Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is a rock singer and musician, and was known for being the lead vocalist for rock band Led Zeppelin. In 2007, he recorded an album with bluegrass fiddler Alison Krauss, and toured with her in 2008.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Anthony Plant |
| Born | 20 August 1948
(aged 77) West Bromwich, (then Staffordshire, now West Midlands), England |
| Origin | Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, folk rock, world music, country rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, harmonica, percussion, guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Swan Song, Es Paranza, Sanctuary, Mercury, Universal, Rounder |
| Associated acts | Band of Joy, Led Zeppelin, The Honeydrippers, Page and Plant, Strange Sensation, Alison Krauss, The New Yardbirds |
| Website | Official website |
Robert Plant Media
- Zoso Robert Plant feather symbol.svg
Derivative of Plant's feather sigil used in the Led Zeppelin IV album
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Plant with Led Zeppelin, 1973
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Plant (left) with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in concert in Chicago, Illinois, 1977
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Plant, Phil Johnstone, and Creem editor Dusty Wright, backstage at the Glastonbury Festival, 1993
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Plant and Strange Sensation at the Green Man Festival, 2007
Plant on stage with Alison Krauss at Birmingham's NIA on 5 May 2008
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Plant performing live with the Band of Joy (including, most notably, Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller) at Birmingham Symphony Hall on 27 October 2010
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Plant performing live on stage at a music festival in July 2018
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Plant giving an interview to AXS TV in 2021
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Plant on stage with Jimmy Page in 2007
Other websites
- Led Zeppelin Official Site
- Official Robert Plant Homepage
- Interview with Robert Plant Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- 1971 Interview with Robert Plant by underground press journalist Rick McGrath.Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- 2003 Afropop Worldwide Interview with Robert Plant in Mali Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC interview with Robert Plant about the Led Zeppelin reunion
- YouTube video demonstrating Plant's vocal range, both live and in the studio