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Jason Bonham, son of the late John “Bonzo” Bonham, does not take lightly the responsibility of carrying on his father’s legacy. Having made a head start at drumming while he was a child, he is now passing on the same lessons to a third generation of Bonham drummers. His firsthand familiarity with Led Zeppelin made him a shoe-in to join his father’s bandmates on most of the few occasions reunion concerts have taken place.

Because 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of John Bonham’s death, Jason Bonham is preparing to honor his father with a 30-date concert tour unleashed in his memory. “Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience” will see the drummer and a hand-picked lineup of professional musicians traveling across the United States and Canada with a giant video screen helping Bonham to articulate his memories of growing up surrounded by Led Zeppelin. Many of the earliest reports on the tour cited Lemon Squeezings as their source of information, and this Web site will continue to update readers on tour dates and other information about the show as they become known.

Also among Bonham’s announced plans is a new four-piece rock supergroup called Black Country Communion. The name is derived from the part of England from which both Bonham and singer Glenn Hughes hail. A full-length album was recorded in early 2010 with plans to release it in September. Producer Kevin Shirley has provided some of the biggest public insights into what to expect from Black Country Communion, which in addition to Hughes and Bonham also includes Derek Sherinian on keyboards and Joe Bonamassa on lead guitar and some vocals.…

Photo at right courtesy of Simon Keeping

A tribute concert dedicated to the late Atlantic Records cofounder Ahmet Ertegun held on Dec. 10, 2007, contained the only onstage musical reformation this century of original Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones. With Jason Bonham on drums to take the place of his dearly departed father, original member John Bonham, the band played a two-hour concert that is likely never to be repeated.

Led Zeppelin’s reunion in 2007 was witnessed in person by fewer than 20,000 people. Although this special event was filmed, no plans have been announced for its official release. Photographs, amateur recordings, and the firsthand accounts and memories of those who attended are all that can be relied upon to attest to the magic of that single night. The evening is widely praised.

Many posts on Lemon Squeezings since the 2007 concert have centered on the chances of further reunion activity. The popular press have persisted in spreading the myth of an attempt to replace Robert Plant in Led Zeppelin. In reality, Page and Jones considered forming a new band in 2008, bringing in Bonham to help audition singers. Their new band, which they themselves never considered to be Led Zeppelin, failed to materialize.

Since then, Page has retreated, Jones has formed a new band in Them Crooked Vultures, and Bonham has stayed busy with both a new band and something close to a Led Zeppelin tour.…