50 Years Ago Today – Band of Joy (Plant/Bonham) Make First London Appearance (Listen to “Hey Joe”)

50 years ago today (2/8/68), The Band Of Joy, featuring John Bonham and Robert Plant, made their first London appearance, supporting Edwin Starr at the Marquee Club in London, England. The Marquee was witness to the London scene of the late 60’s, represented at the club by bands like the Move, The Syn, Pink Floyd, (who played the club many times), Neat Change, The In Crowd, Soft Machine and Arthur Brown. Shortly after Bonham and Plant would go onto for Led Zeppelin with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. Listen to the band take on Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Joe” live in ’68..

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