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Originally Posted by bhutocracy
"Then...onto Spirit's Taurus......I doubt Denny did too much research here or he would have actually read Randy California's autobiography which states that Page asked to use the first measure for a song and Randy agreed. He himself never had a problem with it. Listen to ALL of Taurus, not just the opening measure and you'll hear a completely different tune. As far as all the other rips....sure, it was commen for blues artists to "borrow" , but Zep can't?? I agree, most of Zep I was not "original" musical ideas....much of it came from the Yardbirds days. Several songs off Zep II were inspired by other blues tunes as well. As were spuratic later ones. Zep still completely wrote well over 80% of it's material. "
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Denny knows a bit about Classic rock and anyone that heard the show today can attest to that.
here is his Bio
Denny Somach is a Grammy® Award recipient, author and producer for radio and television. His talents and expertise span all facets of the entertainment industry.
After a successful career as a radio announcer and programmer at Philadelphia?s premier radio station WYSP-FM, Somach formed DSP, one of the world?s leading independent producers of syndicated and network radio programming. DSP?s landmark programming includes Legends of Rock, Live From the Hard Rock Cafe (NBC); Rolling Stone Magazine?s Continuous History of Rock and Roll (ABC); Scott Muni?s Ticket to Ride; Psychedelic Psnack, The Classics, The Rock of Your Life and ?Meet the Beatles?Again?.
Somach has produced, supervised and hosted numerous TV productions including Evening/PM Magazine, The Rock and Roll Show (CBS)SQL_INJECTION_ATTEMPTed by Ted Turner to serve as director of Cable Music Channel (later sold and became VH1).
As a major private collector and a pioneer in the category of music collectibles, Somach has successfully negotiated licenses and autograph rights with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Stevie Wonder, Yes, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and more. He also operated a high end merchandising business for three Rolling Stones worldwide tours - VooDoo Lounge, Bridges to Babylon, No Security.
In the field of record and video production, Somach has worked with Johnny Winter, Yes, Todd Rundgren, Alan Parsons, Pete Bardens, Dave Mason, Asia, Mick Fleetwood, Justin Hayward, Patrick Moraz, and more. Somach is the Executive Producer of Eric Johnson?s album, AH VIA MUSICOM, which is R.I.A.A. certified ?platinum? and features the 1992 Grammy Award winning song, ?Cliffs of Dover.?
A recognized rock and roll authority, Somach has appeared on numerous television shows, including: The Today Show (NBC), Larry King Live (CNN), The Early Show (CBS), Dateline NBC, CNN?s Moneyline and Showbiz Today. He is also the author of two Beatles books, Ticket to Ride (Wm Morrow & Co.) and Meet The Beatles.....Again.