In the beginning, Led Zeppelin was about as much of a long-shot as every other ’60s band. That’s why it took Robert Plant and Jimmy Page several rounds of convincing before John Bonham joined the ...

If Led Zeppelin had quit after its first two albums, the group might have gone down as a dynamic hard-rock group with a real feel for the blues. For his part, Robert Plant wasn’t trying to hide his ...

Originally released by Vocalion; previously released as a compilation in 1990. Compact discs. Liner notes, with a new biography by Stephen C. LaVere and an essay by Ted Gioia (27 p. : ill.), inserted ...

Myth is a powerful thing. Even more so when it’s a fantastical myth that has survived and thrived over generations. And it is Music Journalism Law that every piece about pioneering bluesman Robert ...