Some fans point to “Stairway to Heaven” as Led Zeppelin’s defining moment. The Led Zeppelin IV centerpiece is the band’s most-streamed song on Spotify. Yet Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page say “Kashmir” ...

How a harrowing accident inspired Robert Plant to write the epic Led Zeppelin song, deeply rooted in the tradition of Greek mythology.

From the start of Led Zeppelin’s run, the band had certain songs that were the centerpiece of its marathon performances. In the early days, that song was “Dazed and Confused,” which featured Jimmy ...

There’s no denying that “Stairway to Heaven” has major Hobbit vibes, but Robert Plant’s Led Zeppelin bandmates never realized that J.R.R. Tolkien had inspired some of his song lyrics. “Tolkien opened ...