THE HONEYDRIPPERS
The Honeydrippers were a rock and roll band of the 1980’s. Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal in having a rock band with a heavy rhythm and blues basis. In addition to Plant, the band was composed of fellow former Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page; Jeff Beck (a former Yardbirds member like Page); and other friends and well-known studio musicians. The band released only one recording, an EP titled The Honeydrippers: Volume One, on 12 November 1984. (More from Wikipedia)
The 1980’s rockabilly revival was sadly short-lived. The Stray Cats had some MTV hits and put out a few albums, but their front man Brian Setzer drifted away and played with Robert Plant’s retro-rock side project the Honeydrippers in 1984 before transforming himself further to help spur a swing revival with the Brian Setzer Orchestra in the mid-1990’s.
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