Jimmy Page and Robert Plant have told the court they'll appear in person during the upcoming trial being held to determine whether "Stairway to Heaven" was plagiarized.
After years of legal maneuvering, lawyers for Led Zeppelin are headed to trial against representatives for the estate of Spirit co-founder Randy California.
The attorneys alleging that Led Zeppelin plagiarized the intro to "Stairway to Heaven" from a Spirit song have been dealt a setback by a judge who refused to delay the case.
As Led Zeppelin's reps prepare to fight allegations that they stole the introduction to 'Stairway to Heaven' from the Spirit song 'Taurus,' they've turned to a top entertainment industry lawyer.
If you're anything like the staff here at Ultimate Classic Rock, you've heard Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' so many times that you feel like you know it forward and backward. But only one man truly understands the song in reverse, and his name is Jeroen Offerman.
Back in April, we found this video of a seven-year old girl playing 'Sweet Child O' Mine' that left Slash "speechless." Now, we have a new video of a boy of the same age playing Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven.'
Available on iTunes now is a real cool version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" done up by Heart. Ann and Nancy Wilson along with Jason Bonham son of John Bonham were recorded at last month's Kennedy Center Honors tribute in Washington,D.C.