Lawyers for Wolfe's estate argued that Led Zeppelin became familiar with Spirit's song after singer Robert Plant saw them play at a club in Birmingham in 1970, a year before Stairway to Heaven was ...
For example, Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” resembles a famous Bible story. Interestingly, “Stairway to Heaven” first became a hit decades after its release. According to Genesis 11 ...
Taurus was written in 1968, three years before Stairway To Heaven. Now, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has upheld a 2016 trial verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not copy it.
Court documents argue that Led Zeppelin’s guitarist Jimmy Page asked Wolfe to teach him how to play “Taurus ... that sounds like “Stairway to Heaven” starts around 0:44 here.