What is the origin of the name led zeppelin?

Answer 1

Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones played their first live show together on September 7, 1968, in Copenhagen. For this tour they were billed as "The Yardbirds, Featuring Jimmy Page." They were fulfilling a Yardbirds commitment that was still on the books from when the last incarnation of that band disbanded. The band goes on to record the first album in the studio and the plan was still to call the band "The New Yardbirds". As a contract was being signed with Atlantic Records and on the eve of their first gig following the album sessions, they received a cease and desist order from Chris Dreja's (founder of the original Yardbirds)attorney. So then recalling the famous Keith Moon joke, the name was changed to Led Zeppelin. **Fun Fact** The misspelling of lead to Led was to avoid any confusion over pronunciation. This whole answer was paraphrased from an interview with Jimmy Page from Guitar World Magazine/ March 2009.

Answer 2

Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones played their first live show together on September 7, 1968, in Copenhagen. For this tour they were billed as "The Yardbirds, Featuring Jimmy Page." They were fulfilling a Yardbirds commitment that was still on the books from when the last incarnation of that band disbanded. The band goes on to record the first album in the studio and the plan was still to call the band "The New Yardbirds". As a contract was being signed with Atlantic Records and on the eve of their first gig following the album sessions, they received a cease and desist order from Chris Dreja's (founder of the original Yardbirds)attorney. So then recalling the famous Keith Moon joke, the name was changed to Led Zeppelin. **Fun Fact** The misspelling of lead to Led was to avoid any confusion over pronunciation. This whole answer was paraphrased from an interview with Jimmy Page from Guitar World Magazine/ March 2009.

Answer 3

On Sept. 14, 1968 "Led Zeppelin" embarked upon their first tour billed as "The New Yardbirds". They recorded "Led Zeppelin I" in October and played their first gig as "Led Zeppelin" at Surry University on October 17, 1968. There is some controversy as to who actually named the group "Led Zeppelin". Keith Moon credits Jimmy Page with the name. In the beginning it was going to be called Lead Zeppelin, because the group thought they would "go over like a lead balloon". They dropped the "a" from lead, so Americans would not mispronounce the name. My understanding it was a deliberate omission to avoid being called "lead" like in follow the lead(er).

Answer 4

They filled in for the Yardbirds last concerts as the "New Yardbirds", and when during a few early concerts in Germany they had to use the stage name "The Nobs."

Answer 5

The New Yardbirds.

Answer 6

I don’t know