- Led Zeppelin are one of the progenitors of heavy metal and hard rock.
- Led Zeppelin band was formed in 1968 by Jimmi Page.
- Led Zeppelin are widely considered to be one of the most successful, innovative and influential bands in the history of rock music.
- Led Zeppelin deliberately misspelled their first part of their name so people (especially American people) would not mispronounce it.
- The English band have sold over 300 million albums worldwide according to some sources.
- Led Zeppelin have sold 111.5 million certified units in the U.S.
- LZ is the second best selling band of all time in North America.
- Rolling Stone magazine has described Led Zeppelin as "the heaviest band of all time".
- Led Zeppelin four members were Jimmi Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones
- Stairway to Heaven is ranked # 1 on rock.com's top 500 classic rock songs.
- Led Zeppelin and The Beatles are the only two bands to ever have 5 diamond albums.
- Led Zeppelin was awarded Most Successful Song with their song Stairway to Heaven.
- The group never had a major “hit” on the Billboard charts, but ruled the airwaves and the arenas.
QUOTES ABOUT LED ZEPPELIN
John Bonham - «With Zeppelin, I tried to play something different every night in my solos. I'd play for 20 minutes but the longest ever was 30 minutes. It's a long time, but whenI was playing it seemed to fly by.»
Kip Winger - «Good records - from my point of view, where I grew up which was Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull... bands that were pushing the envelope a little - musically and in production.»
Jon Fishman - «Led Zeppelin was pretty much what made me pick up drum sticks.»
Ronnie Hawkins - «I am a cross between Carl Perkins and Led Zeppelin.»
Freddie Mercury - «We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well.»
Ann Wilson - «Led Zeppelin, you can't find a better band to pay homage to.»
