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The Honeydrippers were a rock and roll band of the 1980s, deriving their name from Roosevelt Sykes, an American Blues Singer also known as "Honeydripper". 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. Formed originally in Worcestershire, the band went on to record an EP in the US. 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. They performed in a concert at Keele University in 1981. The band released only one recording, an EP titled ''The Honeydrippers: Volume One'', on 12 November 1984. The Honeydrippers peaked at #3〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Week of January 05, 1985 )〕 in early 1985 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with a remake of the Phil Phillips' tune "Sea of Love", and hit the top 30 with "Rockin' at Midnight", originally a Roy Brown recording and a rewrite of "Good Rockin' Tonight." With the EP's success, Plant stated that a full album would be recorded, but it never was. The band appeared on ''Saturday Night Live'' on 15 December 1984, performing "Rockin' at Midnight" and "Santa Claus Is Back in Town." The band featured Brian Setzer on guitar, Tom Barney on bass, Paul Shaffer on piano, Buddy Williams on drums, Michael Brecker, Lou Marini, and Ronnie Cuber on saxophones, Jon Faddis on trumpet and Tom Malone on trombone. On 23 December 2006, Plant performed a charity show at Kidderminster Town Hall under the title 'The Return of the Honeydrippers' to raise money for his neighbour Jackie Jennings, who was undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. ==Members== Original lineup (1981) *Robert Plant – vocals *Andy Silvester – guitar *Kevin O'Neill – drums *Ricky Cool – harmonica *Jim Hickman – bass *Keith Evans – saxophone *Wayne Terry – bass *Robbie Blunt – guitar ''The Honeydrippers: Volume One'' lineup (1984) *Robert Plant – vocals *Jimmy Page – guitars *Jeff Beck – guitars *Paul Shaffer – keyboard *Nile Rodgers – guitar, co-producer *Wayne Pedziwiatr – bass *Dave Weckl – drums *Brian Setzer – guitar (guest appearance) * Keith "Bev" Smith – Drums 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Honeydrippers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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