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“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

The lauded sideman has played on numerous sessions with many acclaimed musicians – but he was “totally intimidated” when he was approached for the Plant gig

Guitar World

‘I wanted to make people dance, or cry, or puke’: Marc Ribot, the wildcard sideman for Tom Waits, Robert Plant and more

He started as a jazz guitarist making Barbie albums on the side, and has ended up on over 500 releases. From bebop with Elton John to Americana with Alison Krauss, Ribot recalls the richest of careers

The Guardian - UK

“I got a call saying, ‘Robert Plant is going to call you.’ What?!”: How Alison Krauss made sweet music with the Led Zeppelin legend

And there may be more to come

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Alison Krauss & Union Station: Arcadia review – a fresh start

The bluegrass star and band reconvene with a new co-vocalist on this slick yet understated set drawing on old-time roots and more recent concerns

The Guardian - UK

“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

McPherson's new LP, Nite Owls, was nearly over before it began, but an invitation to open for Alison Krauss and Robert Plant brought it back to life. The result is a work of “surf noir”… with a little bit of Depeche Mode in there, too

Guitar World

Ringo goes country, again. The ex-Beatle mixes peace and love with twang and heartache on new album

Country music comes naturally to Ringo Starr

The Independent UK

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 21-27

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 21-27 include actor-singer Jennifer Lopez, director Patty Jenkins who helmed “Wonder Woman” and musician Alison Krauss

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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss release mesmerising cover of When The Levee Breaks

Plant and Krauss's hypnotic version of When The Levee Breaks arrives with the duo's North American tour already underway

Louder

“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

A session legend who has recorded with Tom Waits, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and many more, Ribot returns with a new solo album, Connection, and, musically, anything goes

Guitar World

"It was cathartic... a trial by fire": Robert Plant on how it felt to sing Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven for the first time in 16 years, and possibly the last time ever

Many people thougtht that Robert Plant would never perform Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven ever again, Robert Plant among them

Louder

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss announce extensive North American tour

A year after their Raise The Roof tour, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will return to North America for 28 more shows

Louder

Who Has The Most Grammys? List Of Top Artists With Most Award Wins

Explore the details of Grammy winners with the highest number of wins in history.

International Business Times

"I did all that Hammer Of The Gods stuff – I lived Hammer Of The Gods!": Robert Plant looks back

In 2010, Robert Plant talked to Classic Rock about the Band Of Joy album, the chances of a Led Zeppelin reunion, and musical anthropology

Louder

The 50 best collaborations in rock

Guest spots, duets, team-ups and mashups – we take a look at the weird, wonderful world of the rock’n’roll collaboration…

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“Led Zeppelin was responsible for bigging it up. We had no choice… it was insane”: Robert Plant on how Led Zeppelin invented stadium rock

Led Zeppelin took live music into another stratosphere in the 70s and Robert Plant says they had to make it up as they went along

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Alison Brown, banjo star and MBA-holder, is on tour to promote her new album featuring Steve Martin, Kronos Quartet

SAN DIEGO — Grammy Award-winner Alison Brown's status as the world's most unlikely banjo star is as undeniable as her command of the steel-stringed instrument long synonymous with her name.

Tribune News Service

The 2023 Grammy Awards winners list

Beyoncé further cemented herself as Grammys royalty Sunday.

Los Angeles Times

How a bluegrass singer overcame all kinds of obstacles to become a top Grammy nominee

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to awards shows, Molly Tuttle knows the line about how it's an honor just to be nominated. What she found out only recently, though, is that the way you're nominated can be its own reward.

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Beyoncé or Adele? Will history be made, or repeated, at the 2023 Grammy Awards? And what about Bad Bunny?

Beyoncé or Adele? Kendrick Lamar or Bad Bunny? Willie Nelson or Buddy Guy? Wet Leg or Maneskin? Dave Chappelle or Louis C.K.?

Los Angeles Times

Q&A: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on the secrets to aging gracefully

Robert Plant picked up the phone at his home in western England and offered a detailed weather report as he peered through a picture window in a sitting room.

Tribune News Service

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on music, intuition and mullet hair styles: 'It was a career move!' he recalls

Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant has multiple reasons to be impressed with fellow singer Alison Krauss, his periodic musical partner over the past 15 years.

The Independent UK

Glastonbury on the BBC: Full TV schedule of live coverage across the festival

Coverage will be spread across BBC channels over the next four days

The Guardian - UK

Billie Eilish, Sam Fender and chest hair bras: Friday at Glastonbury – in pictures

From stars such as TLC and Sleaford Mods to eccentric festival punters in their underpants, we give a glimpse into Glastonbury’s first big day

Glasgow Live

Is Glastonbury on TV and all you need to know about the festival

Glastonbury 2022 kicked off this week, and thousands of happy campers descended onto Somerset in England to join in on the music and contemporary arts festival.

The Independent UK

Glastonbury on the BBC: Full TV schedule of live coverage across the festival

Coverage will be spread across BBC channels over the next four days

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