May 21, 2014
The Led Zeppelin - and the Classic Rock Universe - was jolted by a news of a recent lawsuit filed by representatives of the band Spirit claiming that the intro to the Zeppelin classic 'Stairway To Heaven' was lifted from the song 'Taurus', which appeared on the Spirit self-titled 1968 debut album. Spirit guitarist Randy California - who passed away in 1997 - always contended that Zep ripped off the intro, noting that the two groups toured together during Zeppelin's formative years.
