Friday, March 6, 2015

Rise of the Zeppelin


Did you know the Led zeppelin In 1966 a guitarist Jimmy Page joined the Yardbirds, a blues-influenced rock band to replace the current bassist Paul Samwell Smith. Soon he became the lead guitarist for the band. Around 1968 The YardBirds broke up and Jimmy Page took over the band and renamed it Led Zeppelin.  The group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. Atlantic Records signed the Band in 1968. Their first album reached number 10 on the charts and the band entered the top 40 with “Whole Lotta Love,” which reached number 4.


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