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Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening, originally known as Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, [1] are a Led Zeppelin tribute band lead Jason Bonham, the son of late drummer John Bonham.
Jason Bonham founded the group in 2010. [2] [3] Bonham previously played with Led Zeppelin in 1988, [4] 1990, [5] and 2007. [6] After the 2007 reunion, Bonham had stated an interest in touring and recording with Led Zeppelin, [7] but singer Robert Plant didn't agree. [8] The band's first line-up included guitarist Tony Catania, vocalist James Dylan, bassist Michael Devin and keyboardist/steel guitarist Stephen LeBlanc. [3] Catania had played with Bonham in his previous band, Bonham.
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