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 | West Bromwich, (then Staffordshire, now West Midlands), England | 20 August 1948
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
Derivative of Plant's feather sigil used in the Led Zeppelin IV album
Plant and Page performing an acoustic set at Musikhalle Hamburg, in 1973
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Plant on the cover of an Argentine magazine in 1974
Plant and Phil Johnstone, backstage at the Glastonbury Festival, 1993
Plant on stage with Alison Krauss at Birmingham's NIA on 5 May 2008
Plant performing live with the Band of Joy (including, most notably, Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller) at Birmingham Symphony Hall on 27 October 2010
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