Memphis Minnie - When the Levee Breaks

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[–]hennaojichan[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

No, Led Zeppelin didn't write this song.

Here's a different version with Joe McCoy singin' I think. It's got some video goin' on too.

And there is an old photograph with a Zeppelin in it.

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Nice. Somehow I've never heard this, despite hearing the Zeppelin version too many times. I love how fast some of this old stuff is, it barely sounds dated, just a tad for the shit recording quality.

[–]hennaojichan[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Glad you like it. I'm not sure if groups like LZ, the Doors, and the Stones even attributed most of the songs they recorded from Blues artists. I love me some Blues.

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hahaaa yeah I'm not sure how much time they spent worrying about attribution. Rock is black music! I was trying to figure out today if Chuck Berry or Little Richard is the rock and roll God. What blues should I listen to?

[–]hennaojichan[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Howlin' Wolf, Lightning Hopkins, Sonny Boy Williamson. Robert Johnson is said to be the originator of the Delta Blues but the audio quality of the originals is really bad. Here is a cover of one of his songs. I will add some more as I think of them.

It looks like Robert Johnson's recordings have been remastered and sound pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eunqgkEoIL0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHowqKYSXNI&list=PLEKZKgEsQU4odDOamfj7mC8u71vG4A48D&index=3

"Bring me champagne when I'm thirsty

Bring me reefer when I want to get high" **This is gettin' close to the blues I like best. Under that link above, there is a treasure trove of Mississippi Delta straight natural blues.