Prior to Hobbstweedle (a pickup blues band formed to honour a gig at West Midlands College Of Education) Robert was the frontman for The Band of Joy - featuring Percy, John Bonham, Paul Lockey (bass), Chris Brown (keyboards) and Kevyn Gammond (guitar). The BOJ were on verge of making a record deal when they split a little acrinmoniously. This led to Rob eventually joining Led Zeppelin after a few blind alleys. The rest is history.
Played in a band called Hobbstweeble prior to Led Zeppelin and the 'Honeydrippers' after Led Zeppelin. Also had a successful solo singing career. Lead singer and harmonica player of Led Zeppelin. Wife is of East Indian descent and raised in England. Daughter Carmen, sons Karac,(died of a virus), and Logan Daughter Carmen is married to Charlie Jones, Robert Plant's bass player for solo tours. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Led Zeppelin) in 1995. During a break from the 1975 American tour, Plant and his family were seriously injured in a jeep wreck. This not only caused the remainder of the tour to be cancelled, but it also prevented the band from filming additional footage for their concert film The Song Remains the Same. Formed the side project The Honeydrippers in 1985. A mini-ep of the band featured appearances by former Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. He suffered a breakdown following the death of his five-year-old son Karac. The Led Zeppelin hit "All of My Love" and Plant's solo hit "I Believe" are dedicated to Karac. It's relatively unknown that the boys from Led Zeppelin and Elvis Presley, became quite friendly in the 1970s. They met on numerous occassion, and Led Zeppelin attended at least two Elvis Presley concerts, sitting front row centre. Elvis Presley once teased him about not owning his own plane - Elvis Presley asked where Led Zeppelin got the jet, "we rented it from Caesar's Palace" said Plant. "I own mine" replied Elvis Presley. Led Zepplin were voted the 14th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone. Attended the funeral in 2004 of DJ John Peel In the song "Stairway to Heaven," he uses the phrase "stairway to heaven" three times. In the early 1980s he stated that he and Jimmy Page used to listen to Huelyn Duvall's "Three Months To Kill" to gain musical inspiration. Interestingly, legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland's guitar work was featured on this recording as well as on Duvall's, "Little Boy Blue," and "Juliet."