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In the 20th century, Peter Grant, the manager of English rock band Led Zeppelin, lived at the house. [7] He paid £80,000 for the house, and spent an additional £10,000 on renovating the property. [6] The house featured in the film The Song Remains the Same about Led Zeppelin, [7] [6] and Grant suggested basing Swan Song Records at Horselunges ...
Their 1969 debut, Led Zeppelin, was a top-ten album in several countries and features such tracks as "Good Times Bad Times", "Dazed and Confused" and "Communication Breakdown". Led Zeppelin II (1969), their first number-one album, includes "Whole Lotta Love" and "Ramble On". In 1970, they released Led Zeppelin III which opens with "Immigrant Song".
Until the release of Led Zeppelin DVD in 2003, The Song Remains the Same was the only official live visual document that was accessible to followers of the band. It became a cult favourite at late-night movie houses, [9] and its subsequent release on video and then DVD has ensured a growing base of fans. [2]
In 1977, during Led Zeppelin's US tour, their five-year-old son, Karac, died of a stomach illness. [109] The song "All My Love", co-written with John Paul Jones, is a tribute to him. [110] The couple divorced in August 1983. In 1991, Plant and Shirley Wilson (sister of ex-wife Maureen) had a son, Jesse Lee. [108]
Sting has taken home 10 Grammys since leaving the Police. His most popular solo album, 1999's "Brand New Day," sold 8 million copies and preceded his longest tour ever.
Led Zeppelin used the name of the house in the title of two songs. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" (the house's name was accidentally misspelled on the album cover)" is a country music-inflected hoedown on Led Zeppelin III, in which Robert Plant sings about walking in the woods with Strider, his blue-eyed merle dog.
“American Epic” director Bernard MacMahon has revealed the title of his long-awaited and recently completed Led Zeppelin feature documentary: “Becoming Led Zeppelin.” The project, which ...
For a band that’s now thought of as the Beatles of heavy metal, not to mention one of the four or five greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time, Led Zeppelin got shockingly little critical ...