Born on August 20, 1948 in West Bromwich, England, Robert Plant got his start at
the height of the British blues revival, the British blues boom, with the band
Band of Joy, before achieving worldwide success with Led Zeppelin. When the band
split up in 1980, following the death of drummer John Bonham, he embarked on a
solo career, giving free rein to his passion for blues and rock'n'roll, before
taking a new direction towards world music. He reunited with Jimmy Page to form
the short-lived band The Honeydrippers (1981-1985), then ten years later on the
duo album No Quarter (#4 in...