The Roots of Led Zeppelin

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Tracklist

1▼CD: When the Levee Breaks
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1Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
version of:
Jesus Goin' A-Make Up My Dying Bed
Blind Willie Johnson3:15
2Nobody's Fault but Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie Johnson53:12
3Stealin' Stealin'
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-15)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-15) and Vol Stevens (on 1928-09-15)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1928-09-15)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-15)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-15)
vocals:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-15)
recording of:
Stealin’, Stealin’ (on 1928-09-15)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band52:59
4When the Levee Breaks
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) (on 1929-06-18)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie3:11
5That's No Way to Get Along
recording of:
That’s No Way to Get Along (aka “The Prodigal Son”)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wilkins
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Robert Wilkins2:55
6The Girl I Love
recording engineer:
E.D. Nunn (on 1962-03-24)
producer:
Robert G. Koester
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1962-03-24)
vocals:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1962-03-24)
Sleepy John Estes3:00
7I Can't Be Satisfied
recording of:
I Can't Be Satisfied
composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy2:48
8Drop Down Mama
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1935-07-17)
harmonica:
Hammie Nixon (on 1935-07-17)
vocals:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1935-07-17)
recording of:
Drop Down Mama
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes53:13
9Lone Wolf Blues
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1936-03-21)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
recording of:
Lone Wolf Blues
lyricist and composer:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
Oscar Woods3:14
10Travellin' Riverside Blues
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20)
recording of:
Traveling Riverside Blues (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Robert Johnson42:46
11Got the Bottle Up and Gone
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
vocals:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:34
12Shake 'em on Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-09-02)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1937-09-02) and Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
recording of:
Shake ’Em On Down (on 1937-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bukka White3:02
13Sugar Mama Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:59
14Sweet Home Chicago
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
cover recording of:
Sweet Home Chicago (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Standing Ovation and Encore Music, The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) and Horoscope Music (in 1982)
Robert Johnson43:02
15Good Morning Schoolgirl
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1990)
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl (on 1937-05-05)
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:01
16Truckin Little Woman
Big Bill Broonzy2:39
17I Want Some of Your Pie
Blind Boy Fuller2:47
18Fixin' To Die
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
recording of:
Fixin’ to Die Blues (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:49
19Gallis Pole
recording of:
The Gallis Pole
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
The Maid Freed From the Gallows (traditional song - not the Led Zep arrangement)
Lead Belly3:02
20Goin' Down Slow
bass:
Alfred Elkins
piano:
Roosevelt Sykes
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2002)
recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
St. Louis Jimmy Oden3:11
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