Right from the begining Jimmy was considered the leader. He took on enormous responsabilities at a very young age. At the age of 24, he had already been with a few recording groups, such as The Yardbirds and Neil Christian and the Crusaders. He was on a mission. A mission to find a vocalist, bassist and drummer. Robert Anthony Plant was a struggling singer in the small bars of England. He wanted very much to make something of himself, but couldn't quite get the boost he needed. Someone suggested Robert to Jimmy, so Jimmy invited Robert over for a visit. The two hit it right off. When Robert was asked by Jimmy to pick out some records he was fond of it and wanted to sing, Robert picked the same exact ones that Jimmy would have chosen himself.
John Paul Jones (Baldwin) was a bassist invited by Jimmy to come and play. He was also very talented, very talented pianist and bassist.
John Henry Bonham, was a drummer who had played with Robert in The Band of Joy. He was known to be extremely loud as a drummer. He had started very young and became a gifted musician. Robert suggested John to Jimmy and once when they saw him, they were hooked. Only one problem was that Bonham didn't want to play with The New Yardbirds. He was being payed barely enough to live at that time, but still didn't want to take a risk. After numerous telegrams from Peter Grant Bonzo he decided to give it a try! Peter Grant shifted from the Yardbirds manager to The New Yardbirds manager. The New Yardbirds soon took on the ever such famous name - Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin defined what has become heavy metal and hard rock, earning themselves a place in music history as one of the greatest bands ever. British foursome Led Zeppelin performed for the first time in October 1968. The group was formed by Jimmy Page - ex-Yardbirds guitarist who wanted to complete planned tour over the northern Europe and needed some vocalist, bassist and drummer. Someone suggested Robert Plant to Jimmy so he went to hear Robert. Page was taken by Plant's voice and stage presence, and in August 1968, Plant became the band's frontman. Right around this time, Dreja quit and John Paul Jones took his place as bassist. Now all the band needed was a commanding drummer. After a month of courting, Page convinced John Bonham to join. Touring under the name the New Yardbirds, the foursome fulfilled the old band's concert schedule and in October 1968 the band, now called Led Zeppelin, went into the studio and recorded their self-titled debut album in under 30 hours.