foldedintobeauty

“In April 1972 Robert and Maureen Plant’s second child was born, a son that Robert named Karac Plant. The name Karac was a form of Caractacus, the Welsh/Britannic general, the son of Cymbaline, who waged a long and heroic struggle against the Roman invasion of Britain in A.D. 43. When Caractacus was finally captured and taken to Rome in chains, the emperor Claudius was impressed by his defiant courage and spared his life. Robert, immersed in the ancient history of Wales and Britain, gave his son a formidable Celtic hero’s name.”

All of my love, all of my love, oh all of my love to you child…

On July 26th 1977, Led Zeppelin traveled to New Orleans for another show of a tour. As they were checking into the hotel, Robert Plant received a call from his wife: his five year old son, Karac, was seriously ill. Two hours later, Maureen called back; their son was dead. Plant and Bonham caught the next flight back to England and the tour was immediately cancelled. Robert Plant wrote the track ‘All My Love’ (which is featured in their eight studio album, In Through The Out Door) after Karac, passed away.