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"Immigrant Song" was used to open Led Zeppelin concerts from 1970 to 1972. [22] [23] [24] On the second half of their 1972 concert tour of the United States, it was introduced by a short piece of music known as "LA Drone". [25] By 1973, "Immigrant Song" was occasionally being used as an encore, but was then removed from their live set. [15]
In 1992, as a 20th-anniversary release, "Immigrant Song"/"Hey, Hey What Can I Do" was issued as a "vinyl replica" CD single. In 1993, the song was included on The Complete Studio Recordings 10-CD box set, as one of four bonus tracks on the Coda disc as well as the subsequent 12-CD Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection box set released in 2008.
The band covered Joan Baez's version of the song written by Anne Bredon; both guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant were fans of Baez. Baez's album Joan Baez in Concert, where Baez's version of the song appeared, had originally indicated no writing credit, and Led Zeppelin credited the song as "Trad. arr. Page".
Clockwise, from top left: Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who recorded 94 songs between 1968 and 1980. The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles, [1] instead viewing their albums as indivisible, complete listening experiences, and disliked record labels re-editing ...
"Kashmir" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Featured on their sixth studio album Physical Graffiti (1975), it was written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant with contributions from John Bonham over a period of three years with lyrics dating to 1973.
Led Zeppelin were honoured by US President Barack Obama at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors. Led Zeppelin have collected many honours and awards throughout the course of their career. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, [108] and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006. [224]
Bron-Yr-Aur in June 2004. Bron-Yr-Aur (Welsh for 'hill of gold'; [1] Welsh pronunciation: [brɔn ər ˈai̯r]) is a privately owned 18th-century cottage in Gwynedd, mid-Wales, on the outskirts of Machynlleth, best known for its association with the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
Led Zeppelin (sometimes referred to as Led Zeppelin I) is the debut album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released on 13 January 1969 in the United States [ 2 ] and on 31 March 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records .