While Led Zeppelin were practically a machine, John Paul Jones admitted that someone could outplay them in their own material.

A choirmaster, organist and expert in many archaic music styles, John Paul Jones also happened to play bass guitar in Led Zeppelin, the biggest heavy rock band there has ever been or ever will be.

In an interview from back in 2003, Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones was frank about why Led Zeppelin could never match The Beatles in terms of international stardom. Specifically, he said that ...

John Paul Jones almost quit Led Zeppelin at the height of their fame - and just before they started recording the album many consider to be their masterpiece. The group's 1973 stadium tour broke box ...

Starting in 1996, Guitar World was honored to publish a handful of lesson columns authored by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. The following is one of these columns. It has been edited in certain ...

No matter how hard we may try to play it as accurately as possible, sometimes a classic guitar riff never ends up sounding quite like the official version, and Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” riff is ...

John Paul Jones’ net worth in 2025 reflects his decades-long impact as a musician, composer, and producer whose influence stretches far beyond Led Zeppelin. Known for his mastery of multiple ...

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There’s pummeling hard rock, yes, and then there’s the nuclear-grade explosion of Shirley Bassey performing the theme to “Goldfinger” — a whole separate beast. In one of pop music’s oddest confluences ...