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| 1968 | Bonham, John Henry "Bonzo" |  |
| Founder Member of Led Zeppelin |
| 1968 | Grant, Peter | |
| During the Scandinavian tour the new group appears as "The New Yardbirds ", but Peter Grant, the band's eventual manager, later modified the name to "Led Zeppelin" |
| 1968 | Jones, John Paul | |
| Founder Member of Led Zeppelin |
| 1968 | Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| During the Scandinavian tour the new group appears as "The New Yardbirds ", but Peter Grant, the band's eventual manager, later modified the name to "Led Zeppelin" |
| Page joins Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones to form Led Zeppelin |
| Recruits vocalist Robert Plant and drummer John Bonham, and was contacted by John Paul Jones who asked to join, to which Page agreed |
| The musical potential of the Yardbirds is scuttled by personality differences caused by touring and a lack of commercial success, Keith Relf and Jim McCarty depart & the group become Led Zeppelin |
| 1968 | Plant, Robert Anthony | |
| Founder Member of Led Zeppelin |
| Jimmy Page was in search of a lead singer for his new band and met Plant after being turned down by his first choice, Terry Reid, who referred him to a show at a nightclub where Plant was singing in a band |
| 1969 | Reid, Terry | |
| Jimmy Page was in search of a lead singer for his new band and met Plant after being turned down by his first choice, Terry Reid, who referred him to a show at a nightclub where Plant was singing in a band |
| 1973 | Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| A pair of 50,000-seat shows in Tampa breaks the record for the largest paying audience to see a single band, which was formerly held by The Beatles for the legendary 1965 Shea stadium concert |
| 1980 | Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| After Led Zeppelin break up Page attempts to form a supergroup with ex-Yes members to be called XYZ however it comes to nothing |
| 1980 | Plant, Robert Anthony | |
| Led Zeppelin break up after the death of John Bonham |
