Deborah Bonham (born 7 February 1962) is an English rock and blues singer and the sister of John Bonham, the late drummer for the band Led Zeppelin. Born in Redditch, Worcestershire, she lived with her father in The Old Hyde farm, Cutnall Green (the location where John Bonham's fantasy sequence was filmed for The Song Remains the Same). While living there, she started playing and recording music with her nephew Jason Bonham who has played drums on her two most recent studio releases.
When Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968, Deborah was six years old. While living on the family's Old Hyde estate, Deborah's nephew and John's son Jason started playing and recording their own songs. At the age of 17, at Robert Plant's house in a nearby village, she recorded her first demos. With some encouragement and advice from mentor Plant, Bonham sent out the songs anonymously and soon landed her first record deal with the major European label Carerre Records in 1985, for whom she recorded the critically acclaimed album For You and the Moon. The album reached the top 5 in the NME chart, was DJ Simon Bates record of the week on BBC Radio 1 and sold well in Europe, being voted "Record of the Year" by Musikmarkt in Germany.
Deborah Bonham performing with her band in 2013
A period of recording for the Japanese Sam Corporation followed, with press and radio promotion including interviews for music publication Burrn! and J-Wave FM Radio. After this, English label RPM records released the CD single, "Perfect World" in 1995. Bonham spent 1996 organising a new band, together with new songs for an album and playing a series of shows such as headlining the Belfast Festival and a sell out show at the Bottom Line, in Shepherd's Bush. The beginning of 1997 saw the first of many trips to the United States. She performed live on Los Angeles's Rockline syndicated radio show to three million listeners throughout North America. This was followed by a special appearance with Jason Bonham and his band at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles. Her band also opened for Jason Bonham Band's shows in Los Angeles House of Blues with guests Slash and Terry Reid, and subsequent other House of Blues appearances. Bonham also played at festivals including Glastonbury and Fairport's Cropredy Convention.
In 2004, she recorded her second album on the Track label and toured in support of it.[1] Neither of these first two albums were released in the United States. In June 2008, her third album Duchess was issued on ATCO by Rhino Records[2][3] and released in the United States.
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BonhamBorn 1962 02 07 7 February 1962 age 61 Redditch Worcestershire EnglandGenresRock blues blues rockOccupation s Singer musician songwriterInstrument s Vocals tambourine cowbellYears active1985 presentLabelsCarrere Track RhinoWebsitedeborahbonham wbr com Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditWhen Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968 Deborah was six years old While living on the family s Old Hyde estate Deborah s nephew and John s son Jason started playing and recording their own songs At the age of 17 at Robert Plant s house in a nearby village she recorded her first demos With some encouragement and advice from mentor Plant Bonham sent out the songs anonymously and soon landed her first record deal with the major European label Carerre Records in 1985 for whom she recorded the critically acclaimed album For You and the Moon The album reached the top 5 in the NME chart was DJ Simon Bates record of the week on BBC Radio 1 and sold well in Europe being voted Record of the Year by Musikmarkt in Germany nbsp Deborah Bonham performing with her band in 2013A period of recording for the Japanese Sam Corporation followed with press and radio promotion including interviews for music publication Burrn and J Wave FM Radio After this English label RPM records released the CD single Perfect World in 1995 Bonham spent 1996 organising a new band together with new songs for an album and playing a series of shows such as headlining the Belfast Festival and a sell out show at the Bottom Line in Shepherd s Bush The beginning of 1997 saw the first of many trips to the United States She performed live on Los Angeles s Rockline syndicated radio show to three million listeners throughout North America This was followed by a special appearance with Jason Bonham and his band at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles Her band also opened for Jason Bonham Band s shows in Los Angeles House of Blues with guests Slash and Terry Reid and subsequent other House of Blues appearances Bonham also played at festivals including Glastonbury and Fairport s Cropredy Convention In 2004 she recorded her second album on the Track label and toured in support of it 1 Neither of these first two albums were released in the United States In June 2008 her third album Duchess was issued on ATCO by Rhino Records 2 3 and released in the United States Bonham has also toured and performed with Van Halen Alannah Myles Tim Rose Uli Jon Roth Humble Pie Donovan Lonnie Donegan Jools Holland Foreigner and Paul Rodgers Discography EditFor You and the MoonSide One Sanctuary It s Only Love On The Air Tonight Who Is The Enemy Hungry Night Side Two For You and the Moon Fly Away Lovers And Friends Never Looking Back Region Date Label Format CatalogUnited Kingdom 1985 Carrere stereo LP CAL216The Old Hyde Shit Happens Deborah Bonham 4 43 Stay With Me Baby Jerry Ragovoy Donna Weiss 3 48 Anything Deborah Bonham 4 10 Go Now Deborah Bonham 4 25 Need Your Love So Bad Little Willie John Mertis John Jr 6 01 Black Coffee Ike Turner 4 22 Devil s in New Orleans Deborah Bonham 3 48 What We ve Got Deborah Bonham Peter Bullick 3 51 Open Your Heart Deborah Bonham M Fredriksen 4 32 No Angel Deborah Bonham 4 39 Without You Deborah Bonham 3 48 Religion Deborah Bonham 4 53 Ten Steps Back Deborah Bonham Peter Bullick G Morris 4 38 The Old Hyde Deborah Bonham 5 52Region Date Label Format CatalogUnited Kingdom 14 September 2004 Track Navarre stereo CD 99Duchess Grace 3 56 Jack Past 8 Deborah Bonham Peter Bullick Gerard Louis Ian Rowley Jerry Shirley 3 03 Hole in My Heart Deborah Bonham Peter Bullick Gerard Louis Ian Rowley Jerry Shirley Steve Marriott 2 38 Hold On 4 15 A duet featuring Paul Rodgers of Bad Company Love Lies 3 23 Pretty Thing 3 09 Love You So 3 56 How Do You Feel Deborah Bonham 4 41 Chains Sutherland 3 12 Duchess and the Shufflemeister 4 53 Waiting So Long 4 14 If You Had a Little Love 3 37 Blue Deborah Bonham 2 15 All songs composed by Deborah Bonham Peter Bullick Gerard Louis amp Ian Rowley unless otherwise noted Region Date Label Format CatalogUnited States 24 June 2008 Rhino ATCO stereo CD 452476References Edit Deborah Bonham The Studio 11 09 04 Bbc co uk Retrieved 27 May 2020 Deborah Bonham biography at AMG Deborah Bonham biography Billboard com Retrieved 27 May 2020 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deborah Bonham Official website Bonham s MySpace page 20 Question for Deborah Bonham w PopMatters 30 June 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deborah Bonham amp oldid 1105478940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
