
Thanks to the Band Name Origins list, I now know how Led Zeppelin got their name.
Keith Moon told Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones that their new project would go over like a lead balloon, hence, Led Zeppelin. The ‘Led’ spelling was to make sure people pronounced the name right.
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