Jason Bonham

Early years Bonham could play drums skillfully at the age of five, At 15, he joined his first band, Airrace. In 1985, he joined Virginia Wolf, making two albums and touring the US supporting the Firm. In 1988, Bonham joined Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for his Outrider album and tour. In May of the same year, Bonham appeared with the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin for a performance at Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert in New York City. His performance was described as "flawless" by music critics. Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening and other experiences , West Hollywood, California on 11 October 2009 In February 2009, Jason Bonham and James Dylan began working together in what would become Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening, a live homage to his late father's band. During the autumn of 2010, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening embarked on their first North American tour and toured worldwide throughout 2011. Bonham more recently played drums, along with sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson of the group Heart on vocals and guitar respectively, with successive additions of band, string and horn sections, and choirs (including the Joyce Garrett Youth Choir) for a show-ending performance of "Stairway to Heaven" during the Led Zeppelin tribute at the Kennedy Center Honors hosted by Barack Obama in December 2012 with his late father's band members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones in attendance. It was described as a "bring down the house" version. In the Summer of 2013, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening joined forces with the band Heart for "The Heartbreaker Tour" celebrating the music of Led Zeppelin. Later that year, he teamed up again with Glenn Hughes to form a new rock band, which became California Breed, adding the guitarist Andrew Watt. In 2014, Bonham joined Sammy Hagar's supergroup Sammy Hagar and the Circle. The band featured Led Zeppelin tracks along with songs from Hagar's various career projects, such as Montrose, Van Halen, and Chickenfoot. From early March to late May 2015, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening toured extensively in North America. On 4 December 2015, the band began their North American Winter Tour in San Jose, California. He also joined Kid Rock on his Bad Reputation Tour. ==Equipment==

Drums Bonham has endorsed DW Drums. Prior to this, for many years he played a Ludwig Vistalite drumkit similar to his late father's. Cymbals Endorses Paiste cymbals Drumsticks Bonham has produced his own line of signature series drumstick with Pro-Mark. The SD531W is made of American Maple with acorn shaped, wooden tips. The taper is relatively short and the sticks have considerably large dimensions, being in length and in diameter. The sticks also feature the symbol used by Bonham's father, John Bonham, of the three interlocking rings – they are printed next to Jason's signature on the side of the stick. Other Bonham endorses Remo drum heads and DW drums & hardware. He uses DW 9000 Series Double Pedals. ==Discography==

• Shaft of Light by Airrace (1984) • Virginia Wolf by Virginia Wolf (1986) • Push by Virginia Wolf (1987) • Outrider by Jimmy Page (1988) • The Disregard of Timekeeping by Bonham (1989) • Mad Hatter by Bonham (1992) • Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters by Paul Rodgers (1993) • Peace for Me by Motherland (1994) • In the Name of My Father: The Zepset by Jason Bonham Band (1997) • When You See the Sun by The Jason Bonham Band (1997) • Born Again Savage by Little Steven (1999) • Rock Star: Music from the Motion Picture as Steel Dragon (2001) • Enormosound by Healing Sixes (2002) • 100% Live by The Quireboys (2002) • You Are Here by U.F.O. (2004) • Extended Versions by Foreigner (2005) • You & Me by Joe Bonamassa (2006) • No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner by Foreigner (2008) • ''Can't Slow Down'' by Foreigner (2009) • Live In London by The Quireboys (2009) • Black Country Communion by Black Country Communion (2010) • Black Country Communion 2 by Black Country Communion (2011) • Celebration Day by Led Zeppelin (2012) • Afterglow by Black Country Communion (2012) • California Breed by California Breed (2014) • At Your Service. by Sammy Hagar and the Circle (2015) • BCCIV by Black Country Communion (2017) • Space Between by Sammy Hagar and the Circle (2019) • Crazy Times by Sammy Hagar and the Circle (2022) ==References==