Sunday, August 20 – Spettakolo.it

Celebrate today Robert Plant is 75 years old.singer Mrs. Led Zeppelin. Born in West Bromwich, England August 20, 1948, Robert Anthony Plant (this full name) becomes part of the unborn Led Zeppelin in 1968 at the invitation of the guitarist Jimmy Page. Success comes instantly, and the group becomes world famous. But life plantin the seventies, also propped up by difficult and tragic moments: an operation on the vocal cords, a serious accident in Greece, on the island of Rhodes, the death of a son Karats, in 1977, at the age of only 6 years. The last tragedy, in 1980, was the death John Bonham: without their drummer i Led Zeppelin decide to dissolve. From there plant he would devote himself to a solo career and various collaborations, but would also participate in only three group reunions: in 1985 for Live Helpin 1988 for the celebration of the fortieth anniversary Atlantic Records and in 2007 at a memorial concert Ahmet Ertegun.

Other facts of the day:
1827: a composer is born Joseph Strauss
1828: the opera debuts at the Paris Opera Count Ory From Gioacchino Rossini
1882: the composition debuts at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow 1812 overture

From Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1936: dancers and singers are born Alice and Ellen Kessler
1939: a trumpeter is born Henry Rava
1942: the singer was born Isaac Hayes
1946: born Ian Clarkformer drummer of the band Uria Hip
1949: born bassist, singer and guitarist Philip Lynott
1952: born Doug Figerformer singer V Snaps
1966: born Dimebag Darrellformer guitarist Panther
1979: the singer was born Jamie Cullum
1982: the singer was born get up
1983: a rapper was born Rage
1992: singer Sting marries an actress Trudy Styler
1992: born singer and actress Demi Lovato
2007: the singer died Alberto Solfrini
2016: soprano dies Daniela Dessy
2020: drummer dies Frankie Banali