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Robert Plant

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Robert Plant
Robert Plant performing at the Green Man Festival (2007)
Robert Plant performing at the Green Man Festival (2007)
Background information
Birth name Robert Anthony Plant
Born 20 August 1948 (1948-08-20) (age 60)
West Bromwich,
Staffordshire, England
Genre(s) hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock, folk rock, world music
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine, Guitar
Years active 1966–present
Label(s) Atlantic, Swan Song, Es Paranza, Mercury, Universal
Associated acts Band of Joy, Led Zeppelin, Rockestra, The Honeydrippers, Page and Plant, Strange Sensation, Alison Krauss
Website http://www.robertplant.com/

Robert Anthony Plant CBE (born 20 August 1948), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career. He recently released an album produced by T-Bone Burnett with well known American bluegrass soprano Alison Krauss, both winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and the coveted Album of the Year for their 2008 effort.

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