Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin were one of the hard rock giants of the 1970s. They were also one of the biggest success stories in the history of hard rock music. The band was one of the most popular hard rock bands that performed in the 70s and even had some hits in the 1960s. The members of the band are Jimmy Page, born April 9, 1944, Robert Plant, born August 24, 1948. , John Paul Jones, born January 3, 1946, and John Bonham born May 31, 1948. Jimmy Page played guitar, Robert Plant was the singer, John Paul Jones played bass and keyboard and John Bonham played the drums. The band had the complete setup for a band from the start. They produced their first record in thirty hours to seal their deal with the old Yardbirds. They also traveled around Scandinavia for a time to fulfill their obligations to the Yardbirds. When they first came to the United States, they supported Vanilla Fudge. They also played clubs to initiate their American popularity. After playing the clubs, they had their first headlining tour and started again. They played their fifth tour in March 1970. Led Zeppelin, the record was released by Atlantic Records in 1969. Shortly after the record's release, it hit number eight and remained in the top twenty for six weeks. When Led Zeppelin II was released, it was Atlantic Records' best-selling album, selling 100,000 copies a week. They broke their own record in 1975 with "Physical Graffiti" which sold 500 copies per hour. All of their albums have gone platinum. They were the first band to tour the United States extensively and tour the rest of the world sporadically. This happened because there was a lack of interest in Britain. Their success was due to their manager Peter Grant. Peter was able to move the group from place to place and keep people interested. Peter figured they would work every couple of years to stay in demand. While working on their first film featuring them. This film showed the band performing their music, titled "The Song Remains Playing". A representative from their record company called and told Page that sales of their new album Houses of the Holy were spectacular..