Robert Anthony Plant CBE (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
Plant enjoyed great success with Led Zeppelin from the late 1960s to the end of the 1970s. He developed a compelling image as the charismatic rock-and-roll front man, similar to contemporaries such as Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, Roger Daltrey of the Who, Jim Morrison of the Doors, and Freddie Mercury of Queen. With his mane of long blond hair and powerful, bare-chested appearance, Plant helped to create the "god of rock and roll" or "rock god" archetype. Although Led Zeppelin dissolved in 1980, Plant occasionally collaborated with Jimmy Page on various projects through this period, including forming a short-lived all-star group with Page and Jeff Beck in 1984, called the Honeydrippers. They released an album called The Honeydrippers: Volume One, and the band had a No. 3 hit with a remake of Phil Phillips' tune "Sea of Love", plus a follow-up hit with a cover of Roy Brown's "Rockin' at Midnight".
A powerful and wide vocal range (particularly evident in his high-registered vocals) has given Plant a successful singing career spanning over 50 years. In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 15 on their list of the 100 best singers of all time. In 2011, Rolling Stone readers ranked Plant the greatest of all lead singers. In 2006, Hit Parader magazine named Plant the "Greatest Metal Vocalist of All Time". In 2009, Plant was voted "the greatest voice in rock" in a poll conducted by Planet Rock.
Shows Played[]
- 1982
- 25 June 1982: “Burning Down One Side” (LP - Pictures At Eleven) Swan Song
- 09 July 1982: 'Slow Dancer' (LP - Pictures At 11) Swan Song
- 16 July 1982: "Worse Than Detroit" (LP - Pictures At Eleven) Swan Song
- 17 September 1982: 'Burning Down One Side' (LP-Pictures At Eleven) Swan Song
- 1983
- 15 April 1983: 'Slow Dancer (LP-Pictures At Eleven)' (Swan Song)
- 01 July 1983: 'Big Log (7")' (WEA)
- 01 July 1983: Messin’ With The Mekon (7"-Big Log)' (WEA)
- 15 July 1983: 'In The Mood (LP-The Principle Of Moments)' Atlantic
- 12 August 1983: Other Arms
- 1984
- 31 August 1984: ‘Burning Down One Side’ (LP - Pictures At Eleven)
- 1985
- 17 May 1985: Little By Little (album - Shaken 'N' Stirred) Es Paranza
- 17 May 1985: Easily Lead (album - Shaken 'N' Stirred) Es Paranza
- 24 May 1985: 'Too Loud (LP-Shaken 'N' Stirred)' (Es Paranza)
- 1986
- 07 November 1986: 'Big Log (CD-The Principle Of Moments)' (Es Paranza)
- 1987
- 30 January 1987: 'Big Log (LP-The Principle Of Moments)' (Atlantic) Lie Back And Enjoy It
- 1988
- 15 January 1988: 'Heaven Knows (7")' (Es Paranza)
- 05 February 1988: 'Heaven Knows (7")' (Es Paranza)
- 26 February 1988: 'Heaven Knows (7")' (Es Paranza)
- 04 March 1988: 'Tall Cool One (LP-Now And Zen)' (Es Paranza)
- 09 September 1988: 'Ship Of Fools (7")' (Es Paranza)
- 05 November 1988 (Night Rockin'): 'Big Log (LP-The Principle Of Moments)' (Es Paranza)
- 30 December 1988: 'Heaven Knows (7")' (Es Paranza)
- 1989
- 08 April 1989 (Alan Freeman): In The Mood (LP - The Principle Of Moments) WEA
- 20 May 1989 (Alan Freeman): Big Log (LP - The Principle Of Moments) WEA
- 17 June 1989 (Alan Freeman): Heaven Knows (LP - Now And Zen) Es Paranza
- 08 July 1989 (Alan Freeman): The Way I Feel (LP - Now And Zen) Es Paranza
- 28 October 1989 (Alan Freeman): Ship Of Fools (LP - Now And Zen) Es Paranza
- 30 December 1989 (Alan Freeman): In The Mood (LP - The Principle Of Moments) WEA
- 1990
- 16 March 1990: Tie Dye On The Highway / Anniversary / Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes On You) / S S S And Q
- 24 March 1990 (Alan Freeman): Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes On You) (LP - Magic Nirvana) Es Paranza
- 06 April 1990: Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes On You) (7") Es Paranza
- 14 April 1990 (Alan Freeman): Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes On You) (7") Es Paranza
- 05 May 1990 (Alan Freeman): Nirvana (LP - Magic Nirvana) Es Paranza
- 19 May 1990 (Alan Freeman): She Said (LP - Manic Nirvana) Es Paranza
- 02 June 1990 (Alan Freeman): Stranger Here ... Than Over There (LP - The Principle Of Moments) WEA
- 30 June 1990 (Alan Freeman): Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night (LP - Manic Nirvana) Es Paranza
- 21 July 1990 (Alan Freeman): Tie Dye On The Highway (LP - Manic Nirvana) Es Paranza
- 15 December 1990 (Alan Freeman): Tie Dye On The Highway (LP - Manic Nirvana) Es Paranza
- 1993
- 27 February 1993 (Alan Freeman): Heaven Knows
- 17 April 1993 (Alan Freeman): 29 Palms
- 22 May 1993 (Alan Freeman): Calling On You
- 05 June 1993 (Alan Freeman): Network News
- 12 June 1993 (Alan Freeman): I Believe
- Later Years
- 06 June 1997 (Alan Freeman) (& Jimmy Page): Kashmir