The Honeydrippers

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The Honeydrippers was a British supergroup in the 1980s .

Emergence

The Honeydrippers were a rock and roll band from the 1980s, who took their name from Roosevelt Sykes , an American blues singer also known as the "Honeydripper". Robert Plant , the former lead singer of Led Zeppelin , formed the group in 1981 to achieve his longstanding goal of having a rock band with a strong rhythm and blues base. The band, originally formed in Worcestershire , also consisted of former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page , Jeff Beck (like Page a former Yardbirds member); and other friends and well-known studio musicians . The band released only one recording on November 12, 1984, an EP called The Honeydrippers: Volume One

A single from the album was Sea of ​​Love , a remake of a song by Phil Phillips from 1959. The song reached number 3 in the US charts in 1984. The EP went platinum - but there were no other releases by this group.

Members

Original line-up (1981)

The Honeydrippers: Volume One Cast (1984)

Discography

EPs

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1984 The Honeydrippers: Volume One DE40 (8 weeks)
DE 		- - UK56 (10 weeks)
UK 		US4 (31 weeks)
US
First published: September 24, 1984

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1984 Sea Of Love
The Honeydrippers: Volume One 		DE48 (8 weeks)
DE 		- CH25 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK56 (4 weeks)
UK 		US3 (20 weeks)
US
First published: September 1984
Rockin 'at Midnight
The Honeydrippers: Volume One 		- - - - US25 (11 weeks)
US
First published: December 1984

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE CH UK US

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