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"Stairway to Heaven" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2023, based on its "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation's recorded sound heritage." [44] [45] The carillon in the tower of Fürth's historic town hall plays "Stairway to Heaven" daily at 12:04 pm. [46]
"Stairway to Heaven" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. It was released as a 45 rpm single and appeared on Sedaka's 1960 album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits .
Produced by the band's guitarist, Jimmy Page, it was recorded between December 1970 and February 1971, mostly in the country house Headley Grange. The album contains one of the band's most well-known recordings, the eight-minute-long "Stairway to Heaven".
Originally written and recorded by Robert Hazard four years earlier. [128] "Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin: 1971 Written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant [129] "Imagine" John Lennon: 1971 Recorded during May–July 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios [130] "Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis: 1957 Written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer [131] "In ...
Parts of Led Zeppelin's albums Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV, [2] Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti were composed and/or recorded at Headley Grange. Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant wrote most of the lyrics to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" there in a single day. [5]
The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of 9 studio albums, 4 live albums, 10 compilation albums, 19 singles, 16 music videos and 9 music downloads.The band is estimated to have sold over 300 million records worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling music artists in history.
The band is best known for its single "Gilligan's Island (Stairway)" [1] [2] a song combining the lyrics to the theme song of the television show Gilligan's Island with the music of "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. The band wrote the song in 1977 as "material to pad the last set of the grueling 5 nights a week/4 sets a night routine ...
McAuley has also performed with Grand Prix, Survivor and Far Corporation; including singing on their UK #8 single, a version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven". [citation needed] In 1999, McAuley released his solo album, Business As Usual, written and recorded with the help of future Survivor bandmate, Frankie Sullivan. [citation needed]