"All these bands that are trying to sound like Zeppelin never really get it right, it's all this boom and bash sort of thing. But if you listen to Bonzo he's got all this little stuff going on." - John Paul Jones, on _MTV_'s Rockumentary.
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Thursday, 26 January 2012 03:28 |
Legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant was refused dinner at one of Glasgow's plushest hotels, a new book reveals.
The band was performing in the city at the height of their fame in the early 1970s.
But that cut no ice with staff at the Grand Central Hotel who refused to serve Plant – because he was not properly dressed.
The story of how Glasgow brought Plant back to earth is revealed in a book about the hotel and how it played host to some of the biggest celebrities of the 20th Century, including Laurel and Hardy, Bob Hope and Gracie Fields.
But the book, which is subtitled “Glasgow's most-loved hotel”, reveals that Plant got short-shrift for breaking the strict dress rules in the dining room.
The group were in Glasgow for a gig at Green's Playhouse in December 1972 as part of a world tour.
According to the book, Plant and a group of his friends turned up in the dining room to enjoy some fine dining.
Despite being one of the most celebrated rock stars on the planet, touring by private jet, unyielding staff flatly refused to serve Plant and his friends because none of them were wearing ties.
The aggrieved singer and his entourage eventually gave up and stomped off in to the Glasgow night to find somewhere else to eat, reveals the book.
From: Deadline News
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Which is cooler, JPJ's tripleneck or Jimmy Page's doubleneck?
February 1969 - Led Zeppelin enters the Billboard Top 40
| February 15, 1969 - Led Zeppelin wrap up their first American tour in Florida
| February 7, 1970 - Edinburgh gig cancelled after Plant receives facial injuries in a car accident
| February 28, 1970 - The band performs as "The Nobs" in Copenhagen after threat of legal action from Countess Von Zeppelin
| February 1971 - John Paul Jones involved in legal issues regarding a musician who shares the same name
| February 1971 - Overdubs for the fourth album are recorded at Island Studios
| February 14, 1972 - The band is refused admission into Singapore due to their long hair
| February 16, 1972 - The Australian tour begins in Perth
| February 1973 - The band makes final preparations for the European tour
| Febrauary 16, 1973 - The release date for Houses Of The Holy is pushed back due to some sleeve problems
| February 1974 - Sessions for Physical Graffiti continue
| February 14, 1974 - Page, Plant and Bonham attend a Roy Harper concert
| February 4, 1975 - Zeppelin perform a last minute show at Nassau Coliseum to accomodate fans after being banned in Boston
| February 24, 1975 - Physical Graffiti finally issued worldwide to phenomenal sales
| February 1976 - Media reports that Zeppelin are due to release an album entitled Obelisk
| February 1977 - Robert contracts a bout of tonsillitis postponing the American tour
| February 1978 - Robert Plant helps produce a record for punk band Dansette Damage
| February 16, 1978 - The cases against Bonham, Cole & Grant stemming from the Oakland incident are heard and all receive suspended prison sentences and fines
| February 1979 - Although absent from the US stage or market, Led Zeppelin rank best in many music magazine categories
| February 1979 - Mixing sessions for ITTOD take place at Polar Studios. Rumors fly of a European tour
| February 3, 1980 - Robert joins Dave Edmund's Rockpile at the Birmingham Top Rank
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