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Nirvana → Jake Holmes → Chuck Berry → Muddy Waters

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Nirvana took a run at Led Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused." Jimmy Page's name is on the credit, but he shares it with one other writer. Who?Jake Holmesknewkept
Led Zeppelin
Dazed and Confused · 1969 · via Nirvana

Everybody files this one under Zeppelin, but the credit reads Jimmy Page and Jake Holmes, and that second name is the one worth chasing. Spin Zeppelin's first recording against Nirvana's take, then go find out who Holmes is.

Jake Holmes shares the writing credit on "Dr. Pepper" with Randy Newman. Which artist made the first recording of it?Chuck Berrylearned
Chuck Berry
Dr. Pepper · 2014 · via Jake Holmes

Holmes split the credit on this one with Randy Newman, and the first voice on the tape was Chuck Berry. Follow Berry from here and the whole back wall of the store opens up.

Chuck Berry played "Got My Mojo Working" live on stage, but it wasn't his song. Who wrote it and made the first recording?Muddy Watersknew
Muddy Waters
Got My Mojo Working · 1957 · via Chuck Berry

Chuck had this one in his live set, but the man who wrote it got it on tape first, back in 1957. Play the source, then go back to Chuck's live take and listen for what carried over.

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