"Going to California" - Led Zeppelin's and Martin Sexton's - NYTimes.com Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press The eminent Led Zeppelin: From left, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones receiving Kennedy Center Honors last year. "Going to California" is this week's cover trip. I like featuring the less predictable, and pairing Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant with a 47-year-old singer-songwriter, Martin Sexton, will probably surprise a lot of you. Mr. Sexton, from Syracuse, whose first guitar was bought at Sears, is the 10th of 12 children. That's probably why getting along with people is a strong suit. I saw him at Park West in Chicago three years ago and the connection between artist and audience was plain to see. Read the fan reviews here. In an interview with Brian Williams of NBC he describes why his live shows are different, and the approach he took when writing his ballad "Sugarcoating," about 9/11, which Mr. Williams called a "superb little piece of art." Video by xxmusicheadxx Led Zeppelin - Going To California Video by etownradioshow Martin Sexton - "Going To California" (eTown webisode #377) Video by muzik1076 Going To California-Robert Plant @ Taste of Chicago 7/12/2013 Related Reading: Robert Plant official Web site. Robert Plant talks to Rolling Stone about The Sensational Shapeshifters Tour. Martin Sexton bio.