One day the Who's late drummer Keith Moon told Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and the other members of a rival group that "they'd go over like a lead zeppelin". In a mockingly ironic move, they promptly adopted the term (Led Zeppelin) as the name of their band.
Plant, Robert (1948- ) British musician, Led Zeppelin frontman [noted for such works (with Led Zeppelin) as Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV, Physical Graffiti, and Houses Of The Holy]
[Sources: M. Driscoll, ed., 5087 Trivia Questions & Answers]
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