Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were one of the giants of hard rock of the 70s. They were also one of the biggest success stories to ever play hard rock music. The group was one of the most popular hard rock bands that performed in the seventies, and also had some hits in the 1960s. The members of the group are Jimmy Page, born April 9, 1944, Robert Plant, born August 24, 1948. , John Paul Jones, born January 3, 1946, and John Bonham born May 31, 1948. Jimmy Page played guitar, Robert Plant was the singer, John Paul Jones played bass and keyboard, and John Bonham played drums. The group had the complete setup for a band right from the start. They produced their first record in thirty hours to fulfill their contract with the old Yardbirds. They also toured Scandinavia for a while to complete their obligations to the Yardbirds. When they first came to the United States they supported Vanilla Fudge. They also played clubs to begin their American popularity. After playing clubs they did their first headlining tour and then toured again. They were playing their fifth tour in March 1970. The Led Zeppelin record was released by Atlantic Records in 1969. Shortly after release the record reached number eight and remained in the top twenty for six weeks. When Led Zeppelin II was released, it was Atlantic Records' best-selling album at 100,000 copies a week. They broke their own record in 1975 with “Physical Graffiti” which sold 500 copies an hour. All their albums have gone platinum. They were the first group to tour heavily in the United States and sporadically toured the rest of the world. This happened because there was a lack of interest in Britain. Their success is due to their manager Peter Grant. Peter was able to keep the group moving from place to place and keep people interested. Peter thought they would work every two years so they would remain in demand. While they were working on their first film with them. This film featured the group playing their music, called "The Song Remains Playing". A representative from their record company called and told Page that sales of their new album Houses of the Holy had been spectacular..