Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening returns to Celebrity Theatre.
Don't miss their incredible show! A lot of talented children have
probably been asked by a parent to entertain family and friends, maybe
in the living room, maybe sing a little, play an instrument. No big
deal and a good way to get used to performing for others. But when
Jason Bonham was a small child and got called in to entertain, the
family friends he played his drums for could be anyone from Jimmy Page
to some of the guys from the group Bad Company. That's what happens
when your father is drummer John Bonham, one of the original members
of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin. At the age of only five,
Jason could play the drums, at least a scaled-down set of them, with
skill. When he was 17 he was a member of the band Air Race. The group
signed a record contract with Atlantic Records, recorded one album,
and opened for big names like Queen, Meat Loaf, Ted Nugent, and AC/DC.
John Bonham died in 1980, but Jason, who has marked a few places in
music history himself, has stepped in from time to time to help keep
his father's memory alive. In 1988, Jason took his father's spot in
the televised, first-ever Led Zeppelin reunion at the Atlantic Records
40th Anniversary concert, which included Robert Plant,Jimmy Page, and
John Paul Jones. Later than year. he went on to tour with Page and
recorded the album Outrider with him. By 1989, he completed the album
The Disregard of Timekeeping, in his new band called "Bonham". One of
the tracks from this first effort, "Wait for You," earned him a gold
record. By 1992, with partners like Canadian vocalist Daniel
MacMaster, guitarist Ian Hatton, and bassist and keyboardist John
Smithson, Bonham finished another album: Mad Hatter. Jason teamed up
with greats like Paul Rodgers, Slash, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck and
others in 1993 to work on a Tribute to Muddy Waters album. The
record's success brought a nomination for a Grammy Award. A year
later, Jason, along with Rodgers and Slash, appeared at the memorable
Woodstock II. That same year, he recorded a new album, Peace 4 Me, in
his group now known as Motherland with Marti Frederksen on vocals. In
May 1990, Jason married Jan Charteris, in Stone, Kidderminster in a
wedding reception that included a jam with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant,
and John Paul Jones. Jason represented his father when Led Zeppelin
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 1995, with
his sister Zoe by his side. He soon put together another solo project
which culminated in "In the Name of My Father -The Zepset" cd, which
featured the songs of Led Zeppelin. Proceeds from the album went to
charity. The album followed up with When You See the Sun. The Healing
Sixes soon caught his attention and decided to tour and record them
the Indiana-based band, from 1999--2003. In 2001, Jason appeared in
the film Rock Star which starred Mark Wahlberg. The band in the movie,
Steel Dragon recorded the songs featured in the movie and the
soundtrack. Following an album with Debbie Bonham, the younger sister
of John Bonham, Jason was invited to drum for hard rock group UFO. In
2006, he also recorded with Joe Bonamassa. Jason starred with Ted
Nugent, Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard), Sebastian Bach (SkidRow) and Scott
Ian (Anthrax) on the VH1 reality tv show, "SuperGroup", in May 2006.
The musicians formed a band called Damnocracy for the show, during
which they lived in a mansion in Las Vegas for twelve days and created
music. Most recently, Jason has performed and recorded with Foreigner.
On December 10th, 2007, Jason played drums in the most anticipated
concert of all time -the Led Zeppelin reunion at London's O2 arena
with surviving members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant.
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