Led Zeppelin Facts for Kids

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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 were an English rock band. The group was started in 1968 and broke up in 1980. The members were Robert Plant (vocals), Jimmy Page (lead guitar), John Paul Jones (bass), and John Bonham (drums). Led Zeppelin ended in 1980 after the accidental death of John Bonham. After Bonham's death, the band believed that nobody could take his place and decided not to continue. The band played together again in a tribute concert in London on 10 December 2007 with Jason Bonham, John's son, playing the drums. The band is one of the most influential rock bands of all time and one of the most successful music artists in history, selling 300 million albums around the world.

Discography

Studio albums

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)

Filmography

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

Images for kids

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
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
Plant and Page perform acoustically in Hamburg in March 1973, just before the release of the band's fifth album, Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin perform at Chicago Stadium in January 1975, a few weeks before the release of Physical Graffiti
Plant and Page performing in Chicago Stadium in Chicago on 10 April 1977, during Led Zeppelin's last North American tour.
The Pontiac Silverdome, Michigan, where the band set a record for the largest solo indoor attraction in 1977 with an attendance of 76,229
After the death of Bonham (pictured in July 1973) on 25 September 1980, the remaining members of Led Zeppelin decided to disband the group.
Page performs at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California in 1983.
Page, Plant, and Jones performing at Live Aid in Philadelphia
Jason Bonham, who filled his late father's position for reunions in 1988, 1995 and 2007
Led Zeppelin performing at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in London in December 2007
Led Zeppelin answering questions at the film premiere of Celebration Day at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, October 2012
John Bonham's aggressive drumming style was critical to the hard rock sound associated with the band
Page with the double-neck Gibson EDS-1275 used for playing "Stairway to Heaven" among other songs live
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.
Jones performing with the band in Mannheim, West Germany in 1980 on their last tour
Led Zeppelin were honoured by US President Barack Obama at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors.

Led Zeppelin facts for kids

Discography

Images for kids

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