HEART STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN in HD The Kennedy Center Honors LED ZEPPELIN, 2012
On Dec. 26 the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors was aired on national television for the first time on CBS. During the event, which took place at the Kennedy Center Opera House, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart performed Led Zeppelin s Stairway to Heaven with Jason Bonham on drums. The honor is given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture and in 2012 the surviving members of Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant) were among those honored. During their segment, the Foo Fighters performed Rock and Roll, Lenny Kravitz performed Whole Lotta Love, and Kid Rock performed both Babe I m Gonna Leave You and Ramble On. The performance of Stairway to Heaven began with Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart performing the song with a backing band, which included Jason Bonham on drums. He is the son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who passed away in 1980. As the song progressed, backup singers, a string section, and the Joyce Garrett Youth Cho
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