Stage Name
When Andrew Loog Oldham, who went on to be the director of the Rolling Stones, met John Paul Jones, Jones was going by the stage name John Baldwin. So, Andrew told him to take a different name. Then he suggested the name from the Robert Stack film, John Paul Jones. The drummer had no clue who that was but liked the sound of the new name. The rest is history.
Stage Name
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First Deal
Before forming Led Zeppelin, all the band members built solid reputations as talented musicians. Thus, when they signed with Atlantic, they negotiated a decent deal. They got full publishing rights and an unprecedented $20,000 advance!
First Deal