Led zeppelin timeline biography
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Led Zeppelin
English rock band (1968–1980)
This article is about the band. For their debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). For other uses, see Led Zeppelin (disambiguation).
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised Robert Plant (vocals), Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass and keyboards) and John Bonham (drums). With a heavy, guitar-driven sound and drawing from influences including blues and folk music, Led Zeppelin are cited as a progenitor of hard rock and heavy metal. They significantly influenced the music industry, particularly in the development of album-oriented rock and stadium rock.
Led Zeppelin evolved from a previous band, the Yardbirds and were originally named "the New Yardbirds". They signed a deal with Atlantic Records that gave them considerable artistic freedom. Initially unpopular with critics, they achieved significant commercial success with eight studio albums over ten years. Their 1969 debut, Led Z
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Led Zeppelin discography
List of releases from the English rock band
| Led Zeppelin discography | |
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Led Zeppelin performing live at Chicago Stadium in 1975 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 19 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| Charted songs | 3 |
| Music downloads | 9 |
The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of 9 studio albums, 4 live albums, 10 compilation albums, 19 singles, 16 music videos and 9 music downloads. The band is estimated to have sold over 300 million records worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling music artists in history.[1][2] According to Billboard, they are the 40th Greatest Artist of All Time, as well as the 11th Most Successful Artist on Billboard 200 history.[3][4] The band has scored 7 number-one albums on Billboard 200[5] and has sold 112.5 million certified albums in the United States, becoming the 5th best-selling album
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Jimmy and the Yardbirds
- Jimmy page joins the yardbirds as a bass player. Later the yardbirds break up and Jimmy Page needs new players.
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Led zeppelin
- Led Zeppelin performs its first show, at Surrey University in England.
- Peter grant got Led Zeppelin a 200,000 dollar record deal. A huge deal to make for a seemingly brand new band. They signed with Atlantic Records, who has signed with other major labels such as Cream, and The Beegee's.
- Jimmy page's band the yardbirds had just broken up and Jimmy needed more people to play in his band. He recruited Robert Plant, john Bonham, and John Paul Jones. The four played together as the new yardbirds untill john paul jones intorduced the name Led Zeppelin.
- Led Zeppelin 1 debuts on the 9th of january 1969. It ends up reaching number #10 on U.K. charts.
- This album reached number 1 on the U.K top 100 chart.
- More "folk" oriented. This skiva reached number