Despite setbacks, with John Paul Jones threatening to leave the band and Robert Plant under the knife, the English quartet, spurred on by Jimmy Page, recorded a revered set of songs
The English musician, who died at 90, had an enormous influence on the music scene of the sixties as well as being a unique talent scout, launching the careers of Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor from his band, the Bluesbreakers
Country singer Ingrid Andress’ unfortunate rendition of the American national anthem adds to the long list of good artists’ bad nights
Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Neil Young... They are all over 70 years old and still active. Are they still relevant artistically or are they living on nostalgia alone?
