Brief History of the beginnings 

When we talk about the Rock n Roll of the 60's and 70's and early 80's there is one band that just cannot be left out. That's right, Led Zeppelin. They revolutionized Rock n Roll forever. But just how did this great musicians got together?  

Led Zeppelin originally started out with the name The Yardbirds. This band was made  out of Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff beck, Paul Samwell-Smith, Top Topham, Jim McCartny, Keith Relf, and Chris Dreja.  
As you can see this band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and of course our own Jimmy Page.

Upon The Yardbirds brake up in 1968, Jimmy Page and Chris Dreja  began to form what would eventually become Led Zeppelin.

They began searching for new members to continue the band. First they asked a vocalist named Terry Reid to be the singer in the band but he declined the offer because he had a new recording contract.  However he recommended a young singer named Robert Plant. Page went to hear Plant sing and decided he was the man for the job. Plant then told them about his old childhood friend, John Bonham who was eventually recruited as the drummer.

Then Chris Dreja backed out of the group to become a rock photographer and music arranger. To replace him, Page brought in John Paul Jones who previously had done some sessions with the Yardbirds. They name this newly formed band The New Yardbirds, but copyright claims were made by Dreja, so they had to look for another name.

 The origin of the name is believed to be coined by Keith Moon, who said that the band would go down like a "Lead Zeppelin". The spelling was changed to avoid mispronunciation. This was the start of the band that would change the history of rock n roll.