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Robert Plant is an English singer and songwriter, recognized globally as the lead vocalist and lyricist for the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. His prolific career spans decades, marked by powerful vocal performances, diverse musical collaborations, and continued artistic exploration.
Plant and Page began their songwriting partnership by reworking blues standards for the New Yardbirds—an outfit that would eventually become Led Zeppelin. They collaborated on many of Led Zeppelin's most iconic songs, with Plant providing the lyrics. The duo also reunited as 'Page and Plant' from 1994 through 1998, releasing 'No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded' and 'Walking into Clarksdale'. They also recorded new material for a Sun Records tribute album and appeared at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2001.
Many albums by Led Zeppelin as well as Jimmy Page and Robert Plant credit Superhype Publishing, a New York business.
Robert Plant first released music on Atlantic Records as part of Led Zeppelin. He also performed at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert in 1988 both as a solo artist and with Jimmy Page as Led Zeppelin.
Plant collaborated with bluegrass star Alison Krauss on the duet album 'Raising Sand' (2007), which won multiple Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year. They later released a follow-up album, 'Raise the Roof' (2021).
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's duet album 'Raising Sand' was released on Rounder Records in 2007. His album 'Band of Joy' was also released on this label in 2010.
Robert Plant's new studio record 'Saving Grace' (with Suzi Dian) is announced for release via Nonesuch Records in 2025.
Robert Plant released a remastered version of 'Fate of Nations' as part of the 2019 Record Store Day, with proceeds going to Greenpeace.
He covered Elbow's track, 'Blanket of Night', featured on the British Red Cross' compilation LP 'The Long Road', released in 2016. The LP aimed to raise awareness of the struggles faced by refugees and asylum seekers.
Robert Plant became the club's third vice-president in 2009.
In 2020, Plant donated money towards frontline medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically to the GoFundMe page of a small clothing manufacturer in Kidderminster, England that makes scrubs for local hospitals.
Robert Anthony Plant was born on August 20, 1948, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. Early in life, he developed a strong interest in music, particularly rock and roll and blues. After leaving grammar school and briefly considering a career as a chartered accountant, Plant left home at 16 to pursue singing professionally. He performed with various local blues bands, notably Band of Joy alongside John Bonham. In 1968, his talent caught the attention of Peter Grant and Jimmy Page, leading to his recruitment into a new project that would soon become Led Zeppelin. This marked the beginning of a highly successful era for Plant, as Led Zeppelin rose to global fame, defining hard rock and heavy metal music for a generation.
During his time with Led Zeppelin from 1968 to 1980, Plant developed a charismatic stage persona, known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and dynamic live performances. He co-wrote many of the band’s iconic songs, often incorporating mystical, philosophical, and spiritual themes drawn from classical and Norse mythology, and notably from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Following Led Zeppelin’s disbandment in 1980 after the death of John Bonham, Plant embarked on a diverse and successful solo career. His early solo albums, “Pictures at Eleven” (1982) and “The Principle of Moments” (1983), achieved top ten positions on the Billboard charts. He adapted his style, exploring various genres and collaborating with numerous artists, maintaining a reputation for artistic integrity and continuous evolution throughout his career.
Throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century, Plant continued to achieve critical and commercial success. He reunited with Jimmy Page for the “Page and Plant” project, releasing two albums including “No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded” (1994), which earned a Grammy Award. His collaboration with bluegrass artist Alison Krauss on “Raising Sand” (2007) was a significant milestone, winning multiple Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Plant has been consistently recognized for his vocal prowess and influence, earning accolades such as being ranked among the greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Led Zeppelin in 1995.
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