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There’s a rather messy bootleg-sounding live version performed by Led Zeppelin on YouTube (linked below), and it sounds like the song was played without special effects, of course there wasn’t much available in the form of live special effects back in 1975 anyway.
“When the Levee Breaks” is a country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Plant’s swampy harmonica shines on ‘When the Levee Breaks’ Led Zeppelin delivered its share of masterpieces over the years, and “When the Levee Breaks” ranks up there on the list. The track begins with Bonham’s epic drumbeat, which Page and his engineer recorded in the hall of an old country house.
1961 Danelectro 3021 /DC59 Jimmy used this guitar occasionally with Led Zeppelin in early to mid 70s on “When The Levee Breaks” and “In My Time Of Dying”. After the release of Physical Graffiti in 1975 he started using the guitar on “Kashmir” – which is probably the song this guitar is mostly known for.
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin – Tempo deviation, John Bonham never used a click track.
Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson, where I will be showing you how to play the intro to When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin. You will need a harmonica in the key of Bb, and we will be playing in 2nd position in the key of F.
1a: an embankment for preventing flooding. b: a river landing place: pier. 2: a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded.
This is called an ‘Open F Tuning ‘ because the notes F – A – C give us an F major chord triad.
He designed his own symbol and has never publicly disclosed any reasoning behind it. It has been argued that his symbol appeared as early as 1557 to represent Saturn. The symbol is sometimes referred to as ” ZoSo “, though Page has explained that it was not in fact intended to be a word at all.
The man who drew the incredible Swan Song logo is none other than Joe Petagno, a renown artist who also worked with Pink Floyd, Motorhead and plenty of other rock bands.