Led Zeppelin released three albums in two years when they formed. The first three albums are classics, but it all built up to 1971’s Led Zeppelin IV. Zep intended the classic fourth album to be all ...
Jason Bonham loves talking about his old man, former Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. And why not? Before his untimely and early demise, John Bonham was considered one of rock’s mightiest drummers.
First performed at Belfast's Ulster Hall in March 1971, Stairway became a staple of Led Zeppelin's live set thereafter, and ...
Led Zeppelin wrote dozens of memorable songs during their career. Talk to a hundred fans, and you might hear a dozen or more answers for favorite song. “Stairway to Heaven” would likely be one of them ...
The music business will experience collective déjà vu next week when Led Zeppelin goes back to court facing claims that it ripped off its signature “Stairway to Heaven” from Spirit’s “Taurus.” But ...
Since 2000, the Library of Congress has gathered some of the most iconic audio recordings in history and preserved them for future generations as part of the National Recording Registry, so you've ...
Plant, now 77, has often been candid about his feelings towards 'Stairway to Heaven.' He, along with surviving bandmates Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, has emphasized that the song—and the memories ...
Did Led Zeppelin steal the riff from "Stairway to Heaven" from Spirit's "Taurus"? Why does it matter more than ever? In the initial case that began in 2014, Michael Skidmore — a trustee representing ...
Robert Plant weaved in some Tolkien in his Led Zeppelin's songs, and his bandmates never even knew. “Tolkien opened the door ...
Willie Nelson has famously said a country song is “three chords and the truth.” It might not be so simple anymore. A flood of lawsuits is threatening to upend that concept, making trivial similarities ...
Among the last few lines of Led Zeppelin’s rock ballad Stairway to Heaven are the lyrics “And if you listen very hard/The tune will come to you at last./When all are one and one is all…” Spirit ...
The great Mike Salardino and I have much in common. In addition to an awesome name (my middle name is Michael) and Italian heritage, Mike and I are Catholic school alumni with longtime service as ...