ROBERT PLANT - ALLMAN'S CLASH WITH PLANT

ALLMAN'S CLASH WITH PLANT

Late rock legend DUANE ALLMAN had to be held back from attacking ROBERT PLANT the first time LED ZEPPELIN performed in the U.S. - because he was disgusted with the band's 'ballet-like' stage routine.
The Allman Brothers were huge fans of the British band's music and were thrilled to be on the same bill during Led Zeppelin's first American tour back in 1969.
But they fell out of love when they saw frontman Plant rocking out in velvet trousers.
Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks tells Relix magazine, "Robert Plant starts running all over the stage with his velvet pants on, and we were all looking at each other, (like) 'What the f**k is this?'
"It was as much about the ballet and the costumes as about the music, if not more so... Duane got up and said, 'I'm either going to go up there and kick the f**k out of that guy or we're leaving.' And we all got up and left. It just infuriated Duane. He was so let down by one of his gods."
Allman died in 1971.