Every weeknight at 9, I pay tribute to one of the greatest hard rock bands ever...Led Zeppelin, as B102.7 Gets The Led Out! Zep was a band master-minded by Jimmy Page, a long-time session musician who left the Yardbirds to form the imaginatively named New Yardbirds. Legend has it that Who drummer Keith Moon heard the name and told Page that it would go over like a "lead zeppelin", and the new name was born. Page recruited classically trained session musician John Paul Jones, who knew of a young lead singer in another part of England named Robert Plant. Plant in turn told them about a young drummer friend from another band named John "Bonzo" Bonham, and Zep was formed.

Their run lasted just over a decade and set standards unmatched even today. They were able to dictate how much of concert receipts they would get (rumored to be in excess of 85%!), they formed their own record label (Swan Song) and even started signing groups to their label (Bad Company). They even believed they were so popular, that they could release an album with no title and not even the band's name on it. Of course that album is commonly known as IV, Runes, or ZOSO.  And they were right. The album is one of the top-selling albums of all time. Led Zeppelin ceased to exist September 25, 1980 when Bonham passed away after a night of hard drinking. The band broke up and although there have been a few runs of Plant & Page, the once-strong rumors of finding another drummer to fill Bonzo's shoes appears to be gone.

They go down as one of the most successful and influential bands in rock history. Any biographies you read on other bands from the 70's through today, inevitably you see Zep's name pop up somewhere. So every weeknight at 9, we play three Zep classics...some you may know by heart, some you may not have heard in years and others that you may never have heard! Join me every weeknight as we Get The Led Out!

Here's what we've been playing:

Friday July 25

Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid-II

Your Time Is Gonne Come-I

Rock & Roll-IV

Thursday July 24

Black Dog-IV

White Summer/Black Mountain Side-4 CD Boxed Set

Good Times, Bad Times-I

Wednesday July 23

D'Yer Maker-Houses Of The Holy

Poor Tom-Coda

That's The Way-III

Tuesday July 22

Over The Hills and Far Away- Houses Of The Holy

The Batlle Of Evermore-IV

Gallows Pole-III

Monday July 21

What Is And What Should Never Be-II

Royal Orleans-Presence

South Bound Suarez-In Through The Out Door