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The Honeydrippers were an English rock and roll band of the 1980s. Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal of having a rock band with a heavy rhythm and blues basis. Formed originally in Worcestershire from an existing cover band, it has had many members come and go, including fellow former Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page; Jeff Beck (a former Yardbirds member like Page); and other friends and well-known studio musicians including original Judas Priest guitarist Ernest Chataway. The band released only one recording, an EP titled The Honeydrippers: Volume One, on 12 November 1984.
The Honeydrippers peaked at number 3 in early 1985 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a remake of the Phil Phillips' tune "Sea of Love", and hit number 25 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.




Origins


There are a number of views on the origin(s) of the name Honeydrippers. Paul Stenning (2008) says Plant joined a Midlands blues cover band called "The Honeydrippers". In this telling, the band and its name existed prior to Plant: it is unstated who came up with the name and what it means. In Paul Rees's 2013 biography, Plant joined a "makeshift" cover band, and Plant gave the band its name, inspired by Roosevelt Sykes, an American blues singer known as "Honeydripper". Jean-Michael Guesdon in his 2018 book Led Zeppelin, All the Songs says the name is an allusion to the Led Zeppelin song Black Dog, which contains the lyric "Watch your honey drip, can't keep away". Another theory is it's derived from ‘40s R&B star Joe Liggins, his most popular song was The Honeydripper, and it was also the name of his backing band. The term "honeydripper" is black slang for the vagina or a female lover; it can also mean a male lover who frequently says ("drips") sweet nothings to his female lover.




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 Pedzwater – bass
Dave Weckl – drums
Brian Setzer – guitar (guest appearance)
Keith "Bev" Smith – drums




Discography


The Honeydrippers: Volume One (1984), US number 5, US R&B number 67, UK number 56




References






External links


The Honeydrippers at AllMusic
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The Honey Drippers or The Honeydrippers may refer to:

The Honeydrippers, 1980s British-American rock band
The Honey Drippers, a soul band, led by Roy C, that recorded the 1973 song "Impeach the President"
Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers, a jump band led by Joe Liggins, active during the 1940s and 1950s, that recorded the 1945 song "The Honeydripper"
(Jim Smoak &) The Louisiana Honeydrippers, a cajun/bluegrass band.




See also


The Honeydrippers: Volume One, a 1984 EP by the rock band
The Honeydripper (disambiguation)
Honeydripper (film), a 2007 film by John Sayles

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