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Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Voted Best Guitar Riff Of All Time

Poll of music fans reveals iconic rock classics and modern hits in the top rankings.

Zenger

“Peter Grant had tears in his eyes. He gave a little speech and then said, ‘Now get the f**k out of here and knock them dead’”: how Bad Company‘s classic debut album won over the US and turned them into the next Led Zeppelin

Spooky houses, supergroups and the patronage of Led Zeppelin – how Bad Company became one of Britain’s biggest musical exports in the 70s

Louder

"They're Led Zeppelin - and I got the balloons!": It turns out Dolly Parton has wanted to go into the studio with Jimmy Page for decades

Dolly Parton's new album is stacked with A-List rock stars - but one big name is missing despite years of enthusiasm

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Watch every song from Led Zeppelin IV being played live

Every song from Led Zeppelin’s iconic fourth album from Black Dog to When The Levee Breaks, captured at different points in their career

Louder

The history of rock band logos, from the 1960s to the present day

From The Beatles to today's biggest bands, this is how rock band logos continue to evolve.

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Identity Of Led Zeppelin IV Artwork Revealed: A Victorian Photograph Of A Wiltshire Thatcher

University of West England fellow discovers the true origins of the iconic album cover.

Zenger

"I can still remember the three of us sitting there on the bed in utter awe": Geddy Lee recalls the day that Rush listened to Led Zeppelin for the first time

Hearing Led Zeppelin's debut album changed everything for Rush: "This was our new paradigm" Geddy Lee recalls

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“He’s real tough, and when he’s liquored up, he can really play!” Pat Hare influenced Stevie Ray Vaughan, beat Cream and Led Zeppelin to the blues-rock punch, and recorded an eerily prescient guitar knockout called I’m Gonna Murder My Baby

A remarkably gifted, but equally volcanic, guitarist who played with Howlin’ Wolf, James Cotton, Muddy Waters, and Bobby Bland, Hare made a seismic (and largely forgotten) impact on the development of blues-rock, before receiving a life sentence in prison

Guitar World

Revisiting that Led Zeppelin / Limp Bizkit / Puddle Of Mudd collaboration you'd probably forgotten all about

Did this really happen? Watch Jimmy Page join Fred Durst and Wes Scantlin at the 2001 MTV Awards for a version of Led Zeppelin's Thank You

Louder

Why I ❤️ Led Zeppelin IV and Stairway To Heaven, by Goldray guitarist Kenwyn House

Kenwyn House recently became the first guitarist to play Stairway To Heaven's guitar part with Robert Plant onstage apart from Jimmy Page himself

Louder

Musical mysteries: the unlikely album cover stars who became modern pop enigmas

As the old man on Led Zeppelin’s fourth album artwork is identified, we take a look at albums that are as famous for the faces on their sleeves as their music

The Guardian - UK

Mystery Man From Led Zeppelin IV Album Cover Identified As 19th Century Thatcher

Researchers uncover the identity of the elusive figure on iconic album artwork.

Zenger

Man featured on Led Zeppelin IV album cover identified 52 years after its release

Identity of figure pictured on rock band’s fourth album cover has long been shrouded in mystery

The Independent UK

Iconic Led Zeppelin album cover star finally identified as 19th-century thatcher

The unnamed studio album, which was released in 1971, features legendary tracks such as Stairway to Heaven

Evening Standard

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An original photograph of the mysterious figure on the cover of Led Zeppelin IV has been discovered in an old photo album - and he's been identified

One of rock's great mysteries appears to have been solved

The Guardian - UK

Figure on Led Zeppelin IV cover identified as Victorian Wiltshire thatcher

Fifty-year mystery solved as research suggests picture shows Lot Long, a widower from Mere

Guitar World

“As a guitar instrumental, it was totally unique in its mystery”: Jimmy Page performs live for the first time in 8 years, covering Link Wray’s Rumble at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Led Zeppelin icon made a rare onstage appearance to pay tribute to a guitarist linked to the very roots of his playing

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"Bonzo would say, 'There's not enough 'frudge' on the bass drum'": Engineer Andy Johns on the recording of Led Zep IV

The sadly departed British studio ace on mixing one of the greatest rock albums ever

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"Like mid-70s Aerosmith with a dash of Led Zeppelin": Dirty Honey's Can't Find The Brakes

Dirty Honey successfully navigate the ‘difficult second album’ corner without crashing on Can't Find The Brakes

The Guardian - UK

Doon Mackichan: ‘Before meetings I head-bang to Led Zeppelin’

The actor, writer and comedian, 61, on why she’d like to live in the stone age, cold-water swimming and why money doesn’t make you happy

The Guardian - US

‘He’s like a method actor’: the Japanese salesman who transforms into Jimmy Page

In fascinating new documentary Mr Jimmy, the intricate and obsessive performances of Akio Sakurai showcase an unusual and ultimately moving talent

The Guardian - UK

Perfect harmony – six musical holidays in Britain and Europe

Whether it’s gypsy jazz, the blues, folk or flamenco, these retreats cater for musicians of all levels looking to up their game – and have fun

“The thing about the electric guitar is you have an amplifier, so you don’t have to overplay… In fact, it sounds more powerful if you don’t”: Carl Baldassarre on how an academic love of Led Zeppelin inspired his dynamic new album

The Professor of Classic Rock discusses his creative journey, his great six-string epiphanies and the enduring influence of Jimmy Page

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Watch Sophie Lloyd's dazzling shred version of Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven

Look at those fingers fly!

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