Sometimes drummer John Bonham sang Denny's vocals instead of Jones. For these live performances, Jones sang Denny's vocals with Plant and played acoustic guitar whilst Page played mandolin. "The Battle of Evermore" was played live at Led Zeppelin concerts during the band's 1977 concert tour of the United States. This is the only song Led Zeppelin ever recorded with a guest vocalist. To thank her for her involvement, Denny was given the symbol on the album sleeve of three pyramids (the four members of Led Zeppelin each designed their own symbols for the album). Plant played the role of the narrator and Denny represented the town crier. Denny was a former member of British folk group Fairport Convention, with whom Led Zeppelin had shared a bill in 1970 at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] Plant felt he needed another voice to tell the story, and for the recording of this song folk singer Sandy Denny was invited to duet with Plant. Vocalist Robert Plant had recently been reading about Scottish folklore and this inspired him to compose the lyrics to this song. Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] Steven Rosen,, "Modern Guitars", (originally published in the July 1977, issue of " Guitar Player" magazine).] As Page explained in 1977: The tune for this was written by guitarist Jimmy Page at Headley Grange while he was experimenting on the mandolin owned by bassist John Paul Jones. Next_no = 4" The Battle of Evermore" is an acoustic guitar and mandolin song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, featured on their fourth album, " Led Zeppelin IV", released in 1971.