Article: The magic mix: King of rock and a little ole country girl; The The Bigger Picture Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and alt-country queen Alison Krauss teamed up at the NIA in Birmingham on Monday night for the first leg of their European concert tour. Richard McComb was among the audience.(Features)

Byline: Richard McComb

It was dubbed the most unlikely pairing in music: Robert Plant, the mighty King of Rock, and Alison Krauss, the demure Queen of Bluegrass.

How could the sledgehammer-in-chief of 70s stadium excess possibly gel with this delicate flower of tender, sweet country?

The answer, of course, is that it's impossible to say. Sometime it's better not to dwell on the mystery; don't try to read the runes. It's far better to sit back and bathe in the magic, which is exactly what several thousand adoring fans did last night at the NIA in ...

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