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Other uses|The Honey Drippers (disambiguation)Refimprove|date=October 2008Infobox musical artist | name = The Honeydrippers| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| genre = Rock music|Rock , R& B , blues rock | origin = England | years_active = 1981–1985| label = Atlantic Records|Es Paranza/Atlantic Records | associated_acts = Led Zeppelin Chic (band)|Chic The Yardbirds The Firm (British band)|The Firm The Jeff Beck Group Page and Plant The Stray Cats The Brian Setzer Orchestra | website =| current_members =| past_members = Robert Plant Andy Silvester Kevin O'Neill dn|date=December 2011 Ricky Cool Jim Hickman Keith Evans Wayne Terry Robbie Blunt Jimmy Page Jeff Beck Paul Shaffer Nile Rodgers Wayne Pedziwiatr Dave Weckl Brian Setzer Keith "Bev" Smith The Honeydrippers was a rock music|rock band of the 1980s. 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|R& B basis. Formed originally in Worcestershire, the band went on to record an Extended play|EP in the United States|US . In addition to Plant, the band was composed of fellow former Led Zeppelin member guitarist Jimmy Page , Jeff Beck (a former The Yardbirds|Yardbirds member like Page) and other friends and well-known studio musicians. They performed in a concert at Keele University in 1981. It released only one EP on 12 November 1984, titled The Honeydrippers: Volume One .
The Honeydrippers peaked at #3 http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100? chartDate=1985-01-05 in early 1985 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 with a remake of the Phil Phillips ' tune " Sea of Love (song)|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 and Paul Shaffer on piano.
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 tumour .cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Robert Plant to play benefit gig for neighbour | work =NME News | publisher =NME | date =2006-09-29 | url = http://www.nme.com/news/robert-plant/24506 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 4-2-2007
Members
Original lineup (1981)
Robert Plant - Singing|vocals
Andy Silvester - guitar
Kevin O'Neill dn|date=December 2011 - Drum kit|drums
Keith "Bev" Smith - Drums http://www.recordcollectormag.com/reviews/review-detail/1323 Recordcollectormag.com
Discography
The Honeydrippers: Volume One (1984), US #4 UK Albums Chart|UK #56cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 258
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