John Bonham packed a powerful punch behind the drum kit for Led Zeppelin.Yet he had already earned his Bonzo nickname years before joining the legendary band. The moniker fit his playing style ...

July 7, 1980, Led Zeppelin played their last ever show with John Bonham before his passing in September of that year.

Rock Legend, 79, Says He Wasn’t Friends With His Bandmates in Resurfaced Interview first appeared on Parade on Jul 10, 2025 ...

John Bonham called out Jimmy Page for pushing him while recording “Stairway to Heaven.” Still, the drummer’s powerful performance remains as spectacular now as it was in 1971.

Led Zeppelin may have kicked the door down for hard rock with their debut, but John Bonham admitted to knicking the opening drumbeat from somewhere else.

Everybody was waiting for this moment. Led Zeppelin had broken up after drummer John Bonham died in 1980. And prior to that, ...

May 31st, 2023, marks what would have been legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham’s 75th birthday. Bonham (who passed away from alcohol poisoning on September 25, 1980, at the age of 32) is ...

Publishers of a new John Bonham biography said it would arrive with a foreword by longtime fan Dave Grohl. C.M. Kushins’ Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin runs 384 pages and will ...

Still, over 35 years after his death, John Bonham has been named the No. 1 drummer in history by Stylus, Rhythm, Modern Drummer and Rolling Stone magazines.

John Bonham, the fantastic, heavy-footed drummer for Led Zeppelin was found dead in bed in Jimmy Page's Windsor manor house. It was an ugly end for Bonzo.