🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ 
              -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE-
                    THE DOOMSDAY DJ:
       TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE
https://blossom.primal.net/094b655ccc23547b80cf9578ee8bf28e42a2dc39159d3103a2a5537da1bf72b0.jpg
https://youtu.be/qyivczZI5pw
https://blossom.primal.net/a4be776351a0e89d6070e91381581620cb3686a8ed1f7338686bb8e5df518545.jpg
On this day in 1972, Led Zeppelin released the single “Rock and Roll” (February 21)

But, as was customary for Led Zeppelin, it was not released in the UK.

The legendary band’s guitarist Jimmy Page explained to Far Out Magazine:

“You know how it is with A&R men going, ‘Oh, you’ve got to have a single.’ We had singles in America and other places, but I wanted to stay clear of that market and keep it as an albums thing………..we didn’t want to be a band that was known for singles. It was albums that we were going to be known for. And clearly, I wanted to make each album different from the one before.”

According to Page, "Rock and Roll" developed from a spontaneous jam session, while the band were trying to finish recording "Four Sticks" (the B side), at the Headley Grange mansion they had rented in Hampshire, England. 

John Bonham began by playing the drum introduction from the Little Richard song "Keep A-Knockin'" to which Page added a Chuck Berry-style guitar riff. 

The tapes were rolling and fifteen minutes later the basis of the song was completed…

The recording includes a guest appearance by renowned Rolling Stones pianist and co-founder Ian Stewart. 

So “Rock and Roll”, the song that started as a bit of a jam, has gone on to become one of Led Zeppelin’s most popular, enduring and recognized songs.

On the charts it got to #13 in Germany, #38 in Canada, #47 in the US, and #51 in Australia.

In 1994, it was included in "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll", and in 2000, VH1 ranked it #66 in their list of "The 100 Greatest Rock Songs of All Time".

#ledzeppelin, #rockandroll, #jimmypage, #robertplant, #johnpauljones, #johnbonham, #70smusic, #70srock, #classicrock, #dailyrockhistory, #ianstewart, #ledzep, #thisdayinrock, #rockandrollhalloffame, #rockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday

                     "Pure signal,no noise"
              Credits Goes to the respective
                 Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 
                                    🐇 🕳️