John Paul Jones strings along the Grammys

John Paul Jones, the legendary bassist of Led Zeppelin, will be performing with the Foo Fighters during the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Jones will be arranging an orchestral piece as special guest conductor of a unique musical ensemble, performing a special version of the Foo Fighters’ “The Pretender.”

Three musicians will be given the unique opportunity to be a featured instrumentalist as part of an orchestra of 20 unsigned musicians playing with the Foo Fighters, specifically for this 50th anniversary segment of the awards show. The special was produced in partnership with CBS.com and YouTube.

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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Written by: Mike Withrow



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2 Responses to “John Paul Jones strings along the Grammys”

  1. Les Paul Says:
    May 4th, 2008 at 4:06 am

    Les Paul…

    I also keep handy a 1996 Gibson Les Paul Special (the P- 90s sound amazing) and a late- model Mexican- made Fender Telecaster (or, the NAFTelecaster)….

  2. Used Les Paul Says:
    May 21st, 2008 at 9:03 am

    I remember watching this. It was a nice performance.