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Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — According to The Pulse Of Radio, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant appeared yesterday (June 14) at Los Angeles federal court for what is officially known as "Michael Skidmore vs. Led Zeppelin et al" — but mainly referred to as the "Stairway To Heave... more info
Stereogum — The trial that has epic implications for rock ‘n’ roll history has begun today. Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were in a Los Angeles courtroom today as eight jurors were selected to decide whether the legendary guitar riff in Zeppel... more info
Guardian Music — Lawsuit alleges Led Zeppelin lifted their 1971 song’s famous opening riff from Spirit, a psychedelic band they shared concert billings with in the late 1960sThe opening to Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven transfixed the venue but Jimmy... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — The civil trial against Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page begins Tuesday as the pair face accusations that the opening chords from the band’s iconic “Stairway to Heaven†were stolen from another bandâ€... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The civil trial against Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page begins Tuesday as the pair face accusations that the opening chords from the band’s iconic “Stairway to Heaven†were stolen from another bandâ€... more info
Rolling Stone — They may not have pleased John Paul Jones very much, but the Jimmy Page and Robert Plant tours of 1995/96 and 1998 were as close to Led Zeppelin reunion tours as the world ever saw. They were billed as Page and Plant and there was a studio albu... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A civil lawsuit accusing Led Zeppelin's lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page of stealing the opening chords for their 1971 rock classic "Stairway to Heaven" from another band heads to trial on Tuesday in federal c... more info
Guardian Music — Jimmy Page and Robert Plant to attend the trial in Los Angeles on Tuesday over claim the opening of the song was copied from a track by the band SpiritLed Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant will appear in court on Tuesday to defend Stairwa... more info
JamBase — Watch Warren Haynes, Robert Plant, Phil Lesh and a bevy of Peter Shapiro's colleagues, friends and family discuss the impresario's unbelievable career.
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