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Article: Led Zeppelin one of rock's greatest bands
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- April 23, 2007
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In the year 1968, one band was born that changed the world
forever, and that band was Led Zeppelin.
Throughout its 12-year flight over the world, it set new standards
for all rock bands to follow. The band's sound was a mix of blues and
rock 'n' roll which, combined with some eastern and reggae patterns,
changed the way rock music had been played for years. Led Zeppelin
was easily the biggest band of the seventies, despite what anyone
says about it.
The band was formed by the Yardbirds' guitarist Jimmy Page, who
was looking for a new group after the Yardbirds split up. Mr. Page
and former Yardbirds manager Peter Grant went in search of musicians
to make a power blues band. Mr. Page recruited ...