Led Zeppelin played music.
James Patrick Page , ( born 9 January 1944 ) is an English musician , songwriter , and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin . Led Zeppelin . The latter half of their career saw a series of record-breaking tours that earned the group a reputation for excess and debauchery . From September 1968 until the summer of 1980 , English rock band Led Zeppelin were the world 's most popular live music attraction , performing hundreds of sold-out concerts around the world .