He had a reason for every little distortion he made- (Abel, 555).
John Paul Jones was born on January 3rd, 1946 in Sidcup, England as John Baldwin. He played bass and keyboards. "John Paul Jones held the sound together at the bass with lines so surprising, tight, and facile but always recessive, leaving the dramatics to the other three who competed to outdo one another for the audiences favor- (Abel, 555).
Robert Plant was born on August 20th, 1948 in Bromwich England. He sang lead vocals for the group. He became know as the "wild man of blues form the black country- (Miller,194) "Robert Plant, wooly, handsome in and obscenely rugged way, sang as if the songs had to fight their way out of his throat- (Abel, 555).
John "Bonzo- Bonham was born on May 31st, 1948 in Redditch, England as John Henry Bonham. "He played ferocious drums, often shirtless and sweating like some gorilla on a rampage- (Abel, 555). He died on September 25th, 1980 at Pages' home in Windsor, England of asphyxiation. .
In 1969 they adopted the name Led Zeppelin. "They put together a first album, a spirited, crisp breath of fresh ness at a time when rock and roll was really getting bogged down (Szatmary, 654). The album was released in 1969. In 1970 they would knock the Beatles off the top of the Melody Maker popularity chart in England and would be the top touring group in the United States- (Szatmary, 654). .
"It wasn't just Led Zeppelin's thunderous volume, hammering beat and edgy arrangements that made it the most successful heavy-metal pioneer, it was the bands musical finesse- (Abel, 554).
You could tell that Led Zeppelin had a variety of musical influences from their blues based debut album. The album contained remakes of Albert King, Willie Dixon, and Howlin' Wolf. They were convinced of the power of blues by the Rolling Stones and used guitar styles that drew heavily on blues. "Page an Plant also had roots in British folk music and were fascinated by mythology.
