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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin
"Every now and then I just have to go out and do this extraordinary thing... In fact, I've got a permanent grin on my face mostly all the time when we're touring. I realized that above everything else... above record companies... above films... we were LED ZEPPELIN" (Robert Plant, 1975).
With their music, Led Zeppelin not only revolutionized rock, but paved the way for many new and diverse artists. Artists they have influenced include: AC/DC, Whitesnake, Aerosmith, as well as many bands we hear today. Led Zeppelin was a British band who rarely participated in interviews because the music press did not support the band in their early stages. The band's main connection to their fans was through their records and concerts and they refused to release popular songs off their albums as singles. Led Zeppelin has been referred to as the grandfathers of the "heavy metal" genre and at their height in the early to mid 1970s, they outsold the Rolling Stones in concert tickets. By 1973, they had sold more albums than any other band worldwide. Their most popular song, "Stairway to Heaven," is the most-played song in the history of radio. Led Zeppelin's first album reached number 10 on the charts in 1969, and their popularity continued to grow with each album. They rank second, only to The Beatles in sales.
Led zeppelin formed from the group The Yardbirds in 1968. Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were also in the Yardbirds and when they quit, Jimmy Page joined the band. Later, the rest of the band quit, leaving only Jimmy Page and the bassist who then looked for vocals and a drummer. They got Robert Plant to join the band who recommended the drummer of his old band, John Bonham. After they joined, the bassist dropped out and John Paul Jones joined in as the bassist. They changed their name to Led Zeppelin and began their tour.
Shortly after their first tour, the band released their first album which was a combination of blues and rock influences with distorted...