The Honeydrippers

The Honeydrippers
The Honeydrippers
Origin	England
Genres	Rock and roll; jump blues; rhythm and blues;
Years active	1981–1985, 2006
Labels	Es Paranza/Atlantic
Past members	Robert Plant; Andy Silvester; Kevin O'Neill; Ricky Cool; Jim Hickman; Keith Evans; Wayne Terry; Robbie Blunt; Jimmy Page; Jeff Beck; Paul Shaffer; Nile Rodgers; Wayne Pedzwater; Dave Weckl; Brian Setzer; Keith "Bev" Smith; Ernest Chataway;

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.