Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band ... More »
Led Zeppelin Concert Film Is Released; No Reunion Planned
Led Zeppelin Concert Film Is Released; No Reunion Planned Kevin Mazur/Getty Images From left, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and Jason Bonham. The three surviving members of Led Zeppelin made it clear on a visit to New York City on Tuesday to promote their concert film ... Read more »
Robert Plant Knocked Over As Fan Rushes Stage In Buenos Aires
Robert Plant was knocked over when a fan jumped onstage during a concert in Buenos Aires last week. Plant, currently in the middle of a South American tour with The Sensational Space Shifters, played two shows at Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires. During the closing of the November 1 ... Read more »
Robert Plant, John Paul Jones Make (Separate) Surprise Appearances At Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Patty Griffin and Robert Plant/ photo credit: Jeanne Kearsley Two members of Led Zeppelin made surprise appearances — albeit separately — at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival over the weekend. On Saturday, Robert Plant joined folk singer Patty Griffin (from his ... Read more »
White House Photos of the Year
... Harry Reid (D., Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) Mr. Obama chatted with the surviving members of the rock band Led Zeppelin—from left, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page—during intermission at the Kennedy Center Honors, an annual arts award ceremony, on Dec. 12... Read more »
Seven performers receive Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honorees, from left, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, talk show host David Letterman, blues musician Buddy ballerina Natalia Makarova and actor Dustin Hoffman, First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama listen to the national anthem ... Read more »
Letterman, Led Zeppelin receive Kennedy Center Honors
From left are former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Paul Johns, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page, Makarova, Robert Plant, Dustin Hoffman and David Letterman. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP2012 WASHINGTON – David Letterman's "stupid human tricks" and Top 10 lists ... Read more »
Led Zeppelin not reuniting anytime soon, but fans can catch band at the movies
Led Zeppelin not reuniting anytime soon, but fans can catch band at the movies Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, from left, Robert Plant and John Bonham perform in 1977. The legendary British rock group disbanded after Bonham's death in 1980 but remains one of the most influential bands of its ... Read more »
Robert Plant To Hit The Road This Summer
After a couple of detours (a duo album with Alison Krauss, a covers project with his Band Of Joy, oh, and the Led Zeppelin reunion ), Robert Plant is back together with his longtime band, the Sensational Shape Shifters, for a U.S. tour that kicks off June 20 in Dallas. The Sensational ... Read more »
Celebration Day: Invoking The Legacy Of Led Zeppelin
Then Robert Plant’s voice, full of a sexuality I was unable to define at twelve. I just knew there was something. Something that made me feel at once enthralled and engulfed. We listened to the entire album without exchanging a word. At one point a few of Daryl’s friends joined us and ... Read more »
Heart's Ann Wilson On Stairway To Heaven Performance "What A High That Night Was; Never To Be Forg
On December 2nd, surviving LED ZEPPELIN members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were awarded the US's highest award for those who influenced American culture through the arts, the Kennedy Honor, at a dinner event at the White House. The entire event was broadcast December ... Read more »
Watch The Kennedy Center Honors – With Led Zeppelin – Tonight
John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, David Letterman, Buddy Guy, Natalia Makarova, Dustin Hoffman were the honorees at the 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. (Provided photo) Led Zeppelin fans, here’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. Tonight (December 26), the Kennedy Center ... Read more »
Robert Plant Joins Patty Griffin Onstage For Zeppelin Jam
Americana singer-songwriter Patty Griffin played two benefits in her hometown of Austin, TX this weekend, and according to Rolling Stone, her set turned into a bit of a Led Zeppelin jam session with her bandmate (and significant other), Robert Plant. “Three years ago a guy with big hair ... Read more »
Reliving the epic rock of Led Zeppelin
But there they were this month, the band's three surviving members: John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, celebrated recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. They told Mason they'd never been to the White House before. Rather than invitations, "We were being questioned quite ... Read more »
Robert Plant Talks 2013 Plans: ‘I Might Just Chill For A While’
Between reuniting with Led Zeppelin, collaborating with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss and doing a covers album (2010′s Band Of Joy), it’s been a busy few years for Robert Plant. And despite the news that he has written one new album with his backing band The Sensational Shape Shifters ... Read more »
Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day thrilling
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, who reunited in honor of Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun five years ago this month at London's newest enormo dome, had only played together a handful of times since the sudden death of John Bonham in 1980. Live Aid in 1985 was ... Read more »
David Letterman Talks Vikings, Hobbits With Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones
It’s been a long time since Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones have spent much quality time together, but in recent weeks, they seem like a band again. Although they haven’t performed together, they have made appearances to promote Led Zeppelin ‘s 2007 one-off reunion concert ... Read more »
Led Zeppelin Receive Award From Obama
Dressed in black suits and bow ties, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page were among a group of artists who received Kennedy Centre Honours at a dinner event at the White House. Frontman Plant said he was flattered and overwhelmed by the award, adding that he was glad to ... Read more »
Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant Knocked Over During Buenos Aires Performance
Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant was temporarily knocked to the floor when a fan invaded the stage during a recent gig in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Scroll down to watch fan-filmed footage of the incident. The stage invasion happened last Thursday (November 1) when Plant and his group "The ... Read more »
Meet Robert Plant’s Latest Collaborator, Buddy Miller
Last week, Rolling Stone reported that Robert Plant recorded a new album with his occasional collaborator, Buddy Miller. Miller is becoming a familiar name to Plant’s fans: He first worked with Plant on the tour for Plant/Alison Krauss collaborative album Raising Sand in 2008, playing ... Read more »
Robert Plant To Appear On New Primal Scream Album
Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has confirmed that he has recorded tracks with Primal Scream for their new album. The acts have recorded together in the past, with Plant playing harmonica on 2002 track "The Lord Is My Shotgun", taken from the band's "Evil Heat" album. However, Plant ... Read more »