Led Zeppelin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin performing at the Millennium Dome in December 2007.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, heavy metal
Years active	1968–1980 (Partial reunions: 1985, 1988, 1995, 2007)
Labels	Atlantic, Swan Song

Led Zeppelin was a famous English rock band. They formed in 1968 and played music until 1980. The band members were Robert Plant (who sang), Jimmy Page (who played lead guitar), John Paul Jones (who played bass guitar), and John Bonham (who played drums).

Led Zeppelin stopped making music in 1980. This was after their drummer, John Bonham, sadly passed away. The other band members felt that no one could replace him. They decided not to continue playing together as Led Zeppelin.

The band did play together again for a special concert. This tribute concert was held in London on December 10, 2007. John Bonham's son, Jason Bonham, played the drums for this event. Led Zeppelin is known as one of the most important rock bands ever. They are also one of the most successful, selling 300 million albums worldwide!

Discovering Led Zeppelin's Music

Led Zeppelin created many popular albums during their time together. These albums helped define the sound of rock music. They mixed different styles like hard rock, blues rock, and folk rock.

Studio Albums to Explore

Here are the studio albums Led Zeppelin released:

• Led Zeppelin (1969)
• Led Zeppelin II (1969)
• Led Zeppelin III (1970)
• Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
• Houses of the Holy (1973)
• Physical Graffiti (1975)
• Presence (1976)
• In Through the Out Door (1979)
• Mothership (2007)

Films Featuring Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin also appeared in some films:

• The Song Remains the Same (1976)
• Led Zeppelin (DVD) (2003)
• Mothership (DVD) (2007)

Images for kids

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  A 1937 photograph of the burning LZ 129 Hindenburg taken by news photographer Sam Shere, used on the cover of the band's debut album and extensively on later merchandise

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  Bron-Yr-Aur, near Machynlleth, the Welsh cottage to which Page and Plant retired in 1970 to write many of the tracks that appeared on the band's third and fourth albums

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  Plant and Page perform acoustically in Hamburg in March 1973, just before the release of the band's fifth album, Houses of the Holy

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  Led Zeppelin perform at Chicago Stadium in January 1975, a few weeks before the release of Physical Graffiti

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  Plant and Page performing in Chicago Stadium in Chicago on 10 April 1977, during Led Zeppelin's last North American tour.

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  The Pontiac Silverdome, Michigan, where the band set a record for the largest solo indoor attraction in 1977 with an attendance of 76,229

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  After the death of Bonham (pictured in July 1973) on 25 September 1980, the remaining members of Led Zeppelin decided to disband the group.

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  Page performs at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California in 1983.

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  Page, Plant, and Jones performing at Live Aid in Philadelphia

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  Jason Bonham, who filled his late father's position for reunions in 1988, 1995 and 2007

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  Led Zeppelin performing at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in London in December 2007

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  Led Zeppelin answering questions at the film premiere of Celebration Day at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, October 2012

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  John Bonham's aggressive drumming style was critical to the hard rock sound associated with the band

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  Page with the double-neck Gibson EDS-1275 used for playing "Stairway to Heaven" among other songs live

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  Plant's vocal style has been highly influential in rock music, while his mane of long blond hair and powerful, bare-chested appearance, helped to create the "rock god" archetype. A 2011 Rolling Stone readers' pick named him the Best Lead Singer of All Time.

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  Jones performing with the band in Mannheim, West Germany in 1980 on their last tour

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  Led Zeppelin were honoured by US President Barack Obama at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors.

See also

In Spanish: Led Zeppelin para niños