Peter Grant: The Man Who Led Zeppelin

by Chris Welch

Book Overview

Wrestler turned rock manager, the late Peter Grant made his name as the manager of Led Zeppelin, helping to turn them into rock's biggest attraction by the mid Seventies. The book reveals the facts about his suspended prison sentence, his dispute with the group over unpaid royalties and his retiring from the music industry, and his rumoured heroin addiction.

Written with the full co-operation of Grant's family and friends to give...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0711991952
• ISBN13: 9780711991958
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Peter Grant - verymisunderstood

I purchased this item to help understand more about the music industry and primarily what worked best for bands. Peter Grant certainly worked well for Led Zep - looking over their every move not only kept them on the straight and narrow but helped them to avoid some of the pitfalls which todays artists still encounter. This was a truely enlighting read from start to finish. Excellent read well recommended

90% band/10% promoter!

This book is a must for any Zeppelin fan,Peter Grant defined what the roll of a manager should be,Led Zep are a great band and left a huge larger than life legacy that wont be repeated again.They may have been overlooked or perhaps just done their thing.I believe without the guidance of Peter Grant and his headkickin ways I dont think Zeppelin would of been the rock gods they were.He made the band rich beyond their wildest dreams,he wheeled and dealed and got them gigs at sellout arenas.Peter Grant was the man,Led Zep were his boys.Do yourself a favour and buy this book if you want to know what rock n roll was about.

Another great book...

...by Chris Welch, and this time on the heavy-hitting mananger behind Led Zeppelin: Peter Grant. Despite a few glaring factual errors, such as the story behind Swan Song's (Zeppelin's vanity 70's record label)logo, and a few typos this is another good Welch-penned Zeppelin effort. Being a big fan of the band I was very surprised on the chapters devoted to the group's film Song Remains The Same, and their devastating 1977 US tour. These chapters alone are worth your time and money. This book, S. Davis'Hammer Of The Gods, and Richard Cole's Stairway To Heaven, read back to back will tell you all you'll need to know about the best hard rock band the world has ever known: Led Zeppelin!

Good book

I really appreciated this book. Chris Welsh has been one of the greatest insiders of Led Zeppelin and provides numberless details about Peter and his relation with the band. I liked very much the info that came from interviews with people related, like Mickie Most, Allan Callan, Ed Bricknell and Warren Grant, among others.The book also has the merit of being original on a very worn out subject. Indeed a very good buy for both Zep die-hards and neophites.

The man who changed music forever

While this book concentrates on Peter Grant's management of Led Zeppelin, it also goes into his experience with the Yardbirds, and Swan Song Records. Welch succeeds in humanizing Grant, who in other biographies is made to seem like quite an SOB. The book offers details about how much Grant cared for the band, and more importantly, his family. It follows his entire life, from his upbringing by a single mother, to the impact he had on music management, to his death.This was, without exaggeration, an incredible book to read. Even for those who have read numerous Zeppelin biographies, such as myself, Welch has managed to dig up new information. I will definitely be recommending this book to my friends.