A letter written by Jimmy Page to his US pen pal in 1962 is currently being offered for sale at auction.
The letter was sent by Page, then aged 18, to his friend Ronnie Kellerman who ran the Jerry Lee Lewis fan club.
“I might get a Gibson guitar instead of my Gretsch because the electrical side of the Gretsch doesn’t seem to be all that good although it’s a lovely guitar to play,” Page writes in the letter.
The letter is currently up for auction through GottaHaveRockandRoll. It has an estimate between $30,000 and $50,000 and bidding closes on June 7. At the time of writing, there are no bids on the letter.
A different 1962 letter from Page to Kellerman was previously sold online. That letter was also sold for $12,500 in a June 2009 Christie’s auction.
Robert Plant
Robert Plant is back on tour with Alison Krauss
Robert Plant is on the road again, this time touring the US with Alison Krauss for another leg of their ongoing world tour.
Plant and Krauss spoke to USA Today for a new interview published in advance of today’s first show of the latest tour.
During the interview, Plant hinted at plans to eventually release new material presumably with Saving Grace. “I’ve been very busy following my north star and reaching into the great old world of R&B for songs I might do something with down the road,” he said when asked what he’s been doing since touring with Krauss last year.
Upcoming events:
- June – Genesis Publications will release its deluxe poster set that includes a poster advertising Jimmy Page’s photographic autobiography.
- June 2 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- June 4 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Camdenton, Missouri.
- June 5 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- June 7 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Prior Lake, Minnesota and bidding ends on a 1962 letter from Jimmy Page to his pen pal.
- June 8 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Madison, Wisconsin.
- June 11 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Des Moines, Iowa.
- June 12 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Highland Park, Illinois.
- June 14 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Toledo, Ohio.
- June 15 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.
- June 18 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Vienna, Virginia.
- June 19 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Vienna, Virginia.
- June 21 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Alpharetta, Georgia.
- June 22 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- June 23 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- June 26 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
- June 28 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Syracuse, New York.
- June 29 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Wantagh, New York.
- June 30 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Holmdel, New Jersey.
- July 2 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
- July 4 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic in Camden, New Jersey.
- July 6 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Bethel, New York.
- July 7 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss at the Outlaw Music Festival in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
- July 23 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Southend, UK.
- July 24 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Woking, UK.
- July 25-28 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace at the Cambridge Folk Festival in Cambridge, UK.
- The end of July – “Portraits Of Robert Plant,” a new coffee table book, will be published.
- August 8 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Missoula, Montana.
- August 9 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Missoula, Montana.
- August 11 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Edmonton, Alberta.
- August 13 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- August 14 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- August 16 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Seattle, Washington State.
- August 17 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Seattle, Washington State.
- August 19 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Eugene, Oregon.
- August 21 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Murphy’s, California.
- August 22 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Stanford, California.
- August 24 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Paso Robles, California.
- August 25 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Highland, California.
- August 26 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Flagstaff, Arizona.
- August 28 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- August 29 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- August 31 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- September 1 – Robert Plant will perform with Alison Krauss in Vail, Colorado.
- September 15 – The exhibition “The Wiltshire Thatcher – a Photographic Journey through Victorian Wessex” featuring the original photograph from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s fourth album will close at Wiltshire Museum.
- October 8 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Bari, Italy.
- October 9 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Naples, Italy.
- October 11 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Rome, Italy.
- October 12 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Florence, Italy.
- October 14 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Bologna, Italy.
- October 15 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Turin, Italy.
- October 17 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Como, Italy.
- October 18 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Bolzano, Italy.
- October 20 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Padua, Italy.
- October 21 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Trieste, Italy.
- October 23 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Brescia, Italy.
- November 5 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Harrogate, UK.
- November 6 – Robert Plant will perform with Saving Grace in Stockton, UK.
- 2025 – An expanded version of Live at the Greek, the live album featuring Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes, is due to be released.
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