One Of Led Zeppelin’s Most Famous Songs Is Actually Influenced by This Forgotten 100-Year-Old Blues Track

Led Zeppelin transformed the 1929 blues song by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie into the powerful rock anthem When the ...
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Under the thunder that opens Led Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks'

NPR turns 50 this year, and we're marking it by looking back on some other things that happened in 1971. On this day fifty years ago, rock and roll fans lost their minds: It marks the release of Led ...
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What Makes Led Zeppelin IV the Crown Jewel of Rock?

Fifty years ago, Led Zeppelin IV cemented the band’s place in rock history, transforming them from talented blues-rock musicians into gods of the genre. With iconic tracks like "Stairway to Heaven," ...
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'Becoming Led Zeppelin:' The studio albums revisited

The first Led Zeppelin album, featuring its Hindenburg explosion artwork, is iconic. The band truly exploded onto the scene with the album, and were one of the heaviest groups making music. At the ...