Led Zeppelin Who?

Led Zeppelin got their name from Keith Moon, drummer for The Who.
The band was originally conceived by Jimmy Page and Chris Dreja after their original group, the Yardbirds, broke up. The Yardbirds were still booked to perform a series of Scandinavian concerts, so Page and Dreja put together a new band called the “New Yardbirds” to fulfill the commitment. This band consisted of Page on guitar, bass player John Paul Jones, drummer John Bonham, and a then-unknown vocalist by the name of Robert Plant. 

After playing the Scandavian shows, the group decided to change its name. Referring to the group’s membership, Keith Moon had said, “With that lineup, you’ll go down like a lead zeppelin.” The band decided to drop the letter ‘A’ from the word lead to ensure that the word was pronounced “lead” and not “leed!”