A song by Spirit is the subject of the suit. ... There is no mystery about whether Page and Plant knew Spirit. In an early California tour, Led Zeppelin opened for Wolfe’s group.

Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant took the stand to deny lifting Spirit's "Taurus" for "Stairway to Heaven" in court.

The song "Stairway to Heaven" was released in 1971 by Led Zepplin as part of the band's album, Led Zeppelin IV. The single wasn't released to the public, with 150 promotional singles sent to radio ...

Recently, a lawsuit was filed by the estate of Randy Wolfe, a member of the rock group Spirit, over whether Led Zeppelin “borrowed” the Spirit song “Taurus” when composing “Stairway to ...

The song remains the same. The rock band Led Zeppelin won a major copyright battle on Monday over claims parts of their popular song “Stairway to Heaven” were stolen.

LOS ANGELES — A trial is needed to determine if Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” copies its opening notes from a song performed by the rock band Spirit, a federal judge has ruled.

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, in 1970. A new lawsuit says the group borrowed from another band's work without crediting it, for the huge hit "Stairway to Heaven." ...

During the interview, May was asked about the similarities between Queen’s “Now I’m Here” and Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog.” He said the song was inspired by the “spirit of Led ...

Led Zeppelin has beaten a lawsuit claiming that the iconic guitar riff in “Stairway to Heaven” was copied from Spirit’s 1968 instrumental “Taurus.” ...

Before the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Lawsuit: 5 Other Times Led Zeppelin Has Been Accused of Song Theft. Spirit isn’t the only artist that Jimmy Page and company are accused of ripping off. Getty ...

The place where the hippie spirit still lived in them. And that, of course, all leads to “Stairway to Heaven,” which I wouldn’t hesitate to call one of the 10 greatest songs of the 20th century.