knew he was taking a massive risk. The Irish-British film-maker and his Scottish partner Allison McGourty had spent 10 months researching a film about that massively successful but elusive rock band Led Zeppelin. They put together a storyboard, listened to every interview they could find, and started to dig out archive film to tell the story of the band’s early years in the late 60s.
That was when Jimmy Page, a successful session guitarist, joined the Yardbirds, then wanted to create a band of his own. He signed up John Paul Jones, another virtuoso session star, and two little-known West Midlands musicians: the wildly inventive drummer John Bonham, and singer Robert Plant. Overlooked in Britain, Led Zeppelin found fame in America, where they were attacked in the music press but became celebrities through their live shows, without the help of the media.
Jimmy Page arrived carrying a Waitrose bag. I thought he’d brought sandwiches with him
The film-makers’ research was funded, says MacMahon, on the understanding that “it was incredibly likely that once I put in a phone call, the group might say they were not interested. There was every chance we would not eve
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Jimmy Page gave a speech lasting more than 10 minutes on September 19 at an event honouring him held at the British ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C.
LedZepNews has tracked down a video of most of Page’s speech from the event that was filmed by journalist Steve Clemons and posted on LinkedIn:
During the speech, Page recalls his time as a session musician recording “Goldfinger” with Shirley Bassey, working in The Yardbirds and forming Led Zeppelin.
The event was co-hosted by Karen Pierce, the British ambassador to the US, and featured some of the top lawmakers in the US government.
Page was presented with a certificate from the Library of Congress regarding “Stairway To Heaven”. The song was inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2023.
Following the September 19 event, Page travelled to New York where he attended an awards dinner on September 22 hosted by the Academy of Achievement along with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Billie Jean King, Katie Ledecky and Mavis Staples.
Page presented an award to John W. Henry, the businessman and owner of the Boston Red Sox.
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