On this day in 1969, Led Zeppelin II was released. It began with rehearsals at my home in Pangbourne and 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'What Is and What Should Never Be' were later recorded at London's Olympic Studio Number 1 with George Chkiantz, who engineered the basic tracks and some guitar overdubs. This provided the foundation for the rest of the tracks to be recorded and overdubbed at various studios in America during our forthcoming tour. We recorded and overdubbed our way from West Coast to Ea

On this day in 2009, I inducted Jeff Beck into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.⁣ ⁣ I was asked to participate to give an induction speech for Jeff. He deserves all accolades for his musical contribution. There are many guitarists, and then there is Jeff Beck. ⁣ ⁣ We had some fun that night with Bolero and Immigrant Song, and we soundchecked Bolero that afternoon. But the idea of the Immigrant Song was discussed and mapped out later at the hotel and in the car on the way to the ceremony. He and hi