Who    really    were    Led    Zeppelin?

Have you ever asked yourself, who really were Led Zeppelin? If you haven't I think now is a very good time to do that. If it comes hard to you, let me be of help...Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968 by ex- Yardbirds guitarist James Patrick Page. Right from the begining Jimmy was considered the leader. He took on enormous responsablities at a very young age. At the tender age of 24, he had already been with a few recording groups, such as The Yardbirds and Neil Christian and the Crusaders. He was on a mission. A mission to find a vocalist, bassist and drummer. Robert Anthony Plant was a struggling singer in the small bars of England. He wanted very much to make something of himself, but couldn't quite get the boost he needed. Someone suggested Robert to Jimmy, so Jimmy invited Robert over for a visit. The two hit it right off. When Robert was asked by Jimmy to pick out some records he was fond of and wanted to sing, Robert picked the same exact ones that Jimmy would have chosen himself. John Paul Jones (Baldwin) was a bassist who Jimmy had invited to come and play. He too was a very talented, a very talented pianist and bassist. John Henry Bonham, was a drummer who had played with Robert in The Band of Joy. He was known to be extremely loud, as a drummer. He started very young and had become a gifted musician. Robert suggested John to Jimmy, and once they saw him, they were hooked. Only one problem, Bonham didn't want to play with The New Yardbirds ( a name which Jimmy had asked for rights to) He was being payed barely enough to live at the time, but still didn't want to take the risk. After numerous telegrams from Peter Grant Bonzo decided to give it a try! Peter Grant shifted from the Yardbirds manager, to The New Yardbirds manager. The New Yardbirds soon took on the ever so famous name Led Zeppelin.

A few, of the many great, Led Zeppelin links...

Jimmy Page Page
If you are a Pagey fan, like me, this place is for you
Robert Plant Hompage
A very nice and informative site
John Bonham Tribute Page
Cool place to honor Bonzo
John Paul Jones Homepage
A great site with great stuff
Beth's Led Zeppelin Page
Here is another Zeppelin page by me..GREAT page!

Beth

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