On this day in 2016, rock legend Jimmy Page didn’t walk into a concert hall—he walked into a courtroom. No guitar slung over his shoulder this time, just the weight of a $79 million lawsuit hanging over his head. The soul of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” was on trial. Michael Skidmore, representing late Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, claimed Page and Robert Plant had lifted the song’s iconic riff straight from Spirit’s 1968 track “Taurus.” Page took the stand calm and steady, denying he’d ever heard the song before the internet storm hit. But then came the moment no one expected—like something straight out of a rock ‘n’ roll movie. Page picked up a guitar right there in the courtroom, strummed that riff, and let the notes speak louder than any lawyer ever could. The room went still. When it was over, the verdict was clear: Led Zeppelin didn’t steal their masterpiece—they defended it. T he band walked out with their legacy untouched, their “Stairway to Heaven” still standing tall…
This wasn’t just another celebrity legal drama. This was a battle for the soul of one of rock’s greatest anthems: “Stairway to Heaven.” The […]
