FEATURE: The Lockdown Playlist: The Best of John Paul Jones

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The Lockdown Playlist

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The Best of John Paul Jones

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WITH the earliest part of January…

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 IN THIS PHOTO: John Paul Jones (back) with Led Zeppelin in 1969/PHOTO CREDIT: WireImage

seeing more than one musical giant celebrate a birthday, it is a pleasure to focus on John Paul Jones (whose birthday it is tomorrow (on 3rd January). The Led Zeppelin and Them Crooked Vultures genius is one of the most respected and admired musicians - and, as part of Led Zeppelin, he ruled the world with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Bonham. To show a mark of respect for a truly titanic musician, this Lockdown Playlist collects together some of his best performances (I have also included a Jeff Beck track where he played bass (supremely). Whether it an awesome piece of bass work, some epic keys, or something else, this playlist is all about a musician who has…

 IN THIS PHOTO: John Paul Jones with Josh Homme (right) and Dave Grohl (far right) as part of Them Crooked Vultures

FEW equals.