by Rees, Paul
on Raising Sand 294
on Shaken ’n’ Stirred 220, 225
and Karac’s death 182, 183–4
in Stockholm 190–1
“Lemon Song, The” 40–1, 100, 238
Lennon, John 18, 117, 256
Lenoir, J. B. 313
Lewis, Dave 159, 171, 196, 204
Lewis, Jerry Lee 16, 36, 289
“Leylet Hob” (“Night of Love”) 208
Lickert, Martin 45
Liege & Lief 108
Life of Brian (film) 274
Listen 52–4, 56–7, 59, 60–1, 64
Little Acre 159, 217
Little Feat 220
“Little by Little” 223
Little Richard 16, 32, 77, 119
“Little Sister” 195
Live Aid (1985) 225–6, 227, 231, 232, 295
Live Earth 295
Living with Ghosts 316
Loch Ness 115
Lockey, Paul 72
Lodge, John (“Honk”) 171
London
studios see Marcus Studios; Olympic Studios; RAK Studios; Regent Sound Studios
venues see Earl’s Court; Marathon Bar; Marquee Club; Middle Earth; Paris Theater; Roundhouse; Royal Albert Hall; Speakeasy Club; Wembley Arena; Wembley Stadium
London Metropolitan Orchestra 261
Long, Andy 30, 33
Lord of the Rings, The (Tolkien) 15, 100, 120
Los Angeles 43, 85, 93, 94, 99, 163, 164, 165–7, 177–8, 204, 214, 292, 314
see also Forum, the; Hyatt House; Sunset Strip
Los Lobos 317
Louisville, Kentucky 307
Love 67, 275
Lovelace, Linda 157
Low 317
LSD 55, 66
Lucifer Rising (film) 147, 171
Lydon, John 173, 193
Macgregor, Sandy 109
Machynlleth, Wales 15, 109
Macmillan, Harold 14
Maddox, Lori 129, 152
Madison Square Garden, NY 114, 130–1, 144, 145, 153, 155, 175, 214, 215, 240
Magic Band, the 66
Magnum 296
Maison Dupuy Hotel, New Orleans 180–1
Malcolm Rose Agency 59
Malibu Beach 164, 165, 170
Manero, Tony 173
Manfred Mann 106
Manic Nirvana 242–3, 246
Manson, Charlie 166
Manson, Marilyn 54
Marathon Bar, London 3, 5
Marcus Studios, London 219–20
Market Tavern, Kidderminster 135–6
Marley, Bob 160, 171
Marling, Laura 318
Marquee Club, London 56, 75
Marquee Studios 74
Marrakech, Morocco 126–7, 151, 160, 260
Marriott, Steve 77, 91
Martha and the Vandellas 40
Martin, Charlotte 108, 124, 160, 161–2
Martinez, Paul 207, 220, 226
Marvin, Hank 27
Massot, Joe 144, 145
Mathis, Johnny 27
Matzorkis, Jim 179
Meadowlands, New Jersey 227–8
Mean Business 223
Meehan, Tony 87
Meissonnier, Martin 253, 257
Mellencamp, John 318
Melly, George 148
Melody Maker (magazine) 67, 114
“Memory Lane” 73
Memphis Minnie 25, 119
Mendelsohn, John 97
Mensch, Peter 299
Mercury Records 247, 280
Merseybeat 29
Merseybeats, the 51
Middle Earth (club), London 73
Middle Earth (fictional land) 15
Middle East 289
Midlake 318
Midlands
“Brumbeat” scene 29, 40
Mod scene 40
R&B scene 39–40
see also individual towns
Midlands College of Education, Walsall 77–8
Mighty ReArranger 289–90, 291, 293
Miller, Buddy 278, 300, 307, 315, 320, 326
Miller, Julie 315
Miller, Steve 75
Mississippi River 119
“Misty Mountain Hop” 120, 238
Mitchell, Joni 107, 117, 120
“Moby Dick” 100
Moby Grape 66, 76, 247, 274, 282
mods 43, 44, 53
Mojo (magazine) 257, 298, 329
“Monkey” 317
Monroe, Bill 283
Monroe Brothers, the 283
Montreux, Switzerland 160
Monty Python 274
Moody Blues, the 40, 67
Moon, Keith 77, 90, 186, 188, 197
Moondance 108
More Light 327
“Morning Dew” 273, 280
Morocco 126–7, 160, 208, 211, 285
Morrison, Jim 95, 117
Morrison,Van 108, 277
Moss, Kate 3
Mother-in-Law Lounge, New Orleans 308
Mothers (club), Birmingham 78
Mothership 302
Move, the 55–6, 59, 74
MTV Unplugged (TV series) 253, 257, 261
Muddy Waters 25, 76
Mumford & Sons 318
Muse 312
Music from Big Pink 107
Musicland Studios, Munich 168
“My Generation” 43
“My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)” 256
Myer, Michelle 168
Myles, Alannah 244, 251
National Lottery 307
National Service 23
N’Betweens, the 43, 44, 56, 57, 60, 61, 79
Nelson, Willie 293
Nevermind 247
Nevis Island 272
New Jersey 182, 227, 307
New Memphis Bluesbeakers 40
New Orleans 180–1, 182, 291; Jazz Festival 308
New Romantic scene 205
New Wave of British Heavy Metal 193
New Yardbirds, the 86–8
New York 91, 93, 95, 97, 130, 146, 152, 155, 186, 221–2, 261, 298, 324
see also Madison Square Garden
New Zealand 306, 325
News of the World (Queen) 173
“Night Flight” 151
Nirvana 247, 252, 256, 267
Nixon, Richard 94
“NME” 186
NME (music paper) 87, 141, 223–4
No Country for Old Men (film) 295
“No Quarter” 136, 153, 195, 304
No Quarter 257–61; tour 261–4
“Nobody’s Fault but Mine” 169
North Cape 286
North Star Grassman and the Ravens, The 121
Now and Zen 234–7, 239–40, 241, 243
Numan, Gary 194
Number Ones (Led Zeppelin): Houses of the Holy (U.K. & U.S.) 137; Led Zeppelin II (U.S.) 101; Led Zeppelin III (U.S.) 115; Led Zeppelin IV (U.K.) 128
“O Brother, Where Art Thou?” 283
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (film) 283
Oakland Coliseum, California 95, 179–80
Obama, Barack, 323
Obs-Tweedle 76–7, 78, 135
“Ocean, The” 136, 237
Ogden, John 53, 64, 68, 70, 72, 87, 159, 217, 277, 297
“Ohio” 326
Old Curiosity Shop (Dickens) 11
Old Hill Plaza, Birmingham 28, 29, 49, 50, 52
Old Moat House Club, Birmingham 29
Old Smithy, the (studio), Worcester 186, 189
Oliver, Paul 25
Oldham, Andrew Loog 84
Olympic Studios, London 88, 122, 242
Only One 241
“Operator” 76
Orpheum Theater, Boston 254
Ostin, Mo 195
Oswald, Lee Harvey 152
O2 Arena reunion concert (2007) 2–3, 295, 298–300, 302–6, 323
“Our Song” 64, 65
Out of the Blue 173
Out of Time 246
Outrider 241
Oxford Street, London 91
“Over the H
ills and Far Away” 109, 132
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver 104
Page, Jimmy
appearance 153, 192
awards: CBE 312; Outstanding Contribution to Music (Q) 312
birth 84
and Bonham 86, 157, 198, 201
at Bron-Yr-Aur 116, 119
and Charlotte Martin 108, 124
and Crowley/the occult 115, 123, 127
character 4, 85, 156–7, 263; artistic control 89–90, 123; ruthlessness 156; womanizing 106, 129; work ethic 90
and Coverdale 252–3
and Deathwish 210
and drink/drugs 123, 138, 147, 167, 263
early years 84–5
favorite group 220
and the Firm 223, 232
guitar playing 28, 88, 100, 104, 111, 119, 123, 136, 152, 155, 169–170, 224, 227–8, 304
and Harper 118
at Headley Grange 149
homes: Pangbourne 83–4; Tower House 147; Windsor 196–7, 210
and the Honeydrippers 222
and Jones 87
in LA 166–7
Led Zeppelin concerts and tours see under Led Zeppelin, concerts and tours
on Led Zeppelin 88, 139
with Led Zeppelin: early sessions 88–9; as leader 89, 156; Led Zeppelin 89–90; Led Zeppelin III 111; Presence 168–70; see also under Led Zeppelin and individual LPs
LeFevre on 156, 176
Live Aid 225–7
and Lori Maddox 129, 152
and Lucifer Rising 171
at Marquee Club 75
in Morocco 126, 160
plagiarism accusation 97
and Plant: 77, 78, 83, 84, 85, 107, 115, 125–6, 134, 176, 205, 215, 230–1, 241, 254, 271; rivalry with 156, 231
producer 88, 89, 151, 169, 190
post-Zeppelin career: and the Black Crowes 272; and Coverdale 252–3; and the Firm 223, 232; No Quarter/Unplugged 257, 258, 261, 262–3; Outrider 241; Walking into Clarksdale 267–8
songwriting 90, 109, 110, 119–20, 121, 123, 128, 136, 169
and “Stairway to Heaven” 121–2, 123
and Swan Song 145–6, 167
and violin bow 105, 172
and Yardbirds 77, 83–4
Page, Scarlet 124
Palmer, Tim 219–21, 235, 237
Palomino Records 195
Palomino Studios, Jennings Farm 206
Pangbourne, Berkshire 83–4
Paper Airplane 315
Passion (film) 258
Paramor, Norrie 29
Paris Theater, London 124
Parker, Tom 124
Patton, Charlie 286
Pearl Jam 247, 251
Peel, John 65–6, 67, 124
Pegg, Bev 134
Pegg, Dave 99, 113, 287
Pennal, N. Wales 109, 289
Peppy (roadie) 150
Pereira, Vernon 65, 69
Perfect, Christine 39
Performance (film) 174
Perfumed Garden, The (Radio London show) 66
Pet Sounds 55
Petty, Tom 318
Philadelphia (Live Aid concert) 225–6, 227, 231, 232, 295
Phillips, Leslie 328
Phillips, Phil 222
Physical Graffiti 111, 149, 150–2, 166, 170
Pickett, Wilson 92
Pictures at Eleven 208, 209–10, 213
“Pink and Black” 223
Pink Floyd 64, 137, 173, 256, 258, 295
Plant, Annie Celia (mother) 10
Plant, Carmen (daughter) 93, 103, 183, 206, 213, 241, 243, 246, 282
Plant, Karac (son) 129, 161
death and funeral 181–5
Plant, Logan Romero (son) 206, 213, 246
Plant, Maureen (wife) 58–9, 62, 65, 71, 74, 79, 114, 129, 152, 187, 191, 206, 217, 218
and death of Karac 181, 183–4, 185, 211
divorce 213–14
marriage 93
Rhodes crash 160, 161–3, 165
Plant, Robert
and Alison Krauss 284, 288, 290–4, 314–15
appearance: in adulthood 106, 192, 228, 239, 311; in childhood 18, 19, 21, 23, 30, 37, 56–7, 64, 65, 70
awards: CBE 312; Outstanding Contribution to Music (Q) 312–13
at Bob Marley concert 171–2
and Bonham 50, 140, 182, 184, 188, 197–8, 207
childhood and youth (1948–67): and accountancy 46, 49–50; birth 9; character 23, 36, 45; with the Banned 45–6; with CBS 61–2, 63–4; with the Crawling King Snakes 42–3, 49, 50–1; debut with the Jurymen 33; with the Delta Blues Band 37–9; DJ-ing 49, 52; expulsion from school 46–7; family holidays 15; first record player 22–3, 313; first singles 61–2, 64–5; harmonica playing 32, 33, 37; hobbies 20, 22, 53; at Kidderminster College 48–9; at King Edward VI school 19–21, 30–1, 32, 35, 41, 44–5, 46; jobs 48, 49–50, 69, 92; and Listen 52–4, 55, 56–7, 59–62; and Maureen 58–9, 71; meets Bonham 50; meets Sonny Boy Williamson 36, 37, 103; mod 43, 44, 53; move to Hayley Green 14–15; musical family 10; musical influences/tastes 15–19, 21, 24–7, 32, 36–7, 40–2, 49, 56; nicknames 44, 53; O-levels 42, 46; school prize 35; stage fights 56, 60–1; and Tolkien 14–15; washboard 37, 39
character: charisma 4, 234; in childhood 23, 36, 45; confidence/cockiness 21, 37, 53–4, 85, 89, 145, 157; contradictions 4–5, 143, 216, 271–2; as controller 145, 212, 235–6, 239, 281; as family man 129, 143, 165, 219, 266; as flirt 282; generosity/meanness 133, 216, 237–8; as hippy 125, 141, 307; love of adoration 154; as musical obsessive 27, 248, 327–8; as peacemaker 141, 142; reclusiveness 5; as rock star 142, 143, 165; as voyeur 141; wanderlust 14–15, 125, 152, 286–7; as womaniser 106, 128, 142–3, 155, 219, 262, 281–2
and Cole 96–7, 141, 313
court case (1967) 70
and death of Annie 266
and death of Bonham 197–8, 207
and death of Robert Sr 159
Des Barres on 157
divorce 213–14
and drugs 185, 321
on early Led Zeppelin 88
first big check 92
Harper on 142–3, 183, 211, 213, 325
homes and lodgings see Austin, Texas; Bron-Yr-Aur; Hayley Green; Jennings Farm; Lye; Dolgoch; Primrose Hill; Three Men and a Boat; Trinity Road
illnesses and injuries: bad back 308, 311; glandular fever 45; laryngitis 174; Rhodes accident 161, 162–3, 164–5, 166
interests and hobbies: ancient history 14–15, 119–20; cycling 22, 32; football 10, 20, 311; wanderlust/travelling 14–15, 125, 152, 286–7
interviews, quotes and speeches: acceptance speech for Q award (2009) 312–13; on Bonham’s death 207; on first America tour 97–8; Guardian 26, 27; on Hammer of the Gods book 140–1; Kerrang! (1998) 3–4; on last America tour 177; on Led Zeppelin 141, 156; Mojo 298, 329; on music influences 24–5, 312–13; on 1970 America tour 105; Q (1988) 96; Q (2010) 4; Record 212; with Rees 3–4, 330–1; Rolling Stone 156; 60 Minutes interview (2013) 322; Uncut (2007) 191
jobs (non-musical) 48, 49–50, 69, 92, 185, 311
and Jesse Lee 246
and Karac 129, 180–1, 182–5
Kellie on 115
and Korner 75–6
and Led Zeppelin LPs: Led Zeppelin 88–90; Led Zeppelin II 100–1; Led Zeppelin III 119–20; Led Zeppelin IV 127; Houses of the Holy 128, 129; Presence 168–9, 170; In Though the Out Door 190, 191, 194–5
Led Zeppelin concerts, reunions and tours see under Led Zeppelin
LeFevre on 135–6, 143, 144, 147, 150–1, 163, 164–5, 166, 183, 184, 185–6
marriage 93
and Maureen 58–9, 71, 152, 163, 165
in Morocco 126–7, 160
musical influences: Arab/Egyptian 126, 127, 258–9; Berber/Gnaoua 126; bluegrass 282–4, 287–8; blues 16, 19, 21, 24–7, 29, 32, 36–8, 40–1, 44, 49, 52, 75–6; folk/folk-rock 25, 38, 67, 107–8, 110, 257, 259, 269, 273, 316, 317, 318; jazz 45; psychedelic/acid rock 65, 66–7, 107; skiffle 18–19, 27, 28, 37, 111
and the New Yardbirds 78–9, 87–91
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br /> nicknames 44, 53, 176, 186, 325
and obsessive fan 328–9
and Obs-Tweedle 76–7, 135
and Oum Kalsoum 126, 127
and Page 77–8, 134, 156, 195, 230–1, 241, 254, 255, 271; first meeting at Pangbourne 83–4, 85–6; rivalry 156, 231; suggests Bonham 86
and Palomino Records 195
and Patty Griffin 319–20, 325, 326–7, 328
and Peel 65–6, 67, 124
and the Plaster Casters 98, 313
pre-Led Zeppelin bands see Band of Joy (1967–8); Banned, the; Black Snake Moan; Crawling King Snakes, the; Delta Blues Band, the; Listen; New Memphis Bluesbreakers, the; New Yardbirds, the; Obs-Tweedle
post-Led Zeppelin bands see Band of Joy; the Honeydrippers; Priory of Brion; Sensational Shape Shifters, the; Strange Sensation
post-Led Zeppelin LPs see Band of Joy; Dreamland; Fate of Nations; Manic Nirvana; Mighty ReArranger; Now and Zen; Pictures at Eleven; Principle of Moments; Raising Sand; Shaken ’n’ Stirred; Unplugged/No Quarter; Walking into Clarksdale
post-Led Zeppelin tours and concerts: 1983 tour 214–15; 1985 tour (Shaken ’n’ Stirred) 224–5, 228; 1988 tour (Now and Zen) 239–40, 241; 1990 tour (Manic Nirvana) 244–5, 246; 1991 tour (Fate of Nations) 252, 253, 254; 1978 European tour 269–71; 2008 tour with Krauss 307–8; Live Aid 225–7, 232; 1995 tour (No Quarter) 261–4; 1998 tour (Walking into Clarksdale) 269–72; 1999 tour with Priory of Brion 275–9; 2005–7 tour (Mighty ReArranger) 291; 2007 O2 Arena concert 2–3, 299–300, 302–6, 323; 2010–11 (Band of Joy) tour 319–21; 2013 tour with the Sensational Shape Shifters 325–6
producer 123, 186
Rhodes accident and recovery 161, 162–3, 164–5, 166
and Robert Sr. 10, 27, 159
and Rockpile 195
and Sandy Denny 120
Sheehan on 176–7
and Shirley Wilson 100–1, 217–18, 221, 244
singing/vocals 33, 61, 111, 119, 135, 168, 170, 194
60th birthday party 310–11
65th birthday 328
songwriting and lyrics: 111, 119, 121, 128, 152, 170, 194, 234, 251; with Page 109–10, 120, 121, 128, 154, 190, 194–5, 326
and “Stairway to Heaven” 121–2, 123
Steiner school application 185
in Stockholm 190, 191
symbol 128
tax exile 163
and the Turd Burglers 188–9
see also individual bands and LPs
Plant, Robert (father) 9–10, 65, 289
Plaster Casters, the 98, 313
Playboy (magazine) 137
Plaza Hotel, New York 155
“Please Please Me” 28
“Please Read the Letter” 268, 292, 294
Pleasure Principle, The 194
Poland 270
Polar Studios, Stockholm 189–90
Powell, Aubrey 137
Powell, Cozy 207
Powell, Jimmy 28
“Preaching Blues” 26
Presence 166, 168–70, 194