Sex: All Male

Current Members:
Robert Plant
Jimmy Page
John Bonham
John Paul Jones

Genres:
Blues rock
Hard rock
Heavy metal
Folk Rock

Formed: in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page under the name The New Yardbirds

Where they're from: England

Nationality: British

Name Game: The Yardbirds, the band's name was changed to Led Zeppelin, after a comment was made by The Who's drummer Keith Moon (saying they would fall faster than a lead zeppelin)

Claim to Fame: Founders of Hard Rock and therefore Heavy Metal

Debut Album: Led Zeppelin (January 12th, 1969) 10x platinum

Hiatus: Broke up after the death of drummer John Bonham in October 1980

Did You Know: Led Zeppelin traveled in a jet nicknamed "The Starship"; Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

Profession: musicians

Worldwide Sales: estimated at 300 million albums worldwide (only behind Beatles and Elvis)