Jimmy Page originally wanted BJ Wilson for Zeppelin

[GoAndPractice]

Read an interesting article in Drum Magazine about lesser known British drummers... it mentioned the late BJ Wilson. I guess Page originally wanted him to be the drummer for Zeppelin. Really great drummer. Check out that throne height!

Cool solo in the middle of the song too
[youtube_https]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbdu-BWuT4U[/youtube_https]

[GoAndPractice]

By the way each piece of equipment on that stage would be worth a small fortune today.. cool to see today's relics looking all shiny and new

[langmick]

Apparently he also played on With a Little Help from my Friends, Joe Cocker.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCrlyX6XbTU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYhFksPkxvg[/youtube]

That looks like it's painful to play that way, but he sounds pretty powerful and plays with nice dynamics.

[GoAndPractice]

Apparently he also played on With a Little Help from my Friends, Joe Cocker.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCrlyX6XbTU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYhFksPkxvg[/youtube]

That looks like it's painful to play that way, but he sounds pretty powerful and plays with nice dynamics.

Yeah in that second clip at 4:33 you can see he's sitting in a chair he could have pulled from his grandma's kitchen table