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Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, 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. He recently released a folk based album with folk singer Alison Krauss.
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Birth name Robert Anthony Plant
Born 20 August 1948 (1948-08-20) (age 60) West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Genre(s) hard rock, progressive rock, 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, Mercury, Universal
Associated acts Band of Joy,Led Zeppelin, Rockestra, The Honeydrippers, Page and Plant, Strange Sensation, Alison Krauss
Website http://www.robertplant.com/
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Early Career

Plant was born in West Bromwich, then in Staffordshire, now in West Midlands, to parents Robert C. and Annie C. (Cain) Plant, but grew up in Halesowen, formerly Worcestershire, now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. 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 and early Read more...

Led Zeppelin

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. Plant and Page immediately hit it off with a shared musical passion and after Plant joined the band, they began Read more...

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. 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 Read more...

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Led Zeppelin to tour without Plant Robert Plant is being left out. The British Rockers Led Zeppelin is planning a possible tour without the lead and frontman Robert Plant, who refused to unite with his former band despite outside pressure to reunite with his band mates. ...

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