Listen (band)

Listen
Years active	1966
Status	Defunct
Origin	Birmingham, West Midlands
Music genre(s)	Rhythm and blues, Soul
Members	Robert Plant John Crutchley Roger Beamer Geoff Thompson

Listen was an English 1960s Mod-styled rhythm and blues group from the West Midlands, featuring the Tennessee Teens singer Robert Plant, lead guitarist John Crutchley, bass guitarist Roger Beamer, and drummer Geoff Thompson. The band was formed in February 1966, and managed by Birmingham agent Mike A. P. Dolan from the London-based Malcolm A. Rose Agency. Their first concert was performed at Stoke-on-Trent that month, and the group at the time also made the local Midlands press after having some of their equipment stolen. Listen recorded a cover of the Young Rascals' 'You Better Run' backed with 'Everybody's Gonna Say' (UK CBS 202456, US Columbia 4 43967), in October 1966. The single was not a successful as the band had hoped for and the group subsequently folded. Plant went on to join the Band of Joy in 1967.