On This Day In Led Zeppelin History: Restless in Oakland

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Restless in Oakland

On this day in 1970, the audience was restless while Led Zeppelin debuted some acoustic songs destined for Led Zeppelin III at Bill Graham's Oakland Coliseum in California.

Robert Plant joked onstage, "We pray for your indulgence, ladies and gentlemen. Tom Jones is next."

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On This Day In Led Zeppelin History is dedicated to one mammoth rock band, its original members, its manager, and to all those who carry on the band's legacy.

Originally sent via e-mail daily from 1998 to 2003, each edition concentrated on one historical event for that day of the calendar year. Today, the newsletter continues to commemorate special occasions in great depth. Its current subscriber base numbers in the thousands, exemplifying the lingering popularity of the group labeled 15 years after its breakup "The Most Important Band in the World ... Today!"

It was through this newsletter that, in 2001, Steve first caught the attention of Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, who provided a four-hour interview that is thought to be his most extensive in longer than two decades.

The newsletter is located online at www.OnThisDayInLedZeppelinHistory.com.

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Steve "The Lemon" Sauer is a writer and musician based in Boca Raton, Fla. He is currently a contributing writer and consultant for Get the Led Out, a weekly syndicated radio program hosted by Carol Miller and syndicated in 100 U.S. markets including New York and Los Angeles. He also provides content for a Web site associated with the radio show, www.LedZepOnline.com.

Although Steve was barely a year old when Led Zeppelin broke up and it took him until his teen years to become a true Led Zeppelin fan, he quickly made up for it. At age 18, he began publishing On This Day In Led Zeppelin History, a daily newsletter detailing the interactions of members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, and their manager, Peter Grant.

Steve maintains one other long-running online publication about Led Zeppelin. To monitor the ongoing careers of the band's surviving members, Steve launched Lemon Squeezings: Led Zeppelin News, located at www.LedZeppelinNews.com. In 2007, he covered the lead-up to the band's reunion concert at the end of that year, and he has closely examined every rumor of a followup tour since then, often dispelling or clarifying misinformation perpetrated by the mainstream media. Using his journalistic training, Steve has also uncovered some facts and accounts previously unreported elsewhere.

As a backup vocalist and keyboard player, Steve often appears onstage with various bands. He has performed with three cover or tribute acts performing the music of Led Zeppelin.

Do you have a news tip to share with Steve? Do you have something you would like him to write about? Would you like to book him for a speaking engagement? He can be contacted by e-mail at Steve at LedZeppelinNews.com.

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Restless in Oakland

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Restless in Oakland

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