Zep drummer John Bonham died on Sept. 25, 1980. A day of hard drinking as the band rehearsed for a North American tour led to him dying in his sleep. Jimmy Page revealed Led Zeppelin could never ...

When John Bonham died in September 1980, there was no future for Led Zeppelin as a working band. As John Paul Jones later put it, Bonham was not just the drummer; he was “a quarter” of Zeppelin (and a ...

Jimmy Page was a guitarist in the Yardbirds and one of the busiest session musicians in London in the mid-‘60s when he first proposed forming a group of his own with the Who’s rhythm section—and ...

Whenever Jimmy Page is asked a question that he’s uncomfortable about answering, his body language betrays him. His shoulder twitches and his lips purse. He will answer, although not necessarily the ...

Following the death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin opted to no longer continue without their beloved bandmate and friend—a highly respectable decision, but one that forced Jimmy Page to lie to ...

Led Zeppelin only released eight albums in their time together (nine if you count Physical Graffiti as two, and 10 if you count the odds-and-sods Coda, which you really shouldn’t). They jam-packed a ...

The first Led Zeppelin album, featuring its Hindenburg explosion artwork, is iconic. The band truly exploded onto the scene with the album, and were one of the heaviest groups making music. At the ...

Jeff Cornell is a veteran music and entertainment writer, who has contributed to Variety, Billboard, Loudwire, The Hollywood Reporter, and MTV. Led Zeppelin are one of the most influential rock bands ...