[5] In 2009, Plant was voted "the greatest voice in rock" in a poll conducted by UK classic rock radio station Planet Rock.[6][7]. I was a little grammar school boy and I could hear this kind of calling through the airwaves. It is believed to be correct at the time of inputting and is presented here in good faith. In 1975, Plant and his wife Maureen (now divorced[24]) were seriously injured in a car crash in Rhodes, Greece. Bonham died at the age of 32. While trying to make ends meet, Wilson supported Plant, even helping him to secure a role working for her fathers steel factory. Plant has commented that it is unfair for people to think of Zeppelin as heavy metal, as almost a third of their music was acoustic. [3] In 2011, Rolling Stone readers ranked Plant the greatest of all lead singers. He grew up close to the Welsh border and would often take summer trips to Snowdonia. Who's Dated Who? Reports suggest Prince Charles will live "in a flat above the shop" when he becomes king. The group included singer Patty Griffin, singer-guitarist Buddy Miller, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Darrell Scott, bassist-vocalist Byron House, and drummer-percussionist-vocalist Marco Giovino. [113][114], He currently resides at Shatterford, near Bewdley in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire. [citation needed]. Part of this may have had to with Shirley Wilson, sister of Plant's ex-wife Maureen Wilson (divorced in 1983). - In Hollywood it seems everyone's dated everyone! Contrasting with this lush collection of often relatively obscure remakes, the second album with Strange Sensation, Mighty ReArranger (2005), contains new, original songs. He said: Patty and I tried a sort of zig-zag across the Atlantic but she didnt share my penchant for cider and she used to marvel at the Black Country character I became after four pints of Thatchers. The tragedy came while Led Zeppelin were on tour in 1977, just two years after Robert and Maureen had been involved in a serious car accident in Rhodes, Greece. English musician and lead singer of Led Zeppelin (born 1948), Priory of Brion and reunion with Page (19992001), Strange Sensation and further collaborations (20022009), Saving Grace and Alison Krauss reunion (2019present), Led Zeppelin-related projects and reunion rumours, Plant included "8:05", from the first Moby Grape album, as a B-side to a 1993 single; it is also included on the expanded reissue of his, Eight dates on 11,12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19 & 21 October 2016 respectively in, Robert Plant: By Myself BBC Interview broadcast 6 Nov 2010. The couple stayed happily married for 14 years and was blessed with three children, two sons, and a daughter. Eventually, Robert and Maureen divorced in 1983, after which Robert had no more children and is believed to have not remarried. [57], September 2011 - Plant played in Marfa, TX at El Cosmic Trans - Pecos Festival as part of a band called Crown Vic consisting of Patty Griffin, Dony Wynn, David Grissom, Glenn Fukunaga, Michael Ramos. The track was featured on his band's second album, Led Zeppelin II. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. [2] After Led Zeppelin dissolved in 1980, Plant continued to perform and record continuously on a variety of solo and group projects. The 20-year-old son of the Led Zeppelin icon lives a life away from the spotlight and is spotted with his father only during special occasions. Plant's eleventh solo album, Carry Fire, was released on 13 October 2017 and was the second studio album to be supported by his band the Sensational Space Shifters. Learn about Robert Plant's age, height, weight, dating, wife, girlfriend & kids. Throughout the mid-1960s, Plant struggled financially while playing in various bands such as Listen, Band of Joy, and embarking on a few solo projects. [21], Page: When I auditioned him and heard him sing, I immediately thought there must be something wrong with him personality-wise or that he had to be impossible to work with, because I just could not understand why, after he told me he'd been singing for a few years already, he hadn't become a big name yet. [84], Released via Plant's own Es Paranza label, a remastered version (with updated artwork) of Fate of Nations as part of 2019 Record Store Day with proceeds going to Greenpeace. Birthday: October 1, 1950 How Old - Age: 72. From here, they began to meet up and their relationship blossomed, even throughout the 1960s when Plant struggled financially with less-than-successful bands. Robert Anthony Plant was born on 20 August 1948, in the Black Country town of West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, to Robert C. Plant, a qualified civil engineer who worked in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War,[8] and Annie Celia Plant (ne Cain), a Romani woman. [23][full citation needed]. She was working as a qualified nurse when before they meet. Copyright FameChain 2023, All rights reserved. In 1966, Maureen Wilson met Robert Plant at a Georgie Fame concert, which at the last minute was canceled. Now, their son is 31 years of age as of 2022. In February 2008 the song "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" from Raising Sand won a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Grammy Awards. Contribute Ian was a guitarist for Jason Bonham's band Bonham. Unfortunately, Maureen Wilson and Robert Plant lost their second-born child on 26th July 1977. At the 1990 Silver Clef Award Winners Concert at Knebworth, Plant was joined by Jimmy Page. So I was curious about Robert Plant and his married life, and found this. [35] Most of the lyrics of the song were written spontaneously by Plant in 1970 at Headley Grange. In 2001, Plant appeared on Afro Celt Sound System's album Volume 3: Further in Time. [56] The album was nominated for Best Americana Album in the 2011 Grammy Awards, and Plant's performance of "Silver Rider" on the album (a cover from the Low album The Great Destroyer) was nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. [49][50] The album has been successful critically and commercially, and was certified platinum on 4 March 2008.[51]. The former nurse is currently is single. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Birmingham in England where her father owned and operated a steel factory. He was in various bands such as Listen and Bands of Joy. The wedding reception took place at the Roundhouse, where the Led Zeppelin music band was the guest performer. 2), Steven Tyler (No. Plant and Krauss began an extended tour of the US and Europe in April 2008, playing music from Raising Sand and other American roots music as well as reworked Led Zeppelin tunes. You are already subscribed to our newsletter! A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs, In this song, the singer is fixated on a seductive woman who lives there. Robert Plant and Shirley Wilson--his ex-wife Maureen's sister who Robert dated first before he married Maureen. Weird Al Yankovic proposed a parody of "Black Or White" called "Snack All Night," but Michael Jackson asked him not to. Eric Clapton children: Does Eric Clapton have children? Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. As the 1970s progressed he, along with the other members of Led Zeppelin, became increasingly flamboyant on-stage, and wore more elaborate, colourful clothing and jewellery. Eventually, however, he found success in Led Zeppelin, by which time the couple had married. "Talking about it is one thing, doing something about it is another. The couple had three children: daughter Carmen Jane (1968), (who later married Charlie Jones, Plant's bass player for solo tours); and sons Karac Pendragon (19721977), and Logan Romero (1979). More like this Led Zeppelin Ii Robert Plant Led Zeppelin Led Zepplin Great Bands [5] In 2008, Rolling Stone named Plant the 15th-greatest singer of all time on their list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Robert Plant has a son named Jesse Lee from his relationship with Shirley Wilson. However, there was to be a real trial in their relationship when Karac died of a stomach virus on July 26, 1977. He said, "I'd like to have a crack at this and write it for my wife."[27]. Robert Plant was interviewed by Howard Stern on October 17 as part of his promotional tour for his new solo album "Carry Fire." The Howard Stern Show interview with Plant is available to listen to in full here, and the show published some written extracts here. According to reports, Maureen Wilson met Robert Plant at a Georgie Fame concert in 1966, which was cancelled at the last minute, leaving them to get to know each other. A duet album, Raising Sand, was released on 23 October 2007 on Rounder Records. See the Elon Musk family tree here at FameChain. During the late 1980s and early 1990s Plant co-wrote three solo albums with keyboardist/songwriter Phil Johnstone. You figure, having made it through the heavy groupie days of the 1970s it would be smooth sailing. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Many people believe "Hotel California" is about a mental institution called the Camarillo, but the Eagles say it's about materialism and excess. [15], He abandoned training as a chartered accountant after only two weeks to attend college in an effort to gain more GCE passes and to become part of the English Midlands blues scene. And then, on the second LP, he wrote the words of Thank You. I had to come back [to Worcestershire] to find out just how much I valued what Id left behind its an old song, I guess.. He recalled in an interview with his local paper, the Express & Star, in August 2010: "I was five when my dad took me down for the first time and Billy Wright waved at me. US based Meghan and Harry.. FameChain has their amazing trees. He has donated to create a bronze statue of Owain Glyndr, Welsh prince. John Lennon music: How Elvis Presley 'created' The Beatles. The duo first met at a George Fame Concert in 1996. [85], In 2019, Plant formed a low-key acoustic band called Saving Grace and performed support slots in February 2019 for Fairport Convention and Seth Lakeman[86] In March 2020, Saving Grace announced a US tour scheduled for May 2020 that was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 1968, John Bonham{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "John Bonham", "gender": "Male" } This was all happening around 1990 and Plant's release of his fifth studio . [102], In 1991, Robert and Shirley Wilson (sister of ex-wife Maureen) had a son, Jesse Lee. However, the fascinating facts about Robert Plant's wife below will provide you with more insight into her personal life, background, and current whereabouts. While never released as a single, the song has topped polls as the greatest song of all time.[36]. 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