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JOHN BONHAM: Lessons from the Drummer in Whitesnake?

 

Whitesnake drummer Brian Tichy is a big John Bonham fan and each day this week he is posting videos teaching how to play like the late Led Zeppelin beat keeper. His first lesson was "Rock and Roll," which, ironically, is one of the hardest songs for John's son, Jason Bonham, to play. Jason tells us, "It's a two-handed shuffle all the way through and not many people who play 'Rock and Roll' do that." He adds that he finally figured out how his father was playing it when the Zeppelin at Knebworth festival video was released. The drum beat is same one used on Little Richard's "Keep A-Knocking (But You Can't Come In)."

Tichy replaced Jason Bonham in Foreigner in 2009 before leaving for Whitesnake in 2010.

One of John Bonham's drumsticks recently sold for more than $1,600 on eBay. Bonham's name is embossed in scripted silver print across the stick.



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