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Memphis Minnie
When the Levee Breaks
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Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy put this one on record first, back in 1929, and four rock guys ended up on the credit beside her. Hear hers, then the 1971 version you already know.
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Liner notes
Written by Memphis Minnie.
First recorded by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929.
Also recorded by Led Zeppelin (1971), Great White (1999), Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation (2005), Gov’t Mule (2020), W.A.S.P. (1992), Stream of Passion (2006).
How you get here
Memphis Minnie shares the writing credit on "When the Levee Breaks" with four men who were all in one band. Which band recorded it?Led Zeppelin
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