LED ZEPPELIN Drummer BONZO Is Never Forgotten

September 25, 2007

Mike Nolan of Worcester News reports: A tiny churchyard in a quiet Worcestershire (England) hamlet has become a place of pilgrimage for thousands of fans of one of the world's best known rock bands.

Almost every day fans of LED ZEPPELIN make the peaceful journey to the pristeen parish churchyard at Rushock where drummer John Bonham's ashes are scattered.

In the midst of all the graves Bonham's cannot be missed. There are drum sticks galore, a couple of small bottles of vodka, a tumbler, of what may have been whisky at one time, key rings, cigarette lighters, coins, CD cases and even dice. All significant symbols of Bonham's eventful life.

Today even more devotees of Bonham, regarded by many music aficionados as the greatest drummer of all time, will pay their respects on the 27th anniversary of his death.

John Bonham, known as Bonzo to friends and his millions of fans, was the archetypal rock genius. He pushed the art of drumming to new boundaries but he had a self-destruct button.

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