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Led Zeppelin

English rock band (1968–1980)

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Led Zeppelin was an English rock band that performed from 1968 to 1980 and became one of the most influential and commercially successful groups in music history. The band is widely credited with pioneering heavy metal and hard rock, and their innovative approach to music, songwriting, and live performance had a lasting impact on rock music and popular culture.

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Instance of: musical group
Has part: John Paul Jones
Official name: Led Zeppelin
Notable work: Led Zeppelin IV
Participant in: Live Aid
Field of work: music
Genre: classic rock
Country of origin: England
Record label: Swan Song Records
Discography: Led Zeppelin discography
Official website: www.ledzeppelin.com
Image: Led zeppelin revista pelo 1971.jpg

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location of formation: London
topic's main category: Category:Led Zeppelin
Commons category: Led Zeppelin
inception: 1968-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1980-12-04
Commons gallery: Led Zeppelin
topic has template: Template:Led Zeppelin
influenced by: The Rolling Stones
member category: Category:Led Zeppelin members
start of work period: 1968-00-00
social media followers: 3750000
nominated for: Grammy Award for Best New Artist
end of work period: 1980-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
official shop URL: store.ledzeppelin.com

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Encyclopedic overview

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bass-guitarist and keyboardist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. Their combination of a heavy electric-guitar sound with elements of blues and folk music popularised album-oriented rock and stadium rock and established them as the progenitor of hard rock and heavy metal. They are amongst the best-selling music artists of all time, with an estimated 200 to 300 million records sold worldwide.

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 artistic freedom. Although it was initially critically unpopular, their music achieved both critical and commercial success in eight studio albums over ten years.

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