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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin formed out of the Yardbirds. The Yardbirds had three of Britain's greatest guitarist Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. The Yardbirds made a name for themselves in London's rapidly exploding R&B circuit. Jimmy Page was the last member in the Yardbirds and the first member in Led Zeppelin. In the Yardbirds final days the band deserted Page with the rights to the song and the responsibility for the upcoming tour.

Jimmy Page now faced with completing the tour alone had to hurry to form a new one. He hired John Paul Johns, Robert Plant, and John Bonham together they formed The New Yardbirds. They fulfilled the concerts and tours left behind by the old Yardbirds. After Keith Moon, drummer with The Who, heard of the new band he suggested, "You'll go over like a lead Zeppelin". The band later changed its name from the New Yardbirds to Led Zeppelin.

Late in 1968 the band secured a contract with Atlantic Records in the United States. Led Zeppelin set out on their first American tour in 1969. Led Zeppelin released its first album Led Zeppelin in January of that year. Two months after its release Led Zeppelin climbed into the U.S. Top ten. The band recorded their second album while on tour through both England and the U.S. Led Zeppelin II was an immediate hit topping the charts after two months of after being on the market. Led Zeppelin did tour to support Led Zeppelin III and Led Zeppelin IV but they played fewer shows than they did on previous tours. After the band had completed their 1972 tour they started to focus more on their fifth album, House of the Holy.

Led Zeppelin had a little mystique to it. This was due to the fact that they rarely gave interviews since the media detested the band. So the only connection fans had with the band were threw albums and concerts. Despite these obstacles Led Zeppelin became one of the most famous bands in history. They broke the box office record, which was previously held by the Beatles.

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