Origin: Oak Park, IL, USA
This group formed in 1966 and hailed from the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, IL. They were all teenagers attending Oak Park and nearby River Forest high schools. Members included Bob Blumenthal (keyboards, vocals), John Armour (lead guitar), Bill Steed (bass, vocals), Dave Green (drums) and Gary Knaus (rhythm guitar). Their name more or less originated when Steed misspelled "Zeppelin" on his bass drum and, instead of going out and buying a new one, the band opted to go with the incorrect spelling of "Zepplin". As a side note, the Graf Zeppelin was both a late 1920s through late 1930s German rigid…