When people cite the copyright claims against Led Zeppelin, they tend to focus on the early albums. On the group’s first two records (1969’s I and II), the Zep failed to acknowledge the use of several ...

Long before Led Zeppelin formed — even before the Rolling Stones had a name — a young guitar player named Jimmy Page met a couple of guys named Keith Richards and Mick Jagger on a blues package-tour.

It’s difficult to remember now how precious the blues seemed to rockers in the 1960s. The blues were a serious matter, meant to be played a certain way. Rock bands always fooled around with doing the ...