Pete Townshend's opinion on Jimmy Page

Pete Townshend is one of the most influential songwriters of all time, as he was the mastermind behind The Who’s music over the decades and a crucial element in making the band one of the best-selling in the world. But besides being an incredibly talented musician, Townshend is also quite sincere about what he thinks […]

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May 9th - A Busy Day in Music History

Originally posted on May 9, 2025

A look back at over a century of music history tied to this day.

Sit back and enjoy an interesting collections of artists and some quality music.

#HankSnow #TheRollingStones #SonnyCurtis #theeverlybrothers #BillyJoel #melissaetheridge #louisarmstrong #BarbraStreisand #bobdylan #thedoors #TheGuessWho #brucespringsteen #theboomtownrats #graceslick #jimmypage #littlerichard

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May 9th – A Look Back at this Day in Music History – Good Golly it’s Busy. #MusicisLife TedTocksCovers

Fasten your seatbelts! Today we are going back over a century and then we will wander along the musical timeline and visit a baker’s dozen of moments that occurred on May 9 over the years. Ted Tock…

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"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English #rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 8 November 1971 on the band's untitled fourth studio album (commonly known as #LedZeppelinIV), by #AtlanticRecords. Composed by the band's guitarist #JimmyPage with lyrics written by lead singer #RobertPlant, it is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock songs of all time. The song has three sections, each one progressively increasing in #tempo and #volume.
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Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Lyrics)

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Whole Lotta Love

Led Zeppelin at The Winterland in San Francisco ~ April 26, 1969. Note the encore … This would be the first time “Whole Lotta Love” would be performed live. #ledzeppelin #winterlandballroom #sanfrancisco #billgraham #jimmypage #johnbonham #johnpauljones #robertplant #thewinterland #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic

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Whole Lotta Love

Led Zeppelin at The Winterland in San Francisco ~ April 26, 1969.  Note the encore …  This would be the first time “Whole Lotta Love” would be performed live. #ledzeppelin #winterlandball…

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"Stairway to Heaven" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and #HowardGreenfield. It was released as a 45 rpm single and appeared on Sedaka's 1961 album #NeilSedakaSingsLittleDevilAndHisOtherHits. Sedaka's "#StairwayToHeaven" predates by 11 years #LedZeppelin's song of the same name, which was released in 1971 and written by #JimmyPage and #RobertPlant. Sedaka remarked in 2021: "#YouCantCopyrightATitle, so Led Zeppelin, I forgive you!"
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Stairway to Heaven

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A Salute to Houses of the Holy – #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #LedZeppelin #RobertPlant #JimmyPage #JohnPaulJones #JohnBonham #JoshuaRedmanElasticBand #VanillaFudge #SlyandRobbie #LezZeppelin

On this day 50 years ago, Led Zeppelin began a three-week run at #1 with ‘Houses of the Holy’. Ted Tocks Covers is on record as saying ‘Houses of the Holy’ is his favourite Led Zeppelin studio albu…

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Though the course may change sometimes
Rivers always reach the sea
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