Mastodon Covers Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’
Mastodon recorded a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” as a tribute to their late manager. The song, retitled “Stairway to Nick John,” was released as a single on Record Store Day (Saturday,…

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – SEPTEMBER 25: Troy Sanders from Mastodon performs at 2015 Rock in Rio on September 25, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
Raphael Dias / StringerMastodon recorded a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" as a tribute to their late manager.
The song, retitled "Stairway to Nick John," was released as a single on Record Store Day (Saturday, April 13) and the proceeds went to the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.
The band said in a statement that in September 2018 they lost one of their closest friends and biggest fans, their manager Nick John and that one of his favorite bands was Led Zeppelin.
You can listen to Mastodon's cover of "Stairway to Heaven" below.
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