. years earlier and could no longer handle the pressure of touring. The band members,Keith Relf, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, and Jimmy Page decided to throw inthe towel and let the band collapse.. the band's name, songs, and albums. However,along with the rights that Page was given, were 10 tour dates that stillneeded to be honored in Scandinavia. Page needed to construct a newband. Plant (b. August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, W.Midlands.) is asked to perform with The New Yardbirds. Plant accepts and leaves his homeland in the Midlands with only his subway fair in hispocket....