The Worley Gig

Led Zeppelin Guitarist Jimmy Page turns 68 years old today, having been born on Janaury 9, 1944. Happy Birthday, Jimmy! You still rock harder than all the rest!

On This Date in 1971: Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, Led Zeppelin IV which contatined the massive hit, “Stairway to Heaven.”  The album would reach number two on the Billboard 200 album chart and sell 23 milion copies in the U.S. alone, making it the third biggest selling album in U.S. history.

On This Date in 1968: Led Zeppelin performed their first concert (after changing their name from The New Yardbirds) at Surrey University in the UK.

Image Source Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin celebrates 63 years on the planet today! I saw Robert perform with his Band of Joy last year and he is still a phenomenal performer! Enjoy your Birthday, Robert and thanks for all the great music!

The Beatles By Tom Murray If you’re passionate about music and appreciate a photograph’s ability to tell a story beyond words, you will have a field day checking out the archives of rock photography on sale at Rock Paper Photo. Whether you dig modern pop stars like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber or go for [...]

On This Date in 1969: Led Zeppelin released its debut album in the UK (the US release date was January 17th). The album’s iconic cover artwork, chosen by guitarist Jimmy Page,  features a Black & White photo of the 1937 Hindenburg airship  disaster. Led Zeppelin!

Image Source On This Date in 1964: The Whisky a Go Go club opened on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA. The Whisky was a launching pad for such acts as The Doors and Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention. It’s also the club where Led Zeppelin performed their first US shows, supported by a [...]

Led Zeppelin Guitarist Jimmy Page celebrates 67 years on the planet today! I love you, Jimmy!

Photos by Geoffrey Dicker A one-night-only performance by former Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant and his new group, The Band of Joy (which sold out NYC’s Bowery Ballroom through Ticketmaster in, literally, fewer than 60 seconds) was indeed a joyous performance: one that, for me, ranks among the most vibrant and emotionally satisfying live [...]

Image Source I absolutely love this picture of Robert Plant, which I think really captures the spirit of what it must have been like to live the Rock Star life back in the seventies. The charismatic former Led Zeppelin front man turns sixty-two years old today. Happy Birthday Robert!