<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Robert-plant ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/robert-plant Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:16:37 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Jimmy had his own viewpoint when he started working with Robert again. It meant having to dive much deeper into the Led Zeppelin catalog”: How Charlie Jones became the ‘other bassist’ to work with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/charlie-jones-robert-plant-jimmy-page-cult TnhaGgdyKB5F8R6ee4EAw8 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:16:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had to go outside to the garbage bags and find the certificate because I’d thrown it away!” The Cult’s Charlie Jones didn’t know about his Grammy win for Please Read the Letter… because he didn’t read the letter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/charlie-jones-plant-grammy-win BS8FiecGCpdDidCsRBjuca Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0000 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:59:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d never heard it like that, apart from on record, because in the days of Zeppelin, I’d do as much as I could with the one guitar”: 25 years ago, Jimmy Page’s live vision for one Zeppelin classic was fully realized – thanks to the Black Crowes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmy-page-vision-for-one-led-zeppelin-classic-was-fully-realized-thanks-to-the-black-crowes 6qE8tTMAsFtXTYXFpBNykH Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:57:32 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:53:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I always dreamed of playing Whole Lotta Love! I took 20 different fuzzboxes in with me. Finally, I get to play some metal”: Marc Ribot went into a session with Robert Plant equipped with Zeppelin-esque gear – only to find out it was a folk record ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marc-ribot-on-going-into-a-session-with-robert-plant-equipped-with-zeppelin-esque-gear acQRmqmnRHWVXPQFAK9RTK Wed, 28 May 2025 15:28:45 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:25:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was wrestling with whether I was going to keep doing music… and then I got the call from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss”: JD McPherson nearly abandoned his surf noir opus. But playing Zeppelin with Plant and Marc Ribot gave him a shot in the arm ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jd-mcpherson-nite-owls-robert-plant-and-alison-krauss tjdzczf2aq2FFDVSPgVobj Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:35:21 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:25:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They want people to look at them and say, ‘Is this a joke?’” Chibson has made a movie about Robert Plant’s “favorite band” – a reggae Led Zeppelin cover group fronted by an Elvis impersonator ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/chibson-usa-dread-zeppelin-documentary T5vxUarFkoYzuZpuPnJXkk Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:49:15 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:17:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You could tell it was gonna be a good group, but people wouldn’t even book the band”: Long-awaited Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary gets its first trailer – and hints at the band’s early struggles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/becoming-led-zeppelin-first-trailer kLYqPSe34GHbELBbj8zhRU Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:26:43 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:04:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Robert Plant said, ‘We’re going to do Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin.’ I said, ‘I’m not doing it – I don’t want to be in Jimmy Page’s graveyard!’” UK songwriting icon Richard Hawley talks big name jams, guitar shopping –and restoring Scott Walker's Tele ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/richard-hawley-in-this-city-they-call-you-love 3kzVpQ37WapdirH7dieqR5 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:21:36 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:56:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Plant let us know he usually hated people’s covers of Stairway, but he liked that one. Jimmy Page goes, ‘You nailed the guitar part!’” That time Heart performed Stairway to Heaven in front of Led Zeppelin – and reduced Robert Plant to tears ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/heart-stairway-to-heaven-led-zeppelin-cover LYQU3RBrL5za85CeKVQAXK Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:02:39 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:27:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, ‘He’s got to be joking,’ because John Paul Jones is God on bass, as far as I’m concerned”: How Lita Ford almost ended up joining Led Zeppelin – on bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lita-ford-led-zeppelin-john-paul-jones-replacement AGCj28bcjupcvHRaKm93NY Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:45:30 +0000 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:17:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Poverty accounted for many of my choices – I had this knockoff, fake Tele I used on Rain Dogs… It was awful but also beautiful”: Marc Ribot on recording Tom Waits classics with cheap gear, and why ‘How can I destroy it?’ is one of his session mantras ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marc-ribot-connection Pq5pBPh7XuYvoeR7mmAFc7 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:14:03 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m honored”: Tony Iommi walks onstage to play Paranoid at the Black Sabbath ballet – and the entire ensemble bows at his feet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tony-iommi-paranoid-black-sabbath-ballet 6JU7ES426yLJBS9z4EwKVc Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:53:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Plant says the keys of Led Zeppelin songs were determined solely by Jimmy Page’s guitar playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robert-plant-jimmy-page-guitar-keys G4zUuM2gptp7rc9fYN9DCU Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:37:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ From extended blues workouts to cosmic guitar disco: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-extended-blues-workouts-to-cosmic-guitar-disco-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks 6z2VkbUeBCSCVQE44THje3 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:02:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ First-ever band-sanctioned Led Zeppelin documentary shares first official clip ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/becoming-led-zeppelin-first-official-clip 8RKZ6gypB9y3Fmxs8TkroN Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:47:59 +0000 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 16:29:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for star-studded new album, Raise the Roof ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robert-plant-alison-krauss-raise-the-roof 2ns95VRDLBTqZAqJC7TyoC Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:31:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Led Zeppelin emerge victorious in long-running Stairway to Heaven copyright battle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/led-zeppelin-emerge-victorious-in-long-running-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-battle yRyycMwwhAoGcMG6dJC4Fj Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:46:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ The battle is no more: Led Zeppelin finally win Stairway to Heaven copyright lawsuit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-battle-is-no-more-led-zeppelin-finally-win-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-lawsuit ySgCDMWsASTMUYnYpJRPcG Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:29:04 +0000 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:29:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven plagiarism battle heads back to court ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-plagiarism-battle-heads-back-to-court wtKwZAujqAy4bWTWSXLL8b Wed, 25 Sep 2019 08:52:00 +0000 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 08:52:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Robert Plant Perform “Immigrant Song” for the First Time in More Than 20 Years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-robert-plant-perform-immigrant-song-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-20-years hPUby3f9iQF3esW9NLr2BM Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:52:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Led Zeppelin Announce Landmark 50th Anniversary Documentary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/led-zeppelin-announce-landmark-50th-anniversary-documentary VYPTcvxajgiaKr4sKxx62c Wed, 08 May 2019 13:54:15 +0000 Thu, 09 May 2019 16:51:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Led Zeppelin Play One of Their First Concerts in 1969 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-led-zeppelin-play-one-their-first-concerts-1969 PLDfQaiRprMHu2sCwTLuJJ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:14:00 +0000 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:14:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Album Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham Recorded Before 'Led Zeppelin' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/album-jimmy-page-robert-plant-john-paul-jones-and-john-bonham-recorded-led-zeppelin adueFnYgrp4LMfnT4uvQPQ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:48:00 +0000 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:48:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rare Guitar Signed by Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Brian May, Peter Frampton Headed to Auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rare-guitar-signed-by-eric-clapton-keith-richards-brian-may-peter-frampton-headed-to-auction WwSqczJVqHLTnp99aR984g Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:40:16 +0000 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:59:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Led Zeppelin Revisit 'The Song Remains the Same' with Deluxe Reissue ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/led-zeppelin-revisit-the-song-remains-the-same-with-deluxe-reissue fGci6qvaN7cEwHDXGmctsD Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:14:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Robert Plant's New "The May Queen" Performance Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-robert-plant-new-the-may-queen-performance-video YBmMViNj5ehH45qYvucRhb Tue, 01 May 2018 21:04:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Plant Talks Greta Van Fleet: He Borrowed His Voice from Somebody I Know Very Well ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/robert-plant-talks-greta-van-fleet-he-borrowed-his-voice-from-somebody-i-know-very-well i384rzGv2GjghzhCrBi4UE Wed, 04 Apr 2018 17:20:52 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:44:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear "Immigrant Song," from Led Zeppelin's Upcoming 'How the West Was Won' Reissue ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-immigrant-song-from-led-zeppelin-upcoming-how-the-west-was-won-reissue gb55MQXMQfQUG99vzKuZd8 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:32:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Robert Plant Play "New World" on the 'Late Late Show with James Corden' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-robert-plant-play-new-world-on-the-late-late-show-with-james-corden 6q4n8Lsb7HxSmUZtSWCzN5 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:56:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Led Zeppelin Announce 7" Featuring Previously Unreleased Versions of "Rock And Roll" and "Friends" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/led-zeppelin-announce-7-featuring-previously-unreleased-versions-of-rock-and-roll-friends zYZtpBvgYs6unfrMhbeTRk Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:26:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Play Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" Intro Riff ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-led-zeppelins-immigrant-song-intro-riff Uu69ezj3pd9BkmUES3pYYU Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:59:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Led Zeppelin Announce 'How the West Was Won' Reissue ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/led-zeppelin-announces-how-the-west-was-won-reissue gYTbtfQdMyQFecoFcg8zC5 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:31:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters Announce New Concert Film ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/robert-plant-sensational-space-shifters-announce-concert-film xFf3SPyxwSch37MNJSkbwm Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:48:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Plant Announces North American Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/robert-plant-announces-north-american-tour cqSwx82c9NohQUXUhRL4tD Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:17:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Kids React to Led Zeppelin ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/how-kids-react-led-zeppelin 7S35qQoD5dvmqpycJiYFNo Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:25:51 +0000 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:49:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Plant Announces New Album, Premieres "The May Queen" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/robert-plant-announces-new-album-premieres-may-queen rbdr3o2nxR5AHq4iPeDmQM Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:21:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch AC/DC’s Brian Johnson Perform with Robert Plant and Paul Rodgers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-acdcs-brian-johnson-perform-robert-plant-and-paul-rodgers xtPa8XyU6mKhJ5u3nVJSXa Wed, 17 May 2017 13:18:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will Led Zeppelin Reunite for Desert Trip 2017? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/rumor-mill-will-led-zeppelin-reunite-desert-trip-2017 QXKJq2EA9B9QCNxtaHSJvA Wed, 03 May 2017 16:02:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Robert Plant’s First “Kashmir” Performance Without Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/see-robert-plants-first-kashmir-performance-without-jimmy-page 8Lkse8mWkcDdzkV63sJGw Thu, 16 Mar 2017 12:54:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Robert Plant Perform “Whole Lotta Love” from Upcoming AXS TV Show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-robert-plant-perform-whole-lotta-love-upcoming-axs-tv-show ijMFMnLgfN4kQgRqTngpEN Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:45:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Let's Revisit Led Zeppelin's 1988 Reunion Show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/video-25-years-ago-today-led-zeppelin-reunite-atlantic-records-40th-anniversary-party kAzKS9MyVxRUpuJD332XVJ Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:10:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phil Collins: Why I'm Not to Blame for Led Zeppelin's Live Aid Reunion Show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/phil-collins-why-im-not-blame-led-zeppelins-live-aid-reunion-show 2N9dfJqTy9YC7zoQEiiu6a Thu, 16 Feb 2017 14:23:31 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:53:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Top Five Near-Led Zeppelin Moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/top-5-near-led-zeppelin-moments 2sjH6DDKSwpooPMjGMAHnZ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:17:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Led Zeppelin and Neil Young Play "When the Levee Breaks" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-led-zeppelin-and-neil-young-play-when-levee-breaks dJEta5S26LckiLr6Gq347a Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:14:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Plant Performs “Whole Lotta Love,” "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" on ‘Austin City Limits’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/robert-plant-performs-whole-lotta-love-babe-im-gonna-leave-you-austin-city-limits PgmkdBNRXCEuAaWp4H7Rf4 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:53:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Plant Performs "Black Dog" on 'Austin City Limits' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/robert-plant-performs-black-dog-austin-city-limits YtEMMmN4YX9nZgdfxPBm49 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:31:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Led Zeppelin Announce 'The Complete BBC Sessions' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/led-zeppelin-announce-complete-bbc-sessions T39PFpWUJpCg35m3jnutK7 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:17:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Songs That Sound Like "Stairway to Heaven" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/five-songs-sound-stairway-heaven 7i3E6KMhJQQ4gGiF96YsdX Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:09:57 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:42:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Led Zeppelin Win “Stairway to Heaven” Lawsuit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/led-zeppelin-win-stairway-heaven-lawsuit MAdRWq5SDhUwpBSnokJWwQ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:43:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Plant Testifies About Writing “Stairway to Heaven”: “Jimmy Page and I Sat by the Fire” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/robert-plant-testifies-about-writing-stairway-heaven-jimmy-page-and-i-sat-fire u7ddkvpZrpMQuZD3JbySs6 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:09:29 +0000