For a young John Bonham, in thrall to The Benny Goodman Story, an influential 1956 biopic in which jazz drum legend Gene Krupa starred, the king of swing was "a god". Fellow drum legend Buddy Rich ...

Gene Krupa used to make our tops—$165 a week ... It is also a different era for Benny Goodman. He still feels “more comfortable” playing jazz. Last summer, he toured Europe with a sextet ...