Biography and musical profession

Early years

Bonham might play drums skillfully on the age of 5,^[1] and appeared along with his father within the movie The Track Stays the Identical, drumming on a scaled-down equipment.^[2] At 15, he joined his first band, Airrace. In 1985, he joined Virginia Wolf, making two albums and touring the US supporting the Agency.^[1]

In 1988, Bonham joined Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Web page for his Outrider album and tour. In Might of the identical yr, Bonham appeared with the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin for a efficiency at Atlantic Data fortieth Anniversary live performance in New York Metropolis.^[1]

In 1989, Bonham appeared as a particular visitor on the Moscow Music Peace Pageant, performing the music “Rock and Roll” with many main rock stars of the day. That very same yr, he fashioned his personal band, Bonham, whose Zeppelin-inflected first launch The Disregard of Timekeeping had successful single, “Look ahead to You” and the music video for the following single “Responsible” did get some play; nevertheless, after a lukewarm reception for his or her 1992 launch, Mad Hatter, the band was dissolved, and Bonham focused on session work and visitor appearances.

On 28 April 1990, Bonham married Jan Charteris, in Stone, Worcestershire. His marriage ceremony reception included a jam with Jimmy Web page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones. The Bonhams have two kids: a son named Jager and a daughter, Jaz (born 1993).^[1]

Bonham drummed for Paul Rodgers on the Grammy nominated Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters mission. A yr later with Slash and Paul Rodgers, he appeared at Woodstock II in 1994. Bonham reformed his band with a brand new lead vocalist, Marti Frederiksen, changing Daniel MacMaster. Renamed Motherland, they launched the album Peace 4 Me later in 1994; nevertheless, his down-to-earth nature all the time confirmed—on one event making an encore drumming look for native Led Zeppelin tribute bands Fred Zeppelin and Led Zepagain.

In 1995, Bonham and his sister Zoe represented his father when Led Zeppelin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.

Bonham quickly put collectively one other solo mission that culminated in Within the Identify of My Father – The Zepset, which featured the songs of Led Zeppelin. Proceeds from the album went to charity. The album adopted up with When You See the Solar.

Following an album and tour along with his aunt Debbie Bonham, Jason Bonham was invited to drum for onerous rock group UFO. In 2006, he recorded with Joe Bonamassa.^[1]

Jason Bonham additionally appeared within the film Rock Star, 2001.^[1] Bonham performed drummer A.C., of the fictional band Metal Dragon. The movie additionally featured performances by musicians resembling Zakk Wylde, Jeff Pilson, Myles Kennedy, Jeff Scott Soto, Brian Vander Ark, Blas Elias, Nick Catanese, and Ralph Michael Saenz of Metal Panther fame. He additionally performed on the movie’s soundtrack.

Bonham starred with Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), and Scott Ian (Anthrax) on the VH1 actuality tv present, Supergroup, in Might 2006. The musicians fashioned a band known as Damnocracy (after ditching the names FIST, God Struggle, and Savage Animal) for the present, throughout which they lived in a mansion in Las Vegas for twelve days and created music. Jason additionally performed drums dwell with Foreigner from 2004 to 2007 and a part of 2007 to 2008.

Bonham joined the group Black Nation Communion late in 2009 and stayed with them till they broke up in March 2013. He rejoined the group after they reformed in 2016.

Participation in Led Zeppelin reunions

On 14 Might 1988, the Atlantic Data label held its fortieth Anniversary Celebration by staging a continuous live performance lasting nearly 13 hours. A reformed Led Zeppelin, with Jason on drums, closed the occasion.

On Saturday 28 April 1990, Jason Bonham married Jan Charteris. Later, in the course of the marriage ceremony reception on the Heath Lodge in Bewdley, England, Jimmy Web page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones joined Jason on stage and carried out ‘Custard Pie’ / ‘It’s going to Be Me’ / ‘Rock And Roll’ / ‘Sick Once more’ / ‘Convey It On Dwelling’ for the marriage get together.

On 12 September 2007, it was introduced that Jason Bonham would step into his father’s sneakers and play drums for a Led Zeppelin reunion live performance. This came about on 10 December 2007 at London’s O₂ enviornment as a part of an all-star tribute to Ahmet Ertegun.^[3][4][5]
His efficiency was described as “flawless” by music critics.^[6]

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Night and different experiences

In February 2009, Jason Bonham and James Dylan started working collectively in what would change into Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Night, a dwell homage to his late father’s band. Throughout the autumn of 2010, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Night launched into their first North American tour^[7] and toured worldwide all through 2011.

Bonham extra just lately performed drums, together with sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson of the group Coronary heart on vocals and guitar respectively, with successive additions of band, string and horn sections, and choirs (together with the Joyce Garrett Youth Choir)^[8] for a show-ending efficiency of “Stairway to Heaven” in the course of the Led Zeppelin tribute on the Kennedy Heart Honors hosted by Barack Obama in December 2012 along with his late father’s band members Robert Plant, Jimmy Web page, and John Paul Jones in attendance.^[9] It was described as a “carry down the home” model.^[10]

Within the Summer time of 2013, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Night joined forces with the band Coronary heart for “The Heartbreaker Tour” celebrating the music of Led Zeppelin.^[7][11]

Later that yr, he teamed up once more with Glenn Hughes to kind a brand new rock band, which turned California Breed, including the guitarist Andrew Watt.

In 2014, Bonham joined Sammy Hagar’s supergroup Sammy Hagar and the Circle. The band featured Led Zeppelin tracks together with songs from Hagar’s numerous profession initiatives, resembling Montrose, Van Halen, and Chickenfoot.^[12]

From early March to late Might 2015, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Night toured extensively in North America. On 4 December 2015, the band started their North American Winter Tour in San Jose, California.^[7] In early Might 2016, they launched into a one-month / 22-date North American tour. Most just lately, they launched into one other tour all through the USA, with dates working by means of November 2021.^[13]

Gear

Drums

Jason Bonham has endorsed DW Drums. Previous to this, for a few years he performed a Ludwig Vistalite drumkit just like his late father’s.

Cymbals

Endorses Paiste^[14] cymbals

Drumsticks

Bonham has produced his personal line of signature sequence drumstick with Professional-Mark. The SD531W is made from American Maple with acorn formed, picket suggestions. The taper is comparatively brief and the sticks have significantly massive dimensions, being 16.75″ (42.5 cm) in size and 0.595″ (1.5 cm) in diameter. The sticks additionally characteristic the image utilized by Bonham’s father, John Bonham, of the three interlocking rings – they’re printed subsequent to Jason’s signature on the facet of the stick.

Different

Bonham endorses Remo drum heads and DW drums & {hardware}. He makes use of DW 9000 Collection Double Pedals.

Discography

• Shaft of Gentle by Airrace (1984)
• Virginia Wolf by Virginia Wolf (1986)
• Push by Virginia Wolf (1987)
• Outrider by Jimmy Web page (1988)
• The Disregard of Timekeeping by Bonham (1989)
• Mad Hatter by Bonham (1992)
• Peace 4 Me by Bonham (1994)
• When You See The Solar by Bonham (1997)
• Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters by Paul Rodgers (1993)
• Peace for Me by Motherland (1994)
• Within the Identify of My Father: The Zepset by Jason Bonham Band (1997)
• When You See the Solar by Jason Bonham Band (1997)
• Born Once more Savage by Little Steven (1999)
• Rock Star: Music from the Movement Image as Metal Dragon (2001)
• Enormosound by Therapeutic Sixes (2002)
• 100{ae90547d17d4d74b17007ee836a04674fd006933c139011dc78eb03c100070a7} Stay by The Quireboys (2002)
• You Are Right here by U.F.O. (2004)
• Prolonged Variations by Foreigner (2005)
• You & Me by Joe Bonamassa (2006)
• No Finish in Sight: The Very Better of Foreigner by Foreigner (2008)
• Cannot Sluggish Down by Foreigner (2009)
• Black Nation Communion by Black Nation Communion (2010)
• Black Nation Communion 2 by Black Nation Communion (2011)
• Celebration Day by Led Zeppelin (2012)
• Afterglow by Black Nation Communion (2012)
• California Breed by California Breed (2014)
• At Your Service. by Sammy Hagar and the Circle (2015)
• BCCIV by Black Nation Communion (2017)
• Area Between by Sammy Hagar and the Circle (2019)