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Robert Plant
Robert Plant performing at the Green Man Festival (2007)
Robert Plant performing at the Green Man Festival (2007)
Background information
Birth name Robert Anthony Plant
Born 20 August 1948 (1948-08-20) (age 59)
West Bromwich,
West Midlands, England
Genre(s) Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, folk rock, world music
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine, Guitar
Years active 1966–present
Label(s) Atlantic, Swan Song, Es Paranza
Associated acts Band of Joy, Led Zeppelin, Rockestra, The Honeydrippers, Jeff Beck, Page and Plant, Strange Sensation, Alison Krauss
Website http://www.robertplant.com/

Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the English rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career. The Green Man Festival is a British alternative music festival which was started in 2003 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The tambourine or Marine is a Musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame often of wood or plastic with pairs of small metal jingles The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Swan Song Records was a Record label launched by English Rock group Led Zeppelin on May 10, 1974. The Band of Joy were a 1960s Rock band from Birmingham, England. Led Zeppelin were Rockestra Theme, one of Paul McCartney 's harder-rocking songs was recorded on October 3, 1978, at Abbey Road Studios by an all-star collection of The Honeydrippers was a rock band of the 1980s Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal in having Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, both formerly of English Rock band Led Zeppelin, recorded and toured in the mid-1990s as simply The Strange Sensation is Robert Plant 's backing band formed during his nine-year break from solo recording Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Led Zeppelin were The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song

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Life and career

Early career

Plant was born in West Bromwich to parents Robert C. and Annie C. (Cain) Plant, but grew up in Halesowen, formerly Worcestershire, now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. Localities Localities within the borough include Amblecote Brierley Hill Bromley Coseley He left school in his mid-teens and developed a strong passion for the blues, mainly through his admiration for Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan,Willie Dixon, Robert Johnson, The Beatles and early rendition of songs in this genre. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist Robert Johnson may refer to; In the arts Robert Johnson (musician (Robert Leroy Johnson (1911–1938 blues singer and guitarist Robert The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 He abandoned training as a chartered accountant after only two weeks to attend college in an effort to gain more GCE passes and to become part of the Midlands blues scene. The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification that Examination boards in the United Kingdom confer to students This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. [1][2] His early blues influences included artists such as Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Skip James, Jerry Miller and Sleepy John Estes. Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8 1911 – August 16 1938 is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians Bukka White ( November 12 1909 – February 26 1977) was a Delta blues Guitarist and Singer. Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James ( June 21, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American Delta blues singer guitarist Jerry Miller (born July 10, 1943 in Tacoma Washington) is an American songwriter Guitarist and Vocalist. John Adam Estes — 5 June 1977) commonly known as Sleepy John Estes or Sleepy John, was a U Plant did various jobs while pursuing his music career, one of which was working for the major British construction company Wimpey in Birmingham in 1966 laying tarmac on roads. George Wimpey Limited (formerly George Wimpey Plc) is one of the UK 's largest housebuilders with corporate headquarters in London, England He also worked at Woolworths in Halesowen town for a short period of time. This article is about the British Woolworths Group plc, and its stores He cut three obscure singles on CBS Records[3] and sang with a variety of bands, including The Crawling King Snakes, which brought him into contact with drummer John Bonham. This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31 1948 – September 25 1980 was an English Drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. They both went on to play in the Band of Joy, merging blues with newer psychedelic trends. The Band of Joy were a 1960s Rock band from Birmingham, England. Though his early career met with no commercial success, word quickly spread about the "young man with the powerful voice".

Led Zeppelin

Main article: Led Zeppelin

Early years

In 1968, the guitarist Jimmy Page was in search of a lead singer for his new band and met Plant after being turned down by his first choice, Terry Reid, who referred him to a show at a teacher training college in Birmingham— where Plant was singing in a band named Hobbstweedle. Led Zeppelin were James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Terry Reid (born 13 November 1949, Huntingdon, England) is a rock Singer and Guitarist. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um [4] Plant and Page immediately hit it off with a shared musical passion and after Plant joined the band, they began their writing collaboration with reworkings of earlier blues songs, although Plant would receive no songwriting credits on the band's first album, allegedly because he was still under contract to CBS Records at the time. Plant brought along John Bonham as drummer, and along with John Paul Jones, who had worked with Jimmy Page as a studio musician, Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968. John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31 1948 – September 25 1980 was an English Drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record Led Zeppelin were The title of the band was derived from Keith Moon and John Entwistle after Jimmy Page's idea for them to leave The Who and create a super band with him. They described it as "a band that would go down like a lead zeppelin. "[5] The decision to change the first word in their title from lead to led is so that Americans wouldn't pronounce the band name "Leed Zeppelin," the name stuck. Their self-titled debut album hit the charts in 1969 and is widely credited as a catalyst for the heavy metal genre. Led Zeppelin is the debut album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. Plant, however, has commented that it is unfair for people to think of Zeppelin as heavy metal, as almost a third of their music was acoustic. [6]

Later years

In 1975, he and his wife Maureen (m. 1968-1983) were seriously injured in a car crash in Rhodes, Greece. Rhodes ( Greek: Ρόδος - Ródos) is the principal city of the Greek island of Rhodes, in southeastern Aegean Sea and This significantly affected the production of Led Zeppelin's seventh album Presence for a few months while he recovered, and forced the band to cancel the remaining tour dates for the year. Presence is the seventh studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released by Swan Song Records on March 31,

In 1977 his oldest son Karac died of a stomach infection when Plant was engaged on Led Zeppelin's concert tour of the United States. Led Zeppelin 's 1977 North American Tour was the eleventh and final Concert tour of North America by the English rock band Karac's death later inspired him to write the song "All My Love" in tribute, featured on Led Zeppelin's final studio LP, 1979's In Through the Out Door. " All My Love " is the penultimate song on English rock band Led Zeppelin 's final studio album In Through the Out Door, released A gramophone In Through the Out Door is the eighth studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin before John Bonham died and the group disbanded

These events had a major effect on Plant, and represent a turning point in Led Zeppelin's music, as In Through The Out Door featured a lighter and more progressive sound under the direction of John Paul Jones, with fewer of the hard-rocking numbers the band had been known for. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record Plant has told an interviewer "I had a couple of bad knocks which, no matter what happens, will always have taken their toll on me. I know that my kind of vision, or the carefree element I had, disappeared instantly when I had my automobile accident in 1975. That kind of ramshackled 'I'll take the world now' attitude was completely gone. "[7]

Solo career

After the breakup of Led Zeppelin in 1980 (following the death of John Bonham), Plant pursued a successful solo career beginning with Pictures at Eleven in 1982, followed by 1983's The Principle of Moments. John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31 1948 – September 25 1980 was an English Drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. Pictures at Eleven is the debut solo album from former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant. The Principle of Moments is the second solo album from former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant. Popular tracks from this period include "Big Log" (a Top 20 hit in 1983), "In the Mood (1984), "Little by Little" (1985), "Tall Cool One" (a #25 hit in 1988) and "I Believe" (1993), another song written for and dedicated to his late son, Karac. In 1984, Plant formed a short-lived all-star group with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck called The Honeydrippers, who had a #3 hit with a remake of the Phil Phillips' tune, "Sea of Love", along with a lesser hit with "Rockin' at Midnight. Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English The Honeydrippers was a rock band of the 1980s Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal in having Phil Phillips (born Philip Baptiste, 14 March 1926, Lake Charles, Louisiana) is an American Singer and " Sea of Love " is a song written by John Phillip Baptiste (aka Phil Phillips) and George Khoury " Plant avoided performing Led Zeppelin songs through much of this period.

On rare occasions, Plant performed with both living members of Led Zeppelin: In 1985 for Live Aid (with Phil Collins and Tony Thompson on drums), 1988 for Atlantic Records 40th anniversary, 1995 when the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and 10 December 2007 to honour the memory of Atlantic Records cofounder Ahmet Ertegün, the last three with Bonham's son Jason filling in on drums. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer For the R&B vocalist and Hi-Five lead singer see Tony Thompson. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Ahmet Ertegün ( July 31, 1923 &ndash December 14, 2006) was the Turkish American co-founder and executive of Atlantic Jason Bonham (born July 15, 1966) is an English Drummer and son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Additionally, Plant, Jones, and Page attended—and performed at—Jason's wedding in 1990. Despite enormous public demand, Plant declined a $200 million offer to tour with Led Zeppelin after the 2007 show. [8]

Through the 1980s and 1990s, Plant co-wrote three solo albums with keyboardist/songwriter Phil Johnstone. Now and Zen, Manic Nirvana, and Fate of Nations (featuring Máire Brennan of Clannad). Now and Zen is an album by the Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Es Paranza. Manic Nirvana is an album by the Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music) Fate of Nations is Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant 's sixth studio Album. Máire Ní Bhraonáin, mˠaːrʲə nʲiː vɾˠiːn̪ˠaːn better known as Máire Brennan or Moya Brennan (born August 4, 1952, Gweedore Clannad are a Grammy Award -winning Irish musical group, from Gweedore ( Gaoth Dobhair) County Donegal. It was Johnstone who talked Plant into playing Zeppelin songs in his live shows, something Plant had resisted, not wanting to be forever known as "the former Led Zeppelin vocalist. " Plant first collaborated with Jimmy Page post-Zeppelin in the studio on the 1988 Page solo effort, Outrider. Outrider is an album by Jimmy Page, released by Geffen Records on June 19, 1988. He later collaborated with Page on the 1998 album, Walking into Clarksdale, which features all original material from the pair. Walking into Clarksdale is a studio album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, both formerly of English Rock band Led Zeppelin Starting at the close of 1999, Plant performed at several small venues with his folk-rock band, named Priory of Brion.

In 2001, Plant appeared on Afro Celt Sound System's album "Volume 3: Further in Time. The Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group which fuses modern dance rhythms ( Trip-hop, techno, etc " The song "Life Begin Again" features a duet with Welsh folksinger Julie Murphy, emphasizing Plant's recurring interest in Welsh culture (Murphy would also tour in support of Plant). Julie Murphy is an English-born singer (not to be confused with Julie Murphy Wells from the band Eddie from Ohio who sings in Welsh and English

In 2002, with his then newly-formed band Strange Sensation, Plant released a widely acclaimed collection of mostly blues and folk remakes, Dreamland. The Strange Sensation is Robert Plant 's backing band formed during his nine-year break from solo recording Dreamland was singer Robert Plant 's 7th solo Album and the first with the band " Strange Sensation " Contrasting with this lush collection of often relatively obscure remakes, the second album with Strange Sensation, Mighty ReArranger (2005), contains new, original songs. Mighty ReArranger is an Album by the British rock singer Robert Plant and his band the Strange Sensation. Both have received some of the most favorable reviews of Plant's solo career and four Grammy nominations, two in 2003 and two in 2006. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

As a former member of Led Zeppelin, along with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, Plant received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005 and the Polar Music Prize in 2006. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record Plant still actively tours. His sets typically include recent, but not only, solo material and plenty of Led Zeppelin favorites, often with new and expanded arrangements. A DVD titled Soundstage: Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation, featuring his Soundstage performance (filmed at the Soundstage Studios in Chicago on September 16, 2005), was released in October 2006. Soundstage Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation is the first live DVD by Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation, featuring a performance filmed at the Soundstage An expansive box set of his solo work, Nine Lives, was released in November 2006, which expanded all of his albums with various b-sides, demos, and live cuts. Nine Lives is a Box set of Robert Plant 's solo work released on November 21 2006 It was accompanied by a DVD. All his solo works were re-released with these extra tracks individually. It was reported on Billboard's websitethat Plant is contributing two tracks to the Fats Domino tribute album; Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino. Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a classic R&B and Rock and roll The performers list indicates that he will cover "It Keeps Rainin'" with the "Lil' Band O' Gold" and "Valley Of Tears" with "The Soweto Gospel Choir".

Robert Plant on stage with Alison Krauss at Birmingham's NIA, 5th May 2008
Robert Plant on stage with Alison Krauss at Birmingham's NIA, 5th May 2008

On June 23, 2006, Plant was the headliner (backed by Ian Hunter's band) at the Benefit For Arthur Lee concert at New York's Beacon Theater, a show which raised money for Lee's medical expenses from his bout with leukemia. The National Indoor Arena or The NIA is a large Indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Lee ( March 7, 1945 – August 3, 2006) was the frontman songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of the Los Angeles rock band Love Plant and band performed twelve songs - five by Arthur Lee & Love, five Led Zeppelin songs and three others including a duet with Ian Hunter. At the show, Plant told the audience of his great admiration for Arthur Lee dating back to the mid-Sixties. Sadly, Lee died of his illness six weeks after the concert.

Recently, Plant has been recording music with bluegrass star Alison Krauss. Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player The album, Raising Sand, was released on October 23, 2007 on Rounder Records. Raising Sand is a collaboration album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The album, recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles and produced by T-Bone Burnett, includes the two songwriters doing lesser-known material from R&B, blues, folk, and country songwriters including Mel Tillis, Townes Van Zandt, Gene Clark, Tom Waits, Doc Watson, Little Milton Campbell and the Everly Brothers. T-Bone Burnett is an American songwriter musician and producer PLEASE DO NOT ADD YOUR BAND YOUR FRIEND'S BAND YOURSELF OR YOUR FRIEND TO THIS SECTION Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. The song "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" from Raising Sand won a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals in 2008. Raising Sand is a collaboration album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Raising Sand is a collaboration album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. [9] The album has been successful critically and commercially, and was certified platinum on March 4, 2008. Also in 2008, he performed with bluegrass musicians at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, often known as Jazz Fest, is an annual celebration of the Music and Culture of New Orleans and

Voice and singing technique

Robert Plant's voice and singing technique was very unusual compared to other rock lead singers of the era such as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and others, and these traits helped to define the unique sound of Led Zeppelin. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock One of his biggest influences was Steve Marriott of Small Faces and Humble Pie. Stephen Peter Marriott ( January 30 1947 - April 20 1991) popularly known as Steve Marriott, was a successful and versatile Small Faces were an English rock group from East London, heavily influenced by American Rhythm and blues. Humble Pie were a rock, Rhythm and blues band from England and were one of the first supergroups of the 1970s. Plant once said he wanted to "be Steve Marriott" when he was younger.

Plant possesses a tenor voice and his vocal style has been showcased in many Led Zeppelin songs such as "Communication Breakdown", "Dazed and Confused","Since I've Been Loving You" and "Whole Lotta Love". " Communication Breakdown " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. "Dazed and Confused" is a song by Jake Holmes and by Led Zeppelin. " Since I've Been Loving You " is a Blues rock song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on the 1970 album Led Zeppelin " Whole Lotta Love " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. Plant became one of the most significant rock singers of the 1970s (and of all time), influencing the style of many of his contemporaries like Steven Tyler, Ann Wilson, Thom Yorke, Bono, Freddie Mercury, Bon Scott, Brian Johnson, David Coverdale, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Geddy Lee, David Lee Roth and Robin Zander, and later rock vocalists such as Jeff Buckley, Axl Rose, Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell and Chris Robinson. Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26 1948 in Yonkers New York) better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Ann Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950 in San Diego California) is the lead singer and Flute player of Heart. Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968 is a Grammy -winning English Musician, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980 was an Australian rock musician most well-known for being the lead singer and Lyricist Brian Johnson (born October 5 1947) is an English Singer and Songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the Australian David Coverdale (born September 22 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire) is an English rock vocalist most famous for Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass Stanley Harvey Eisen (born January 20, 1952, Queens New York) known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American Hard rock Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953 in Willowdale Toronto) is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist David Lee Roth (often referred to as "Diamond Dave" (born October 10 1954 Bloomington Indiana) is an American rock Vocalist Robin Zander (born January 23 1953, in Beloit Wisconsin) is the Lead singer and Rhythm guitarist for the Rock band Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman Eddie Vedder (born December 23 1964 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American singer, Songwriter, Composer, and Guitarist Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer Christopher Mark Robinson (born December 20 1966 in Marietta Georgia) better known as Chris Robinson, is the singer of the Rock and roll

Lyrics

Plant's lyrics are often mystical, philosophical and spiritual, alluding to events in classical and Norse mythology, such as the "Immigrant Song", which refers to Valhalla and Viking conquests. Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland " Immigrant Song " is the opening track on English rock band Led Zeppelin's third album, Led Zeppelin III See also Death in Norse paganism In Norse mythology, Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain" is a majestic enormous A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas However, the song "No Quarter" is often misunderstood to refer to the god Thor; the song actually refers to Mount Thor (which is named after the god). " No Quarter " is the seventh song on English rock band Led Zeppelin 's fifth album Houses of the Holy, released in 1973 Thor ( Old Norse: Þórr) is the red-haired and bearded God of Thunder in Germanic paganism and its subset Norse paganism Mount Thor, officially gazetted as Thor Peak, is a Mountain in Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada Another example is "The Rain Song", which contains allusions to various pagan rituals. " The Rain Song " is a song from English rock band Led Zeppelin's fifth album Houses of the Holy, released in 1973 Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world

Plant was also influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien, whose book series inspired lyrics in some early Led Zeppelin songs. Most notably the "Battle of Evermore", "Misty Mountain Hop" and "Ramble On" all contain verses referencing Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. " The Battle of Evermore " is an acoustic guitar and Mandolin song by the English Rock band Led Zeppelin, featured on their " Misty Mountain Hop " is a song from English Rock band Led Zeppelin 's untitled fourth album, released in 1971. " Ramble On " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1969 album Led Zeppelin II. The Lord of the Rings is an epic Conversely, Plant sometimes used more straightforward blues-based lyrics dealing primarily with sexual innuendo, as in "The Lemon Song", "Trampled Under Foot", and "Black Dog". " The Lemon Song " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, featured on their 1969 album Led Zeppelin II " Trampled Under Foot " (also sometimes seen as " Trampled Underfoot " is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin, featured on their " Black Dog " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, which is featured as the lead-off track of their fourth album, released in

Welsh mythology also forms a basis of Plant's interest in mystical lyrics. Welsh mythology, the remnants of the Mythology of the pre Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh manuscripts He grew up close to the Welsh border and would often take summer trips to Snowdonia. Snowdonia (Eryri is a region of North Wales and a National park of in area Plant bought a Welsh sheep farm in 1973, and began taking Welsh lessons and looking into the mythology of the land (such as Black Book of Carmarthen, Book of Taliesin, etc. The Black Book of Carmarthen (Welsh Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin) is thought to be the earliest surviving Manuscript written entirely or substantially in Welsh The Book of Taliesin (Llyfr Taliesin is one of the most famous Welsh Manuscripts It dates from the first half of the Fourteenth century though many of ) Plant's first son, Karac, was named after the Welsh warrior Caratacus. Caratacus ( Brythonic *Caratācos, Greek Καράτακος; variants Latin Caractacus, Greek Καρτάκης The song title "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp" is named after the 18th Century Welsh cottage Bron-Yr-Aur owned by a friend of his father; and later inspired the song "Bron-Yr-Aur. Bron-Yr-Aur (sometimes misspelled as Bron-Y-Aur) is an 18th century cottage in Gwynedd, Wales, on a hilltop overlooking the Dyfi Valley three " The songs "Misty Mountain Hop," "That's the Way," and early dabblings in what would become "Stairway to Heaven" were written in Wales and lyrically reflect Plant's mystical view of the land. Critic Steve Turner suggests that Plant's early and continued experiences in Wales served as the foundation for his broader interest in the mythologies he revisits in his lyrics (including those myth systems of Tolkien and the Norse). [10]

The passion for diverse musical experiences drove Plant to explore Africa, specifically Morocco, whose musical inspiration most evidently culminated in the classic track "Kashmir" (which is not in North Africa, but rather between India and Pakistan). Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa " Kashmir " is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Both he and Jimmy Page revisited these influences during their reunion album No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded in 1994. No Quarter is a live album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, both formerly of English Rock band Led Zeppelin. In his solo career, Plant again tapped from these influences many times, most notably in the 2002 album, Dreamland. Dreamland was singer Robert Plant 's 7th solo Album and the first with the band " Strange Sensation "

Undoubtedly one of Plant's most significant and influential achievements with Led Zeppelin was his contribution to the track "Stairway to Heaven", an epic rock ballad featured on Led Zeppelin IV that drew influence from folk, blues, Celtic traditional music and hard rock among other genres. " Stairway to Heaven " is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Celtic music is a term utilised by artists record companies music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of Musical genres that evolved out of the Folk Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Most of the lyrics of the song were written spontaneously by Plant in 1970 at Headley Grange. Headley Grange is a former Poorhouse in Headley, East Hampshire, England, UK. While never released as a single, the song has topped charts as the greatest song of all time on various polls around the world. Other fans however argue that Plant made a better performance in other Led Zeppelin epics such as "Kashmir" or "Achilles Last Stand". " Achilles Last Stand " is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin, featured as the opening track on their 1976 album Presence.

Plant is also recognised for his lyrical improvisation in Led Zeppelin's live performances, often singing verses previously unheard on studio recordings. From September 1968 through the summer of 1980, English Rock group Led Zeppelin performed hundreds of Concerts around the world being One of the most famous Led Zeppelin musical devices involves Plant's vocal mimicking of band mate Jimmy Page's guitar effects. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer This can be heard in the songs "How Many More Times", "Dazed and Confused", "The Lemon Song", "You Shook Me", "Nobody's Fault But Mine" and "Sick Again". " How Many More Times " is the last song by English rock band Led Zeppelin on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin "Dazed and Confused" is a song by Jake Holmes and by Led Zeppelin. " You Shook Me " is a Blues song written by Willie Dixon and J " Nobody's Fault but Mine " is a Song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1976 on their album Presence " Sick Again " is a song by English Rock group Led Zeppelin, from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. He is also known for his light-hearted and humorous on-stage banter, often referred to as "plantations. "

Solo Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart Positions US RIAA
US UK
1982 Pictures at Eleven 5 2 Platinum
1983 The Principle of Moments 8 7 Platinum
1984 The Honeydrippers: Volume One (w/ Jimmy Page) 4 56 Platinum
1985 Shaken 'n' Stirred 20 19 Gold
1988 Now and Zen 6 10 3× Multi-Platinum
1990 Manic Nirvana 13 15 Gold
1993 Fate of Nations 34 6 Gold
1994 No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded (w/ Jimmy Page) 4 7 Platinum
1998 Walking into Clarksdale (w/ Jimmy Page) 8 3 Gold
2002 Dreamland 40 20
2003 Sixty Six to Timbuktu 134 27
2005 Mighty ReArranger 22 4
2006 Nine Lives
2007 Raising Sand (w/ Alison Krauss)A 2 2 Platinum

References

  1. ^ Led Zeppelin In Their Own Words compiled by Paul Kendall (1981), London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-86001-932-2, p. 14.
  2. ^ Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 10.
  3. ^ Hammer Of the Gods, by Stephen Davis ISBN 1-57297-306-4 (p. 48-49)
  4. ^ Gilmore, Mikal (August 10, 2006). Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "The Long Shadow of Led Zeppelin". Rolling Stone (1006).  
  5. ^ Keith Shadwick (2005). Led Zeppelin The Story of a Band and their Music 1968-1980, 36, ISBN 100879308710.  
  6. ^ The History of Rock 'n' Roll: The '70s: Have a Nice Decade
  7. ^ Robert Plant - In His Own Words
  8. ^ Robert Plant Turns Down $200 million for Zeppelin Reunion Tour @ JustPressPlay
  9. ^ List of Grammy winners
  10. ^ "Stairway to Heaven, Paved with Gold: Led Zeppelin’s Snowdonia. " The Independent, 6th April, 1991.

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