20 Facts About Jason Bonham

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Jason John Bonham was born on 15 July 1966 and is an English drummer.

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Jason Bonham is the son of late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.

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In 1988, Jason Bonham joined Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for his Outrider album and tour.

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In 1989, Jason Bonham appeared as a special guest at the Moscow Music Peace Festival, performing the song "Rock and Roll" with many major rock stars of the day.

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That same year, he formed his own band, Jason Bonham, whose Zeppelin-inflected first release The Disregard of Timekeeping had a hit single, "Wait for You" and the music video for the subsequent single "Guilty" did get some play; however, after a lukewarm reception for their 1992 release, Mad Hatter, the band was dissolved, and Jason Bonham concentrated on session work and guest appearances.

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On 28 April 1990, Jason Bonham married Jan Charteris, in Stone, Worcestershire.

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Jason Bonham drummed for Paul Rodgers on the Grammy nominated Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters project.

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Jason Bonham reformed his band with a new lead vocalist, Marti Frederiksen, replacing Daniel MacMaster.

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Jason Bonham soon put together another solo project that culminated in In the Name of My Father - The Zepset, which featured the songs of Led Zeppelin.

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Jason Bonham starred with Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld, Sebastian Bach, and Scott Ian on the VH1 reality television show, Supergroup, in May 2006.

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Jason Bonham played drums live with Foreigner from 2004 to 2007 and part of 2007 to 2008.

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Jason Bonham joined the supergroup Black Country Communion with guitarist and vocalist Joe Bonamassa, vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes and keyboardist Derek Sherinian, late in 2009 and stayed with them until they broke up in March 2013.

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Jason Bonham rejoined the group when they reformed in 2016.

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On Saturday 28 April 1990, Jason Bonham married Jan Charteris.

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On 12 September 2007, it was announced that Jason Bonham would take over his father's role and play drums for Led Zeppelin at the Led Zeppelin reunion concert.

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Jason Bonham's performance was described as "flawless" by music critics.

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In 2014, Jason Bonham joined Sammy Hagar's supergroup Sammy Hagar and the Circle.

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From early March to late May 2015, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening toured extensively in North America.

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Jason Bonham is joining Kid Rock on his Bad Reputation Tour.

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Jason Bonham has produced his own line of signature series drumstick with Pro-Mark.