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 ...

The common ground between “Stairway to Heaven” and “Taurus” largely comes down to a 10-second musical theme that appears 45 seconds into “Taurus,” an instrumental from the band’s ...

The “Stairway to Heaven” copyright lawsuit, about which I blogged several years ago, is back, this time in federal court in California, and it’s getting a fair bit of attention — possibly ...

Surveying the ongoing influence of Led Zeppelin's 1971 classic Stairway to Heaven — from 'Wayne's World' to cover songs to radio station publicity stunts. Skip to main content Skip to site footer.

The jury, which began deliberations the previous day, sent a note requesting to hear the audio for “Taurus,” as well as the intro to “Stairway to Heaven,” twice in a row on Thursday.

Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is one of the most popular songs of all time. The song has reached the status of those rare, though uber-beloved songs that get requested by fans at any ...

In 1970, the official story of Rock N’ Roll History goes, Page holed himself up in a remote cottage in Wales called Bron-Yr-Aur, and by fireside, wrote “Stairway to Heaven.” ...

He alleged that, as the two bands had occasionally toured together between 1968 and 1970, Page would have been aware of “Taurus” and subsequently copied it when writing “Stairway To Heaven ...