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Led Zeppelin · 2014

Led Zeppelin

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    Judge R. Gary Klausner denied Led Zeppelin and its publishing company nearly $800,000 in legal fees related to the lawsuit over whether the band had plagiarized the chord progression in “Stairway to Heaven”.
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    In a long-running copyright dispute over the opening riff of “Stairway to Heaven,” a new legal filing was submitted in support of Led Zeppelin. Signatories included members of Korn, Tool, Judas Priest and Linkin Park, and a total of 123 musicians joined the amicus curiae filing.
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    A Houses Of The Holy album cover signed by all four members of Led Zeppelin was sold at auction for £15,000, even though it did not include the actual record. The item was exceptionally rare because of drummer John Bonham’s death in 1980 and the subsequent breakup of the group.
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    Led Zeppelin topped the chart of British artists with the largest number of bootleg recordings. The British Phonographic Industry recorded 384 bootleg titles featuring their performances. The Beatles were second with 320 titles.
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    The funeral for Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham took place at Rushock Parish Church in Worcestershire, England. Bonham had died at age 32 after asphyxiation following excessive vodka consumption. Among the 250 mourners were Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Denny Laine, Carl Palmer, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood and Bev Bevan.
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    Led Zeppelin headlined the festival at Knebworth Park in England in front of approximately 120,000 people. It was their first British concert in more than four years.
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    Led Zeppelin played their final concert on British soil at Knebworth House in England before approximately 104,000 people. Also appearing were The New Barbarians, Todd Rundgren, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Chas & Dave and Fairport Convention. The setlist included “The Song Remains The Same,” “Celebration Day,” “Black Dog,” “Nobody's Fault But Mine,” “Over The Hills And Far Away,” “Misty Mountain Hop,” “Since I've Been Loving You,” “No Quarter,” “Hot Dog,” “The Rain Song,” “White Summer/Black Mountainside,” “Kashmir,” “Trampled Under Foot,” “Sick Again,” “Achilles' Last Stand,” “In The Evening,” “Stairway To Heaven,” “Rock And Roll,” “Whole Lotta Love” and “Communication Breakdown.” They played several smaller European concerts the following year, but broke up in December 1980 after the death of drummer John Bonham.
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    Led Zeppelin odehráli své poslední živé vystoupení ve Velké Británii.
  9. Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin released their eighth and final studio album, "In Through the Out Door," in the United States. It was the last album by the group to be released during drummer John Bonham's lifetime.
  10. Led Zeppelin
    “In Through the Out Door” was released in the United States on August 22, 1979, as the band's eighth and final studio album. The album reached No. 1 on both the U.S. and British album charts and included the song “Fool in the Rain”, which reached No. 21 in the United States.
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    Led Zeppelin played the final concert of their two-day comeback at the Knebworth Festival, which was their last British performance with John Bonham.
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    Led Zeppelin released the album "In Through the Out Door" in the UK.