Re: The Real Deathlist

[gamblin <gamblin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott, you forgot Peter Grant (of course, he never played anything, but still
was a key personality).

Peter


Scott Swanson wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
> This evening I was a bit bored so I decided to make up a list of all the
> people who worked with the members of Zep but are now dead.  My own
> "Death List," if you will.  I've listed them below in alphabetical order,
> with the date of death in parentheses, plus a brief description.
>
> If anyone out there knows of names that I missed, feel free to let me
> know.  So, without further ado...here we go:
>
> Bert Berns (1967) - Producer/songwriter (Them, Lulu, McCoys, etc.)
> Marc Bolan (9/16/77) - T. Rex founder; Jones sessioned with him in 1966
> Alma Cogan (10/26/66) - Jones reportedly sessioned with her in the '60s
> Cyril Davies (January 1964) - Page jammed with him while still attending
>   art school
> Sandy Denny (4/21/78) - "Battle Of Evermore"
> Champion Jack Dupree (1/21/92) - Page sessioned with him in the '60s
> Billy Fury (1/28/83) - Page sessioned with him in the '60s
> Rick Grech (3/17/90) - Page, Grech, and Keith Richards recorded the
>   mysterious song "Scarlet" in 1974
> Keith Harwood (????) - Engineer for "HOTH," "PG" and "Presence"
> Nicky Hopkins (9/6/94) - Dozens of sessions in the '60s
> Brian Jones (7/3/69) - Stones guitarist (Page & Jones sessioned w/them)
> Alexis Korner (1/1/84) - Plant recorded with him in '68
> Ronnie Lane (6/4/97) - Page played with him at the ARMS Concerts
> Derek "Lek" Leckenby (8/4/94) - Herman's Hermits guitarist
> Scotty McKay (????) - Page & the Yardbirds played with him in '67 & '68
> Joe Meek (2/3/67) - Eccentric '60s producer who committed suicide
> Keith Moon (1978)
> Nico (7/18/88) - Page played on her debut single
> Jaco Pastorius (9/21/87) - Page jammed with him in '85
> Kenny Pickett (1/10/97) - Lead singer of '60s band Creation; he was
>   also once a roadie for Led Zeppelin!
> Rainer Ptacek (11/12/97)
> Keith Relf (5/14/76)
> Paul Ryan (12/92) - From the '60s duo Paul & Barry Ryan (Jones sessioned
>   with them)
> Memphis Slim (2/88) - Jones contributed to his 1971 album "Blue Memphis"
> Otis Spann (4/24/70) - Page & Eric Clapton recorded with him in 1965
> Ian Stewart (12/12/85) - Rolling Stones pianist
> Vince Taylor (????) - Page supposedly jammed with him in 1973
> Mick Wayne (1994) - Lead singer of The Outsiders (Page session, 1965)
> B.J. Wilson (10/90) - One-time drummer for Joe Cocker who almost joined
>   Led Zeppelin
> Sonny Boy Williamson (5/25/65) - Page recorded with him in '64
>
> Yes, I realize how crazy this seems.  ;-)
>
> Later,
>
> Scott
> (swandwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)