How Ginger Baker Inspired Led Zeppelin’s ‘Four Sticks’
John Bonham's drumming took song "into another stratosphere," Jimmy Page marveled.
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When Led Zeppelin’s ‘Misty Mountain Hop’ Took Hippies to Tolkien
Robert Plant longed for the freedoms of the rural Welch countryside – or, maybe, Middle-earth.
Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven': The Epic’s Ongoing Influence
Surveying the song's pop culture legacy — from 'Wayne's World' to cover songs to radio station publicity stunts.
Why Led Zeppelin Added a Second Singer for ‘Battle of Evermore’
Robert Plant duets with Sandy Denny on elegiac folk ballad.
How a Little Richard Song Inspired Led Zeppelin’s ‘Rock and Roll’
Spontaneous shift of gears led the band to create this homage to '50s rock.
How John Paul Jones Sparked Led Zeppelin’s ‘Tricky’ ‘Black Dog’
Deceptively complex track kicks off band's classic fourth LP.
Watch the Deleted ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Scene From ‘Almost Famous’
Cameron Crowe's movie makes even more sense with deleted scene.
What Does Robert Plant Call Led Zeppelin’s Fourth Album?
Singer describes titling of 1971 LP as a “kind of Spinal Tap thing.”
That Time Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Blasted From the White House Roof
Gerald Ford's son recalls cranking it up his first night in the White House.
Led Zeppelin IV: Our Writers Answer 5 Levee-Breaking Questions
Is Led Zeppelin's fourth album their best? What are its best and worst songs? What exactly are we supposed to call it? Our writers tackle five big questions.