SKF NOTE: Jethro Tull and Led Zeppelin both played at the 1969 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Tull played July 4 and Zeppelin played July 6.

Led Zeppelin was still about four months away from releasing its second album, “Led Zeppelin II.” And Tull was one month away from launching its second album, “Stand Up.”

The evidence I’ve seen, such as other photos of Tull onstage at Newport 1969, suggest this photo is from that concert. It was taken by photographer Bob Willis, and was part of a June 25, 1970 Down Beat magazine story by Harvey Siders called, “A Tull Story.”

I am intrigued by Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham, standing, arms crossed, directly behind Tull drummer, Clive Bunker. My guess is Bonham is doing what drummers habitually do: he’s studying Clive Bunker’s playing.

Regarding Clive Bunker, Harvey Siders said, “Ian claims he’s ‘a man of mystery’ (whatever that means). One thing is no mystery: Clive Bunker is a dependable and consistent drummer, which is more than you can say for the average hyperactive rock percussionist.”

Last week I wrote to a photographer I think might be the Bob Willis who took this photo. I would love to her Mr. Willis’s memories of this photo and the concert. And maybe he has other Bonham/Bunker photos. As of this writing I have not heard back from the photographer.

Anyway, it’s still a cool photo that proves a picture is still worth 1,000 words.