Robert Plant

Singer-songwriter

English West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Quick Info

ProfessionSinger-songwriter
NationalityEnglish
Date of Birth20/08/1948
Age77 years
BirthplaceWest Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameRobert Anthony Plant

Personal Life

ResidenceLeft childhood home at 16

Relationships & More

CollaborationsAlison Krauss

Family

Parents
  • Robert C. Plant
  • Annie C. Plant

Career

Early Bands
  • Crawling King Snakes
  • Band of Joy
  • Listen
Major BandLed Zeppelin (1968-1980, lead singer and lyricist)
Solo CareerSuccessful post-1980, including bluegrass and collaborations
Awards
  • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)
  • Polar Music Prize (2006)
  • 5 Grammys for Raising Sand (2009)
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1995)
HonoursCBE

Style Quotient

Known ForFlamboyant persona, raw stage performances, powerful wide-ranging voice

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. First met John Bonham in Crawling King Snakes
2. Performed at Stourbridge’s Seven Stars Blues Club as teenager
3. Attracted CBS Records attention in 1966 with band Listen
4. Persuaded John Bonham to join Led Zeppelin
5. Band started as New Yardbirds in 1968
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