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Touring partners Plant, Krauss awarded for music video

By Steve Sauer, www.LedZeppelinNews.com

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Musical partners Robert Plant and Alison Krauss earned a CMT Music Award last night for their first music video, "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)." Both singers were on hand in Nashville to receive their award, given in the category named Wide Open Video.



Finding himself at a ceremony surrounding him with country music stars including Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler, Plant remarked about "how peculiar it is to be here."

Still, he said he was enamored by the attention given to Raising Sand, his album with Krauss. "It's a great honor to have made a record in Nashville that sounds so good," Plant said. "We'd like to thank T Bone Burnett, our amazing producer ... and the people of Nashville who have been amazing to us."

Plant also thanked the classic songwriting team behind the tune. The Everly Brothers cracked the Top 40 singles chart with "Gone, Gone, Gone" in 1964, for the last time in their singing career. "I'd like to thank Don and Phil Everly for getting me through my teenage years," said Plant, "and I'd like to thank Alison for helping me get through my late 50s."

The video, which debuted on CMT in late November, stars Plant, Krauss and Burnett performing on stages surrounded by bubbles in one scene and balloons in another. The song earned Plant and Krauss a Grammy in February.

The video has now been followed up with a second one for the two singers, this one for the song "Please Read the Letter." The only tune on their album co-written by either Plant or Krauss, it is a 10-year-old song from Plant's back catalog with Jimmy Page.

The first touring dates for Plant and Krauss comes this weekend as they play both Saturday and Sunday at the Palace Theatre in Louisville, Ky. LedZeppelinNews.com picks up the tour in the next two cities, covering the April 22 show in Knoxville, Tenn., and the April 23 concert in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The full itinerary for the concert tour is as follows:

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR -- FIRST LEG

  • Saturday, April 19 – Louisville, Ky. – The Palace Theatre
  • Sunday, April 20 – Louisville, Ky. - The Palace Theatre
  • Tuesday, April 22 – Knoxville, Tenn. – Knoxville Civic Coliseum
  • Wednesday, April 23 – Chattanooga, Tenn. – Memorial Auditorium
  • Friday, April 25 – New Orleans, La. – Jazz & Heritage Festival
  • Saturday, April 26 – Birmingham, Ala. – BJCC Arena

EUROPEAN TOUR

  • Monday, May 5 – Birmingham, England – NIA Academy
  • Wednesday, May 7 – Manchester, England – Apollo
  • Thursday, May 8 – Cardiff, Wales – Cardiff International Arena
  • Saturday, May 10 – Dusseldorf, Germany – Philipshalle
  • Sunday, May 11 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
  • Tuesday, May 13 – Paris, France – Le Grand Rex
  • Wednesday, May 14 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall
  • Friday, May 16 – Stockholm, Sweden – Hovet
  • Sunday, May 18 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum
  • Monday, May 19 – Bergen, Norway – Bergenshalle
  • Thursday, May 22 – London, England – Wembley Arena

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR -- SECOND LEG

  • Monday, June 2 – Roanoke, Va. – Roanoke Civic Center
  • Wednesday, June 4 – Uncasville, Conn. – Mohegan Sun
  • Thursday, June 5 – Boston, Mass. – Bank Of America Pavilion
  • Saturday, June 7 – Canandaigua, N.Y. – Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC)
  • Sunday, June 8 – Atlantic City, N.J. – Borgata
  • Tuesday, June 10 – New York, N.Y. – Madison Square Garden Theatre
  • Wednesday, June 11 – New York, N.Y. – Madison Square Garden Theatre RECENTLY ADDED
  • Friday, June 13 – Columbia, Md. – Merriweather Pavilion
  • Saturday, June 14 – Asheville, N.C. – Asheville Civic Center
  • Sunday, June 15 – Manchester, Tenn. – Bonnaroo Music Festival
  • Tuesday, June 17 – Detroit, Mich. – Fox Theatre
  • Wednesday, June 18 – Highland Park, Ill. – Ravinia Festival Pavilion RECENTLY ADDED
  • Thursday, June 19 – St. Louis, Mo. – Fox Theatre
  • Saturday, June 21 – Denver, Colo. – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • Monday, June 23 – Los Angeles, Calif. – Greek Theatre
  • Tuesday, June 24 – Los Angeles, Calif. – Greek Theatre
  • Wednesday, June 25 – Santa Barbara, Calif. – Santa Barbara Bowl
  • Friday, June 27 – Berkeley, Calif. – Greek Theatre
  • Saturday, June 28 – Stateline, Nev. – Harvey's
  • Monday, June 30 – San Diego, Calif. – Humphrey's
  • Tuesday, July 1 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Dodge Theatre
  • Monday, July 7 – Grand Prarie, Texas – Nokia Theatre RECENTLY ADDED
  • Thursday, July 10 – Atlanta, Ga. – Chastain Park Amphitheatre RECENTLY ADDED
  • Friday, July 11 – Raleigh, N.C. – RBC Center RECENTLY ADDED
  • Saturday, July 12 – Philadelphia, Pa. – Mann Center for Performing Arts RECENTLY ADDED
  • Monday, July 14 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Molson Amphitheatre RECENTLY ADDED
  • Thursday, July 17 – Cleveland, Ohio – Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City RECENTLY ADDED
  • Friday, July 18 – Lexington, Ky. – Rupp Arena RECENTLY ADDED
  • Saturday, July 19 – Nashville, Tenn. – Sommet Center RECENTLY ADDED
  • Sunday, Sept. 28 – Austin, Texas – Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park NEWLY ANNOUNCED

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