Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal of having a rock band with a heavy rhythm and blues basis.
[1] The band released only one recording, an EP titled The Honeydrippers: Volume One, on 12 November 1984.
[2] The Honeydrippers peaked at number 3[3] in early 1985 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a remake of the Phil Phillips' tune "Sea of Love",[4] and hit number 25 with "Rockin' at Midnight",[5] originally a Roy Brown recording and a rewrite of "Good Rockin' Tonight."
Paul Stenning (2008) says Plant joined a Midlands blues cover band called "The Honeydrippers".
[8] 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.