Robert William Blunt (born 4 March 1951) is a rock

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselve ...

who has worked with a variety of bands, most notably with

Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968 until 1980, when the band broke up following th ...

's solo band in the 1980s. Since leaving Plant's band in the mid 1980s, Blunt has provided session work for a number of artists such as

Julian Lennon Julian Charles John Lennon (born John Charles Julian Lennon; 8 April 1963) is an English musician. He is the son of Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife, Cynthia, and he is named after his paternal grandmother, Julia Lennon. Julian ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were an American Rock music, rock band from Gainesville, Florida. Formed in 1976, the band originally comprised lead singer and rhythm guitarist Tom Petty, lead guitarist Mike Campbell (musician), Mike Campbell, ...

, and

Clannad Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...

. He was member of the band Bronco in the early 1970s.

Select discography

Albums

* Bronco **1970: ''Country Home'' **1971: ''Ace of Sunlight'' * Silverhead **1973: ''16 and Savaged'' * Broken Glass **1975: ''Broken Glass'' * Stan Webb's Chicken Shack **1977: ''The Creeper'' **1978: ''That's the Way We Are'' *

**1982: ''

Pictures at Eleven ''Pictures at Eleven'' is the debut solo album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released on 25 June 1982 in the US and on 2 July in the UK. Genesis drummer Phil Collins played drums for five of the album's eight songs. Ex-Rainbow drum ...

'' **1983: '' The Principle of Moments'' **1985: ''

Shaken 'n' Stirred ''Shaken 'n' Stirred'' is the third solo studio album by English singer Robert Plant, released on 20 May 1985 by Es Paranza, his own label. Plant, Benji Le Fevre, and Tim Palmer produced the album. ''Shaken 'n' Stirred'' peaked at No. 19 on the ...

'' * Edie Brickell & New Bohemians **1988: '' Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars'' *

Jeff Healey Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with " A ...

**1988: '' See the Light'' *John Kilzer **1991: ''Busman's Holiday''

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* * * English rock guitarists English male guitarists Living people Musicians from Worcestershire English session musicians Chicken Shack members The Honeydrippers members 1951 births {{UK-guitarist-stub