filed on October 3rd, 2003 by Press Officer
Originally published in Rock’s Backpages
by Barney Hoskyns
For Robert Plant, life after Led Zeppelin has been anything but predictable. Resisting attempts to coast on the Zep legend, Percy has trodden his own singular path through techno-rock, retro-folk and worldbeat eclecticism. Barney Hoskyns travelled to Wales to discuss jump-blues, Haight-Ashbury, Afro-Celts, and the singer’s forthcoming two-CD anthology, ’66 to Timbuktu. ||Continue reading||
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filed on October 2nd, 2003 by Press Officer
Originally published in Stourbridge newspaper
Rock star Robert Plant was on song as he visited an open day in Stourbridge. ||Continue reading||
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filed on October 1st, 2003 by Press Officer
Originally published in Tennis Magazine
by Kevin O’Keefe
On stage and in recordings, the voice of Robert Plant, lead singer of legendary British heavy-metal band Led Zeppelin, has rocked generations of adolescents. On the tennis court, though, his singing can strike the wrong note. “One time I found myself uncontrollably encouraging my doubles partner to move her feet,” says Plant, 55, an advanced intermediate. “I started singing this song to the melody of ‘Happy Talk’ [from South Pacific], except I made up words about happy feet. I was going, ‘Pick your feet up!’ After that I found out that a couple people [at my club] didn’t want to play with me anymore.” This year, Plant’s solo CD Dreamland earned a Grammy nomination for best rock album. But it’s the hits on the court that have him singing today. ||Continue reading||
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