Robert Plant to play benefit for neighbour

Robert Plant will stage a benefit show near his home to help offset the medical expenses for one of his neighbors. Plant and a group that's being billed as "The Return Of The Honeydrippers" will play the Kidderminster Town Hall in Worcestershire, England, on December 23rd, and the proceeds will go to a local woman named Jackie Jennings. Jennings had a brain tumor removed in January 2004, but it's returned, and she needs to have some specialized treatment in Boston. The therapy costs 100,000 pounds, and Plant hopes to raise 25,000 pounds at the show to go along with the 75,000 pounds that Jennings has already secured. A family friend told Britain's Express And Star newspaper, "Robert knows Jackie from living in the area, and as soon as he heard about her, he wanted to get involved. We are so grateful to Robert because he will give us a good chance of reaching the sum in time. Every minute is crucial for Jackie."

It's unknown who the members of the Return Of The Honeydrippers are. Plant released an album in 1984 called The Honeydrippers: Volume One that featured his Led Zeppelin partner Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, among others.
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