The Roots of Led Zepplin 16 Classic Tracks that Inspired the Mothership

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Tracklist

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1I Can't Quit You Baby
recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Otis Rush3:39
2Gallis Pole
Lead Belly3:01
3Fixin' to Die Blues
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 White2:48
4I Want Some of Your Pie
Blind Boy Fuller2:45
5Truckin' Little Woman
Big Bill Broonzy2:39
6Nobody'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 Johnson53:11
7Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
recording of:
The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes2:58
8Going Down Slow
cover 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.
Muddy Waters7:20
9Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Phillip XIV of Spain
John Fahey3:20
10Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker3:10
11When 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 Minnie3:10
12Shake 'em on Down
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:41
13Train Kept a Rollin'
The Scotty McKay Quintet2:17
14Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
recording of:
Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
lyricist:
Keith Relf
composer:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist), Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member) and Jimmy Page
publisher:
Glenwood Music Corp.
The Yardbirds2:58
15Psycho Daisies
recording of:
Psycho Daisies
writer:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist), Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member), Jimmy Page and Keith Relf
publisher:
Glenwood Music Corp.
The Yardbirds1:51
16Dazed & Confused
recording of:
Dazed and Confused (original)
lyricist and composer:
Jake Holmes
Jake Holmes53:49