Robert Plant: A Life (41 page)

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