Robert Plant: A Life (41 page)
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Authors: Paul Rees
Market Tavern 135–6
Town Hall 57, 296
King, Ben E. 104
King, Carole 128
King, Martin Luther 94
King, Rex 190, 216, 271
King of the Delta Blues Singers
26
King Edward VI Grammar School, Stourbridge 19, 30, 41–2, 44–5, 46
Kingdome, Seattle 178
Kinks, the 84, 257
Kirke, Simon 146, 207
Knebworth Festival, Hertfordshire 191–3
Korner, Alexis 75, 79, 90, 255, 257
Kracker 146
Kramer, Eddie 128
Krauss, Alison 4, 283–4, 288, 290–1, 296, 300–2, 306, 313–15, 319
Kravitz, Lenny 252, 310, 323
Krupa, Gene 50
Kubrick, Stanley 242
La Cigale (theater), Paris 279
“La Musica è Finita” 64
L.A. Woman
117
Ladies of the Canyon
108
Laine, Denny 67
Lane, Ronnie 149
Lanois, Daniel 61, 87
Lapland, Miss 330
Las Vegas 107
“Last Fair Deal Gone Down” 26
Last Temptation of Christ
(film) 258
Last Waltz
,
The
319
Later . . . with Jools Holland
(BBC show) 319
Lawrence, Mike 162
Le Noise
315
Lea, Jim 56, 60, 79
Led Zeppelin
Atlantic deal 92, 145
Bonham’s death and band’s break-up 197–8
Cole on 106–7, 192
concerts and tours
America tours: 1968–9 92, 93–8; 1969 99–100; 1970 104–7; 1970 113; 1972 129–31; 1973 137–44; 1975 153–8; 1977 173–81
Europe tour (1980) 195–6
Japan tour (1971) 124–5
Scandinavia tour (1968) 88
U.K. tours and concerts: 1969 tour 98–9; 1970 (Albert Hall) 103–4; 1970 (Bath Festival) 111–12; 1971 (“Electric Magic,” Empire Pool) 128; 1973 (Alexandra Palace) 133; 1975 (Earl’s Court) 159–60; 1971 (“Electric Magic,” Empire Pool) 128; 1979 (Knebworth) 191–3
Des Barres on 156–7
and drugs 154–5
at Elvis concert 130–1
formation as New Yardbirds 87
high jinks 113–14, 141–2, 143
management
see
Cole, Richard; Grant, Peter
menace surrounding 171
in Morocco 126
musical style 107
origin of name 90
and plagiarism 97
power of 139
PR 137
and punk 193
record deals: Atlantic 92, 145–6; Swan Song 146
recording sessions: BBC 124; Bombay 126; Electric Ladyland (New York) 130; Headley Grange 110, 118–20, 149–52; Island/Olympic Studios (London) 122–3, 242; Polar Studio (Stockholm) 189–90
reunions: Carmen’s birthday 243; Live Aid (1985) 225–6, 227, 231, 232, 295; Madison Square Garden 240; near Bath 232; O2 Arena (2007) 2–3, 295, 299–300, 302–6, 323
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 261
security and bodyguards 113, 174, 178, 179–80
as tax exiles 159
see also individual members and LPs
Led Zeppelin
88–91, 97, 98
Led Zeppelin II
100–1, 102, 115
Led Zeppelin III
107, 109–11, 115
Led Zeppelin IV
(
Four Symbols
) 127–8
Led Zeppelin: Shadows Taller than Our Souls
(Cross) 89
Lee, Arthur 67, 274, 313
Lee, Jesse 246
Lee, Michael 252, 258, 267
LeFevre, Benji
and Bonham’s death 197, 198
on Grant 138–9
at Jennings Farm 185, 201–2, 205, 206, 207
on Knebworth concert 192
on Led Zeppelin 155, 195, 196
on Live Aid 227
on O2 reunion (2007) 300, 305
on Page 156, 167, 176
and Plant 144, 186, 206, 207, 209, 213, 229, 254–5
on Plant 135–6, 143, 145, 147, 167, 202, 206, 209, 210, 212, 213, 215, 216, 219, 221, 222, 229, 254–5, 300
Plant’s nursemaid 164–5, 166
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 Hills 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
