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"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. "When the Levee Breaks" was re-worked by English rock group Led Zeppelin and became the final song on their untitled fourth ...
As with prior albums, most of the material was written by the band, though there was one cover song, a hard rock re-interpretation of the Memphis Minnie blues song "When the Levee Breaks". The album was a critical and commercial success and is Led Zeppelin's best-selling album, having shipped over 37 million copies worldwide.
The band covered Joan Baez's version of the song written by Anne Bredon; both guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant were fans of Baez. Baez's album Joan Baez in Concert, where Baez's version of the song appeared, had originally indicated no writing credit, and Led Zeppelin credited the song as "Trad. arr. Page".
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin (PA) (PA Archive) ... (“Rock and Roll”), seven minutes of plodding blues bombast (“When the Levee ...
A 1929 Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy song, "When the Levee Breaks", [41] was adapted (with altered lyrics and a different melody) by Led Zeppelin and released in 1971 on their fourth album. "I'm Sailin'" was covered by Mazzy Star on their 1990 debut album, She Hangs Brightly. Her family is currently suing record companies and some artists ...
The two-CD edition shares most tracks with the original two-CD compilation Led Zeppelin Remasters, but with "When the Levee Breaks" and "Over the Hills and Far Away" instead of "Celebration Day" and "The Battle of Evermore."
Zepparella is an all-female American Led Zeppelin tribute band founded and formed in 2005 in San Francisco, California, by the band's drummer, Clementine.The current band consists of lead vocalist Anna Kristina, guitarist Gretchen Menn, bassist Holly West, and drummer Clementine.
The Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition is a series of albums reissued by English rock group Led Zeppelin, ... "When the Levee Breaks" – One harmonica track removed.