Bob Plant" redirects here. For the British soldier, see Bob Plant (British Army officer).
| Robert Plant CBE | |
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Plant performing live at the Palace Theatre,Manchester, 31 October 2010.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Anthony Plant |
| Born | 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, Staffordshire,England |
| Origin | Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock, heavy metal,blues rock, folk rock, country rock |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, harmonica, percussion,guitar, bass guitar, drums[1] |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Swan Song, Es Paranza, Sanctuary, Mercury,Universal, Rounder, Nonesuch Records |
| Associated acts | Band of Joy, Led Zeppelin, the Honeydrippers, Page and Plant,Strange Sensation, Alison Krauss, Patty Griffin, The Sensational Space Shifters |
| Website | RobertPlant.com |
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE (born 20 August 1948) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, he has also had a successful solo career spanning more than 40 years and possessing a powerful wide vocal range (particularly using his trademark high-pitched vocals). Plant is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock and roll, and has influenced contemporaries and later singers such as Freddie Mercury, Axl Rose and Chris Cornell.[2] In 2006, heavy metal magazine Hit Parader named Plant the "Greatest Metal Vocalist of All Time".[3] In 2009, Plant was voted "the greatest voice in rock" in a poll conducted byPlanet Rock.[4][5] In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 15 on their list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. In 2011, readers of Rolling Stone placed Plant in first place of the magazine's list of the best lead singers of all time.[6]
