Robert Plant before he was famous

The nobody years

1. 

   1964 Two weeks in accounting

   His training as an accountant lasted just two weeks.

   He quit training as a chartered accountant after two weeks. Source

2. 

   1967 Laying Birmingham tarmac

   He laid tarmac on Birmingham roads for George Wimpey.

   He worked for the builder George Wimpey, laying tarmac on Birmingham roads. Source

3. 

   1966-1967 Three singles went nowhere

   Three singles for CBS went nowhere.

   He cut three singles for CBS that went nowhere. Source

4. 

   1968 Jimmy Page came listening

   In 1968, Jimmy Page came to hear him sing.

   Jimmy Page came to hear him sing with a band called Obs-Tweedle. Source

5. 1948

   Was born in West Bromwich; his father was a civil engineer. Source

6. 1958

   At ten, he hid behind the curtains at Christmas pretending to be Elvis. Source

7. 1960s

   He left grammar school in his mid-teens, hooked on the blues. Source

8. 1964

   He left home at sixteen and moved from group to group. Source

9. 1960s

   He worked at Woolworths in Halesowen for a short time. Source

10. 1960s

    In the Crawling King Snakes he met drummer John Bonham. Source

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