The Honeydrippers

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 that it is derived from 1940s 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 – keyboards • Nile Rodgers – guitars, 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{{cite book ==References==