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Posts Tagged ‘led zeppelin’
Led Zeppelin – “Going to California”
Posted: July 2, 2013 by b0ynamedsue in QuotesTags: Folk, IV, led zeppelin, Quotes, Robert Plant, rock n roll
Led Zeppelin – “Kashmir”
Posted: May 2, 2013 by b0ynamedsue in QuotesTags: led zeppelin, Physical Graffiti, Quotes, Robert Plant, rock n roll
Led Zeppelin – “Gallows Pole”
Posted: December 27, 2012 by b0ynamedsue in QuotesTags: Folk, Gallows Pole, led zeppelin, Led Zeppelin III, Quotes, Rock
Fun Fact #7: How Led Zeppelin Got Its Name
Posted: December 14, 2012 by Tuned In, Turned Up in Fun FactsTags: Band, entwistle, Fun Fact, jimmy page, keith moon, led zeppelin, Music, name, the new yardbirds, the who, the yardbirds
When The Yardbirds split up, the band still had several tour dates in Scandinavia that they’d committed to, so Keith Relf and Chris Dreja allowed Jimmy Page to use the name “The New Yardbirds” in order to fulfill these commitments. Dreja then issued a cease and desist letter, so that after these tour dates were completed, Page would have to change the band’s name.
While out drinking with Keith Moon and John Entwistle from the band, The Who, Page made a comment about starting a band with the two of them. In response, Moon joked about that going down like a “lead zeppelin”. When Jimmy then formed his own band, he remembered this expression, and decided to use it as the band’s name. He got rid of the “a” so there would be no confusion over the pronunciation in America.