Brian Johnson, the lead singer of AC/DC, and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin appeared together in an episode of the TV series "Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road," a show in which Brian travels the world to interview and chat casually with other legendary musicians.
This particular episode was filmed in 2017 in Wales, in the United Kingdom, where Brian went to visit Robert and they spent the day walking through landscapes and historic sites connected to Led Zeppelin, such as areas where they recorded parts of their album Led Zeppelin III, talking about tours, band anecdotes, the history of rock, and personal moments in a very natural and friendly way, without it being a formal studio interview.
There are funny moments, such as when Robert surprises Brian by appearing dressed in a Celtic warrior outfit similar to the one he wore in the film The Song Remains the Same.
The episode first aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky Arts in 2017, and later reached the United States, where it aired on AXS TV on September 22, 2019.
It is a program much loved by fans because it shows two rock legends acting like friends, chatting casually about their careers.
Debbie Harry posing for photographer Brian Aris during a promotional shoot in the UK right around the time Blondie released their breakthrough album, Parallel Lines.
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The Rolling Stones released their debut single “Come On”, June 7, 1963.
The song was a fast-paced cover of a Chuck Berry track, which made perfect sense given how much Mick Jagger and Keith Richards idolized American blues and R&B artists back then. Their manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, pushed them to record it just to get something commercial out on the airwaves. The band wasn't actually crazy about how polished the final studio mix sounded, especially compared to the raw, gritty energy of their live club shows.
Even with those reservations, the single did exactly what it needed to do. It climbed its way onto the UK charts, peaking at number 21. More than anything, it gave British teenagers their first real taste of a band that would soon become the ultimate counterculture alternative to the cleaner-cut image of The Beatles.
An advert for a number of Pink Floyd gigs in the USA, in March 1973 - although the poster shows nine shows, a total of fourteen were played that month in the US, and two in Canada. The band were back for more US shows in June that year.
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David Jones (aka Dave Jay, aka David Bowie) in 1963. He was 16 years-old when he stepped in as saxophonist and lead singer for The Kon-rads at a gig in a south London pub.
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