Richard Cole dead: Led Zeppelin tour manager dies as Robert Plant praises his 'bravery'

Richard Cole, best known for his work as Led Zeppelin’s tour manager, has died aged 75, one month before his birthday. The London-born music manager worked with legendary rock band Led Zeppelin from 1968 to 1980.

He also worked with other music giants including Eric Clapton, Black Sabbath, Lita Ford, and Ozzy Osbourne.

Led Zeppelin’s lead singer and lyricist, Robert Plant, paid an emotional tribute to his late tour manager:

In view of his 615,000 Instagram followers, the singer referred to Richard as “brave to the end”.

He wrote: “Farewell Ricardo...

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helengrant7633 wrote: “Bless him.

“And I’m sure there are still many tells to tell.”

Actor and singer Michael Des Barres also paid tribute to Richard on social media.

In view of his 31,100 Twitter followers, he reacted to someone giving him the tragic news via a tweet.