Events in Music
Music History
1968-09-07 Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham make live debut as Led Zeppelin (but billed as The New Yardbirds), before about 1,200 students at Egegard School 'Teen Club' in Gladsaxe, Denmark
- 1968-12-26 Led Zeppelin's US concert debut in Denver, Colorado, as opening act for Vanilla Fudge
- 1969-01-12 Atlantic Records releases eponymous debut album of Led Zeppelin in US
Music History
1969-07-04 140,000 attend 2-day Atlanta Pop Festival in Byron, Georgia; performers include: Janis Joplin; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Chicago; Led Zeppelin; Delaney and Bonnie; Creedence Clearwater Revival, Canned Heat; Joe Cocker; Chuck Berry; Spirit; and Johnny Winter
Music History
1969-07-25 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival (across 3 days); performers included: Bo Diddley, Flying Burrito Brothers, Ten Years After, Guess Who, Santana, Tim Buckley, Byrds, Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Chicago Transit Authority, Chuck Berry, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors
- 1969-08-30 3-day Texas International Pop Festival opens in Lewisville, Texas - 125,000 attend; performers include: Chicago Transit Authority; Delaney and Bonnie and Friends; Grand Funk Railroad; Janis Joplin; B.B. King; Led Zeppelin; Nazz; Sam and Dave; Sly and the Family Stone; and Johnny Winter
- 1970-06-17 British rock band Led Zeppelin begin their last European tour
- 1971-03-05 "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin first played live at Ulster Hall, Belfast by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones
- 1973-07-29 Led Zeppelin has more than $200,000 in cash stolen from a safety-deposit box at the New York Hilton hotel
- 1975-01-06 A thousand Led Zeppelin fans, waiting overnight inside the lobby of the Boston Garden for tickets to the group's February 4th gig to go on sale, cause a riot and an estimated $30,000 damage
- 1975-01-07 Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert causing $30,000 damage
- 1975-08-04 Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant is seriously hurt in a car crash in Rhodes, Greece
- 1979-08-11 British rock band Led Zeppelin performs for what becomes the final time in England at Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, before over 200,000 fans
Led Zeppelin To Disband
1980-12-04 Two months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin announces they will disband
- 1995-01-12 10th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Allman Brothers Band; Al Green; Janis Joplin; Led Zeppelin; Martha and the Vandellas; Neil Young; Frank Zappa; The Orioles; Paul Ackerman
- 2016-06-23 Los Angeles court decision clears Led Zeppelin of stealing riff from "Stairway to Heaven" from band Spirit
Music History
2018-09-07 Eminem breaks 36-year UK chart record for consecutive No. 1 albums, jointly held by Abba and Led Zeppelin, with "Kamikaze"
Birthdays in Music
- 1917-01-10 Jerry Wexler, American music producer who coined the term "rhythm and blues" (Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2008)
- 1935-04-05 Peter Grant, English rock band manager (Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin), born in South Norwood, England (d. 1995)
- 1942-04-19 Edwin "Eddie" Kramer, South African-British recording engineer, producer and photographer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Beatles), born in Cape Town, South Africa
Jimmy Page (80 years old)
1944-01-09 English rock guitarist (Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"), born in London, England
- 1944-02-28 Storm Thorgerson, British graphic designer for album art, and music video director (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Cranberries), born in Potters Bar, Middlesex (d. 2013)
John Paul Jones (78 years old)
1946-01-03 English rock bassist and songwriter (Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"), born in London, England
- 1946-09-23 Aubrey "Po" Powell, British co-founder of album cover design company "Hipgnosis" (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes), born in Sussex, England
John Bonham (1948-1980)
1948-05-31 English rock drummer (Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"), born in Redditch, England
Robert Plant (75 years old)
1948-08-20 British rock vocalist (Led Zeppelin - "Stairway To Heaven"), born in West Bromwich, England
- 1950-05-20 Andy Johns, British sound engineer (Rolling Stones; Led Zeppelin), and record producer (Free; Humble Pie; L.A. Guns), born in Epsom, Surrey, England (d. 2013)
- 1960-06-29 "The Caveman" Kevin Shirley, South African music producer and mixer (Journey, Iron Maiden, Europe, Led Zeppelin), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Weddings in Music
Robert Plant
1968-11-09 British "Led Zeppelin" singer Robert Plant (19) weds British student Maureen Wilson (19) in West Bromwich, England; divorce in 1983
Deaths in Music
- 1977-07-26 Karac Plant, son of Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, dies of respiratory failure at 6
John Bonham (1948-1980)
1980-09-25 English rock drummer (Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"), dies from asphyxiation after heavy alcohol intake at 32
- 1995-11-21 Peter Grant, English rock band manager (Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 2008-08-15 Jerry Wexler, American music producer who coined the term "rhythm and blues" (Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan), dies from congestive heart failure at 91
- 2013-04-18 Storm Thorgerson, British graphic designer and music video director (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Cranberries), dies of cancer at 69