By year 1968 Jimmy Page was the last man standing in England's Yardbirds, after members like Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck and others popular rock bend.In summer 1960 he tried to recruit Terry Reid for a new band, but the singer's schedule was already full. Reid recommended and want another vocalist for bend, 20-year-old Robert Plant, who then convinced drummer John Bonham, a very good friend, to join Page's group with him and others. Bassist and keyboardist popular John Paul Jones rounded out the lineup.
Fulfilling a contractual obligation, Page's new band played some European dates as the New Yardbirds in September of year 68, then switched their name to Led Zeppelin and recorded their eponymous first album in only 30 hours. Led Zeppelin (1969) included two Willie Dixon blues standards as well as future and modern rock bend standards like "Communication Breakdown" and "Dazed and Confused." The band's thunderous approach to rhythm and blues and their interest in mythology—several of their songs and albums contain references to J.R.R. Tolkien works like The Lord of the Rings—helped create the template for heavy metal and hard rock scene in the 1970s.
Led Zeppelin II was recorded at various studios and the band was on tour in 1969; it hit stores near the end of the year. "Whole Lotta Love" was a top-five hit and very good and popular song in the U.S and other country. where Zeppelin was becoming a major concert draw (shows sometimes lasted up to incredible four hours and more included 30-minute "Bonzo" drum solos), but the group didn't release singles in the UK or grant many interviews to the press and tv, adding to their overall mystique.Leed Zeppelin is very popular and one of the best rock band of the world
