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When Led Zeppelin touched down in America on December 26, 1968, they were a relatively unknown quantity. Manager Peter Grant hoped that the past reputation of The Yardbirds’ latter era and the strategic distribution of advance copies of the band’s soon-to-be-released debut album simply titled Led Zeppelin would help establish this new act.

By good fortune, one of those advance copies fell into the hands of a deejay at Boston radio station WBCN by the name of J.J. Jackson. Within a month of Led Zeppelin’s arrival, their album was climbing the Billboard charts and the band was selling out prestigious venues such as The Boston Tea Party.

Their success in key areas such as Boston was aided considerably by the enthusiasm for their music generated by J.J. Jackson. It was the beginning of a cherished relationship between J.J. and Zeppelin that would encompass the rest of the band’s career.

Peter Grant and the band never forgot the debt they owed the legendary deejay in helping build their reputation in those early days.

It was therefore J.J. Jackson whom Robert Plant singled out for dedication before performing Since I’ve Been Loving You at Los Angeles’ Inglewood Forum on June 26, 1977. It was J.J. Jackson that Robert and John Paul Jones were happy to talk to immediately after the epic Knebworth shows in 1979. And even after the band’s demise, it was J.J. Jackson to whom Robert opened up in one of his first post-Zep TV interviews on MTV.

J.J. Jackson was a music man in the grand tradition of Ahmet Ertegün. A gracious, intelligent man who totally understood what Led Zeppelin was all about. That fact is more than evident throughout the fascinating conversations that follow.

Dave Lewis

July 2009

Publisher’s Note:

Dave Lewis is recognized worldwide for his superlative contribution to the body of literature about Led Zeppelin. He has written, co-authored and published many books about the group. Since 1978, he has chronicled the legendary band in his all-Zeppelin magazine, Tight But Loose.

His most recent book is a compilation that commemorates the 30^th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s landmark concerts at Knebworth - performances which Dave and the subject of this e-book, J.J. Jackson - both attended.

That such a luminary in the Led Zeppelin world should agree to contribute to our e-book is a distinct honour and a special privilege. We are deeply and forever grateful.

Frank Reddon, Author and Lou Anne Reddon, Editor. Enzepplopedia Publishing, Inc.