Where does When the Levee Breaks come from?
A 1929 blues about a flood. Led Zeppelin turned it into one of the most sampled drum sounds ever.
When the Levee Breaks · Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie, 1929
Where it came from
- Was played by Memphis Minnie (blues singer and guitarist). Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy wrote and recorded it in 1929, after the Great Mississippi Flood. Source: Wikipedia: When the Levee Breaks, Guitar Player
What it became
- Covered by When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin). Led Zeppelin reworked the 1929 blues, and Memphis Minnie is on the credits. Source: Wikipedia: When the Levee Breaks, Louder
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