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'''Joan Bonham''' (née Sargent) (born 1929) is an [[England|English]] singer and one of the principal lead vocalists of [[the Zimmers]]. The Zimmers are a 40-member [[British]] band originally created by [[BBC]] television for a 2007 feature documentary on the conditions and feelings of the elderly, as part of the ''Power to the People'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thezimmersonline.com/Welcome.html|title=The Zimmers Online|author=The Zimmers|accessdate=2010-03-07}}</ref> In September 2008, the band released its first full-length album ''[[Lust for Life]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Samuels|first=Tim|title=What the Zimmers did next|date=9 October 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7661275.stm|work=[[BBC]] News|accessdate=2010-03-07}}</ref>
'''Joan Bonham''' (1926-2011) was an [[England|English]] singer and one of the principal lead vocalists of the Zimmers. The Zimmers are a 40-member British band originally created by BBC television for a 2007 feature documentary on the conditions and feelings of the elderly, as part of the ''Power to the People'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thezimmersonline.com/Welcome.html|title=The Zimmers Online|author=The Zimmers|accessdate=2010-03-07}}</ref> In September 2008, the band released its first full-length album ''Lust for Life''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Samuels|first=Tim|title=What the Zimmers did next|date=9 October 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7661275.stm|work=BBC News|accessdate=2010-03-07}}</ref>


Bonham is the mother of [[Led Zeppelin]] drummer [[John Bonham]], photographer Michael Bonham, and [[singer-songwriter]] [[Deborah Bonham]]. Joan was married to John Henry Bonham, Sr., who operated his father's [[construction]] company in [[Redditch]], [[Worcestershire]], J. H. Bonham & Son. To supplement the family income, Joan Bonham ran a [[newsagency]] business in [[Hunt End]]. A fan of [[big band]] music such as the [[Benny Goodman]], and [[Harry James]] bands, she influenced John Bonham's musical upbringing.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bonham|first=Mick|year=2005|title=John Bonham: The Powerhouse Behind Led Zeppelin|edition=1st|location=London|publisher=Southbank Publishing|pages=21|isbn=1-904915-11-6}}</ref>
Bonham was the mother of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, photographer Mick Bonham, and singer-songwriter Deborah Bonham. Joan was married to John Henry Bonham, Sr., who operated his father's construction company in Redditch, Worcestershire, J. H. Bonham & Son. To supplement the family income, Joan Bonham ran a newsagency business in Hunt End. A fan of big band music such as the Benny Goodman, and Harry James bands, she influenced John Bonham's musical upbringing.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bonham|first=Mick|year=2005|title=John Bonham: The Powerhouse Behind Led Zeppelin|edition=1st|location=London|publisher=Southbank Publishing|pages=21|isbn=1-904915-11-6}}</ref>


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Joan Bonham (1926-2011) was an English singer and one of the principal lead vocalists of the Zimmers. The Zimmers are a 40-member British band originally created by BBC television for a 2007 feature documentary on the conditions and feelings of the elderly, as part of the Power to the People series.[1] In September 2008, the band released its first full-length album Lust for Life.[2]

Bonham was the mother of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, photographer Mick Bonham, and singer-songwriter Deborah Bonham. Joan was married to John Henry Bonham, Sr., who operated his father's construction company in Redditch, Worcestershire, J. H. Bonham & Son. To supplement the family income, Joan Bonham ran a newsagency business in Hunt End. A fan of big band music such as the Benny Goodman, and Harry James bands, she influenced John Bonham's musical upbringing.[3]

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  1. ↑ The Zimmers. The Zimmers Online. Retrieved on 2010-03-07.
  2. ↑ Samuels, Tim. What the Zimmers did next, BBC News, 9 October 2008. Retrieved on 2010-03-07.
  3. ↑ Bonham, Mick (2005). John Bonham: The Powerhouse Behind Led Zeppelin, 1st. London: Southbank Publishing, 21. ISBN 1-904915-11-6. 
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