This anecdote about Led Zeppelin involves both Yankovic and R. Kelly. Yankovic released a parody of Kelly’s epic song cycle “Trapped in the Closet” called “Trapped in the Drive-Thru.” While “Trapped ...

“It was tricky to play,” Jimmy Page once said of “Black Dog,” foreshadowing the frustration of so many classic-rock bar bands. Robert Plant still had to carve out his own path into the maze. And one ...

When Led Zeppelin arrived on the scene in 1968, England was brimming with talented “white blues” acts. Eric Clapton, who’d made his name playing blues in The Yardbirds and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, ...

No matter how hard we may try to play it as accurately as possible, sometimes a classic guitar riff never ends up sounding quite like the official version, and Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” riff is ...

Hello everyone. Over the next several months I plan on sharing with you some of my approaches to playing, writing, and arranging music. I'll be discussing some of the concepts that I've gleaned over ...

Released in the U.S. on Dec. 2, 1971, as a single from their landmark fourth studio album Led Zeppelin IV, "Black Dog" ...

Released on November 8. 1971, the album, which also contains the classic “Stairway to Heaven” was executive produced by the band’s guitarist Jimmy Page. To write the album, the foursome returned to ...

On Thursday, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss announced details of their long-rumored reunion album Raise the Roof. It’s a 12-track collection that features their original tune “High and Lonesome,” as ...

Beth Hart released her cover of the Led Zeppelin classic “Black Dog,” which appears on her upcoming album A Tribute to Led Zeppelin. It follows the release of her take on “Good Times Bad Times” in ...

Montreal's celebrated Led Zeppelin tribute act “Black Dog” is coming to the West Coast for the first time — tickets for their 2026 shows are on sale now! “Black Dog—The Spirit of Led Zeppelin” ...