Robert Plant rocks Tipitina's with Lil' Band O' Gold
Posted by Keith Spera (Times-Picayune)
Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant made a surprise appearance onstage with southwest Louisiana all-star band Lil' Band O' Gold at Tipitina's on Saturday night. Two days earlier, Plant joined the band at a Lower Garden District studio to record a pair of Fats Domino songs for the Tipitina's Foundation's upcoming Domino tribute album. During his 30 minute guest appearance with Lil' Band O' Gold on Saturday, Plant sang those two songs, "It Keeps Raining" and "I've Been Around." He also reprised two songs popularized by Elvis Presley, "Love Me" and "One Night." In the set's most overt nod to Plant's past, he sang bits of Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" and "Whole Lotta Love" as the band played a medley of Willie Dixon's "Hoochie Coochie Man" and Slim Harpo's "Shake Your Hips."
Plant has been busy during his New Orleans stopover. After the recording session on Thursday, he shopped at the Louisiana Music Factory record story, ate at Dick and Jenny's, then saw Steve Riley's band at the Mid-City Lanes Rock 'n Bowl, the Soweto Gospel Choir at Tipitina's and The Trio with George Porter Jr., Johnny Vidacovich and Ivan Neville at the Maple Leaf. He briefly met with Domino on Saturday afternoon.
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