In 1968, the English rock group Led Zeppelin was established in London. Drummer John Bonham, bassist John Paul Jones, guitarist Jimmy Page, and vocalist Robert Plant made up the band. Although they drew from a range of inspirations, including blues and folk music, their style is credited as one of the forerunners of hard rock and heavy metal because of its loud, guitar-driven sound. Led Zeppelin has been acknowledged as having a considerable influence on the nature of the music business, especially in the creation of stadium rock and album-oriented rock (AOR).
Over the course of their career, Led Zeppelin has received numerous accolades and honors. Both the UK Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted them in 1995 and 2006, respectively. The band has received numerous honors, including the Polar Music Prize in 2006 and an American Music Award in 2005. Four of Led Zeppelin’s recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the band received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.
In the United States, they have received awards for five Diamond albums, fourteen Multi-Platinum albums, four Platinum albums, and one Gold album. In the UK, they have received awards for five Multi-Platinum albums, six Platinum albums, one Gold album, and four Silver albums. Led Zeppelin was ranked as the 14th greatest musician of all time by Rolling Stone in 2004.
The group was dubbed the “best rock and roll band of all time” and received the “Best Live Act” award at the 2008 MOJO Awards for their one-off reunion. One of the ten iconic album covers from British musicians honored on a UK postage stamp released by the Royal Mail in 2010 and introduced by Jimmy Page was Led Zeppelin IV. The Kennedy Center Honors for 2012 were given to Led Zeppelin.
