Robert Plant

Robert Plant is the English singer and songwriter best known as frontman of Led Zeppelin, the hard rock band that dominated the 1970s.

His powerful vocal range and blues-influenced style helped define the sound of heavy rock music.

Plant's voice on "Stairway to Heaven" remains iconic.

After Zeppelin disbanded, he pursued a solo career blending rock with world music influences.

Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

Whole Lotta Love · Kashmir · Rock and Roll · IV · reunion

vocalist

singer

Vocal music performer

  • frontmanLead performer of group
  • PercyTraditional male given name
  • tenorEssential meaning or import

falsetto · wail · howl · scream · banshee · vocal range · microphone · lyrics · melody · harmonize

solo

Alison Krauss

Phil Collins

mysticism

Tolkien

Gollum · Celtic · mythology · Wales · folk · paganism · mystical · druid · fantasy · symbolism

legacy

icon

Pictorial screen symbol

pioneer · classic rock · VH1 · Rolling Stone · British Invasion · seventies · arena rock · stadium · anthology

Categories
Opposites
vocal style and persona

Robert PlantJohnny Cash

Leonard Cohen · Barry White · Nick Cave · Tom Waits · Eddie Vedder

musical genre and cultural positioning

Robert PlantPat Boone

Barry Manilow · Neil Diamond · John Denver · Kenny Rogers · Michael Bolton

rock frontman archetype

Robert PlantDavid Byrne

Peter Gabriel · Phil Collins · Huey Lewis · Billy Joel

Family

Robert, Roberts

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G