SteveAJones Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Midland Beat July 1966 Birmingham, England Article Courtesy of Steve A. Jones Archive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 That guy in the top photo on the end to the right is a cutie; and the bottom one! There's Robert Plant when he was still a baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunray782 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Robert plays flute? Just curious, what happened to the other three guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 It says his eyes are brown. Everyone else says they are blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 It says a lot of things that aren't correct, starting with his birthday. But I'm sure he still enjoys motoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 So he was finally accepted singing soul and jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Nice find Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I always wondered what happened to "The Pakistani Rent Collector", or if the song even existed at all. The "common" lore is that Plant was only a member of this band for a very short time, but this article tends to contradict that (in the very least they were together from June to December 1966, when their 45 was released). I know one of these guys moved to Australia, and another one (Crutchley?) still occasionally plays in pub bands around the midlands. There's another picture of Plant with the band here: http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/art...imes/Page9c.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I also like how the 17-year-old lists "brandy and coke" as his favorite drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 He likes mod girls; reminds me of Spats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I also like how the 17-year-old lists "brandy and coke" as his favorite drink. I like that too. He likes mod girls; reminds me of Spats. that article says he's 5' 11 1/2 I thought he was 6'1 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I like that too. that article says he's 5' 11 1/2 I thought he was 6'1 or something. He was still growing, even at nearly eighteen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lajoie Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Amazing ! May the Youth read this and truely be inspired ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I wonder if the article is true about Bobby.. In a way, it's funny Thanks again for posting a jewel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planted In My Mind Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Great post Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargroves Tangie Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I've heard some of Robert's early recordings ("You Better Run", "Everybody's Gonna Say", "Laughing Crying Laughing", "Our Song")- are they all Robert with Listen, or are some of them just solo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 I've heard some of Robert's early recordings ("You Better Run", "Everybody's Gonna Say", "Laughing Crying Laughing", "Our Song")- are they all Robert with Listen, or are some of them just solo? Those were all solo singles under contract with CBS Records and session musicians were used throughout. Swandown can correct me if I'm wrong, but we covered a lot of this ground in the Zeppelin Mysteries thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I've heard some of Robert's early recordings ("You Better Run", "Everybody's Gonna Say", "Laughing Crying Laughing", "Our Song")- are they all Robert with Listen, or are some of them just solo? "You Better Run" and "Everybody's Gonna Say" were released under the name "Listen" in October 1966, although in reality the rest of the band was replaced by session musicians. That might explain why the group broke up shortly thereafter. "Our Song", "Laughin', Cryin', Laughin'", "Long Time Coming" and "I've Got A Secret" were released under the name "Robert Plant" and also feature session musicians (although it has been reported that Plant managed to get Bonzo hired as the session drummer for the latter two songs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 There's another picture of Plant with the band here: http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/art...imes/Page9c.htm Too adorable: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Bingo tribute to club owner legend The woman who cooked chicken and chips for The Beatles and made sure Noddy Holder stayed off the ale was given a moving send-off as musicians joined family and friends for her funeral. More than 100 people were at the Plaza, Old Hill, to remember 94-year-old Mary Regan, known as Ma to the bands she employed, after yesterday’s funeral at The Oratory, Edgbaston Mourners were asked to play bingo in her honour. It was free to all Plaza members and called by Ron Jordan, 79, who was resident bingo caller at the club for more than 20 years. Grandson Darren Howe, 38, of Brighton, paid tribute to a “formidable but kindly” Irish grandmother, a teacher turned club owner who brought top 60s bands to the Black Country venue. She also ran three Birmingham clubs, including the Plaza, Handsworth, and the Ritz, Kings Heath, which became known as “the Regan circuit”. Acts on the circuit included The Beatles, Kinks, The Animals, Dusty Springfield, Brenda Lee, The Searchers, The Tremeloes, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Manfred Mann, The Moody Blues, Jerry Lee Lewis and Del Shannon. Geoff Thompson and John Crutchley, who played in a band called Listen with later Led Zeppelin guitarist Robert Plant at Old Hill, were among those paying respects yesterday. Cannock-born Geoff, 63, now of Walsall, said: “Doing sometimes three gigs in a night was unique to this area, and they were great times.” John, 61, of Aldridge, said: “Robert Plant was DJ here when we came to play and Ma got him in with us when our rhythm guitarist left. You could say that without Ma Regan, Led Zeppelin might not have happened.” Bob Bailey, who used to drive the bands, said of The Beatles: “When they played here, there was nowhere for them to stay so Ma put them up at her home in Woodbourne Road, Edgbaston.” Mrs Regan, who had two children, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, died on March 13. http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/03/26/b...b-owner-legend/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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