By 1988, Led Zeppelin had been disbanded for the better part of a decade, its members having moved on to solo careers in a show of respect for their fallen drummer John Bonham. But as they'd shown in 1985 with their mini-reunion for Live Aid, they were willing to come together for the right cause.
Details of how so many A-list performers agreed to take the stage at Madison Square Garden for the 12-12-12 Superstorm Sandy relief concert last December are beginning to emerge, as is the name of one band who simply said no. Led Zeppelin turned down a chance to reunite for the cause, at the personal request of former president Bill Clinton.
All hail Led Zeppelin, one of the biggest bands to ever plug in and rock out, and our choice to represent rock and roll for the letter "L."
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On May 4, 1973, Led Zeppelin kicked off their 1973 U.S. tour. The tour would become the thing of legend, as it was captured on film for all to see via the 1977 film, 'The Song Remains The Same.'
Legendary Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant has announced the first North American tour dates for his new project, Robert Plant presents the Sensational Space Shifters. The group will kick off their native stateside jaunt on June 20 in Dallas, Texas and run through July 27 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Reddit's 'Ask Me Anything' interviews (AMAs for short) have become something of a rite of passage for public figures -- not to mention a fascinating forum for sharing interesting and/or useful information. On Thursday (April 18), Q Prime Management's Peter Mensch sat for an AMA, and offered a few tantalizing tidbits about activity in the Led Zeppelin camp.
Any conversation about great classic rock mash-ups has to begin with 'Whole Lotta Sabbath,' an absolute wet dream of a collaboration between rock legends Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
Artist Storm Thorgerson, who created some of the most iconic album covers in rock music history, has died. The designer -- whose creations included the prism artwork on the cover of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' -- passed away peacefully on Thursday.
By 1981, two of the most successful and influential British rock groups of the '70s -- Led Zeppelin and Yes -- had come to an end, and the members of each band were all looking for new opportunities. In April 1981, former Yes drummer Alan White and bassist Chris Squire got together with Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for a proposed supergroup called XYZ -- which could have also included Robert Plant, but never quite got off the ground.
The influence of Led Zeppelin on virtually every other hard-rock band that followed is undeniable and immeasurable. There are many great Zeppelin tribute bands out there -- shout out to the mighty Zepparella -- but the powerful combination of Robert Plant's voice and Jimmy Page's guit
