Led Zeppelin is a band.
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968 . Their fourth album , which features the track `` Stairway to Heaven '' , is among the most popular and influential works in rock music , and it helped to secure the group 's popularity . `` Stairway to Heaven '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released in late 1971 . The Yardbirds are an English rock band formed in London in 1963 that had a string of hits during the mid-1960s , including `` For Your Love '' , `` Heart Full of Soul '' , `` Shapes of Things '' and `` Over Under Sideways Down '' .