On this day in 1968, Robert Plant was singing lyrics inspired by "Lord Of The Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien in a band called Obs-tweedle at a concert in Birmingham when he had a stranger introduce himself.
That stranger was Jimmy Page.
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On this day in 1968, Robert Plant was singing lyrics inspired by "Lord Of The Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien in a band called Obs-tweedle at a concert in Birmingham when he had a stranger introduce himself.
That stranger was Jimmy Page.
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Randi Scott - Contrary to popular myth, the band name was never titled Hobbstweedle or connected with J. R. R. Tolkien literature, despite Plant's interest in that author's work. The name Obs-Tweedle originated from Bill Bonham's father and band manager, William Bonham, Sr., who allegedly selected the words from a dictionary when they couldn't agree on any names. Obs is an abbreviation for 'obscure', and Tweedle means 'sound'[1]; which may have reflected the band's offbeat repertoire at the time. =)RS