The Blues Roots of Led Zeppelin, Compilation, Compilation

Set 1
Disc 1:
01) Tell us about Led Zeppelin's first rehearsal. John Paul Jones 1990
02) "The Train Kept A-Rollin" Tiny Bradshaw-Blues Masters-Volume 5 10/6/52
03) "Train Kept A-Rollin" Led Zeppelin-A Secret History Of Led Zeppelin-Milwaukee 7/25/69
04) What was your idea when you put Led Zeppelin together? Jimmy Page 1990
05) "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" Joan Baez-MOJO: The Roots Of Led Zeppelin 1960
06) "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin I 1969
07) "You Shook Me"* Muddy Waters-The Chess Box-Disc 3 1962
08) As a producer, what studio techniques did you come up with? Jimmy Page 1990
09) "You Shook Me" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin I 1969
10) "Blackwater Side" Bert Jansch-Jack Orion 1966
11) "Black Mountain Side" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin I (Viram Jasnai-Tabla) 1969
12) "I Can't Quit You, Baby"* Otis Rush-The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956
13) "I Can't Quit You, Baby" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin I 1969
14) What influences did everyone bring to Led Zeppelin? Robert Plant 1990
15) "How Many More Years" Howlin' Wolf-Moanin' In The Moonlight 1951
16) "The Hunter" Albert King-King Of The Blues Guitar 1967*I Got You In The Sights Of My Love Gun* (KISS later had a song titled "Love Gun")
17) "How Many More Times" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin I 1969(Note: Plant's "Hunter" reference and "I got a little school girl" lyric-John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson-"Good Morning School Girl", also last chorus: "…barrelhouse all night long" Listen to track #1, Volume 2: "Barrelhouse")
18) "The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair" Sleepy John Estes 1929(Going To Brownsville…take that right hand road)
19) "The Girl I Love She Got Black Wavy Hair" Led Zeppelin-BBC Sessions 6/16/69(Plant's wife at this time (Maureen) ACTUALLY has "long black wavy hair") (Plant sings …"She hops all over me…" in reference to Robert Johnson's "Traveling…"*)
20) "You Need Love" Muddy Waters-The Chess Box 10-12-62
21) "Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin II 1969
*Composed by Bassist, Producer, Arranger, Songwriter Willie Dixon for Chess Records Chicago

Set 2
Disc 2:
01) Tell us about "Traveling Riverside Blues." Robert Plant 1990
02) "Traveling Riverside Blues " Robert Johnson-The Complete Recordings Dallas, Texas 6-20-37(Note: Johnson's lyric "Squeeze my lemon, you KNOW what I'm talking about" Plant will later reference this in Zeppelin's "The Lemon Song")
03) "Traveling Riverside Blues" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin (Disc 1) 1990(recorded: June 23, 1969 on John Peel's Top Gear BBC Radio, 32 years and 3 days after Johnson's) (Note: Plant uses many lyrical sources: Johnson's "Come On In My Kitchen" & "Kind Hearted Woman"; "Goin' Down Slow" with the line "If you see my baby tell her the shape I'm in" (St. Louis Jimmy Oden & Howlin' Wolf); This line is also sung by Blind Boy Fuller in "Step It Up & Go" (1940); The whole song owes a debt to the classic blues tune C.C. Rider)
04) "Baby Come On Home" Hoagy Lands(Produced & Written by Bert Jansch) 1964
05) "Baby Come On Home" (Tribute to Bert Jansch) Led Zeppelin-Rec: 10/8/68 Released: 1992
06) Interview w/Chris Grant-London BBC 6/16/69 Led Zeppelin-Secret History 1969
07) "Killing Floor" Howlin' Wolf-The Real Folk Blues (Hubert Sumlin: Guitar) 1964
08) "Crosscut Saw" Albert King-King Of The Blues Guitar 1966
09) "The Lemon Song" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin II 1969(Note: Plant's reference to "Traveling Riverside Blues” by Rl Johnson & "Killing Floor")
10) What was it like recording the second Zeppelin album on the road? Robert Plant 1990
11) "Bring It On Home" Sonny Boy Williamson-Best Of Chess 1/11/63
12) "Bring It On Home" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin II 1969
13) Why did you go to Wales to come up with material for Zeppelin III? Robert Plant 1990
14) "Gallis Pole" (1930's) Leadbelly-The Early Blues Roots Of Led Zeppelin 2000
15) "Gallows Pole" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin III 1970
16) "Gallows Pole" Page & Plant-No Quarter "Unledded" 8/26/94
17) Were there any set areas of expertise for the members of Zeppelin? Robert Plant 1990
18) "Keep A Knockin" Little Richard-The Georgia Peach 1957
19) Hello, this is Jimmy Page & I wanna hear some rock & roll. 1990
20) "Rock & Roll" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin IV 1971
21) "When The Levee Breaks" Memphis Minnie-Kansas Joe McCoy 1929
22) Tell us about Led Zeppelin's studio techniques. John Paul Jones 1990
23) "When The Levee Breaks" Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin IV 1971(Note: Bonham's drum solo on W.T.L.B. became the source for many future "samples" The Beastie Boys & Frankie Goes To Hollywood among many examples.)

Set 3
Disc 3:
01) Hi, this is Jimmy Page and this deejay is insane. Led Zeppelin-Profiled 1990
02) "I Want Some Of Your Pie" Blind Boy Fuller-Early Blues Roots Of Led Zeppelin 2000
03) "Drop Down Mama" Sleepy Joe Estes-I Ain't Worried No More 1930
04) "Shake `Em On Down" Bukka White-The Complete Bukka White 1937
05) "My Mama Don't Allow Me" Arthur Crudup-Early Blues Roots Of Led Zeppelin 2000(Note: John Lee Hooker uses the title "My Mama…"In "Boogie Chillun".)
06) "Drop Down Mama" Tom Rush-Blues, Songs & Ballads 1963
07) "Drop Down Mama" Mississippi Fred McDowell-"Good Morning…" 1964
08) "Put On Your Nightcap" Big Joe Williams-Back To The Country 1965
09) "Put On Your Nightcap" Big Joe Williams-These Are My Blues 1965
10) "Custard Pie" Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti 1975(Note: Plant's lyrical "weaving" of the previous 8 sources for "Custard Pie")
11) How would you like Led Zeppelin to be remembered? Robert Plant 1990
12) "Jesus Is A Dying Bed Maker" Charley Patton-Definitive Charley Patton 1929
13) "In My Time Of Dying (Jesus Make My Dying Bed)" Blind W. Johnson 1927
14) "Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed" Josh White-Not Only Blues 1933
15) "In My Time Of Dying" Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti 1975
16) What is the most satisfying thing about Led Zeppelin to you? Jimmy Page 1990
17) "Ooh! My Head" Ritchie Valens-Best Of Ritchie Valens 1958
18) "Boogie With Stu" Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti (Ian Stewart-piano) 1975
19) How did the name Led Zeppelin come about? John Paul Jones 1990
20) "Nobody's Fault But Mine" Blind Willie Johnson 1928
21) "Nobody's Fault But Mine" John Renbourne-Another Monday 1967
22) "Nobody's Fault But Mine" Led Zeppelin-Presence 1976
23) Tell me how "Nobody's Fault But Mine" developed? Page & Plant-No Quarter Conversation 1994
24) "Nobody's Fault But Mine" Page & Plant-No Quarter "Unledded" 1994

Comment
Disc 4:
01) Hello, I'm Jimmy Page & this is Led Zeppelin 1990
02) "Hots On For Nowhere" Led Zeppelin-Presence 1976 (This track's rhythms were echoed some 17 years later in "Pride & Joy")
03) "Pride & Joy" Jimmy Page & David Coverdale-Coverdale/Page 1993
04) "Boogie Chillun" John Lee Hooker-The Best Of 1948
(Note: Hooker's use of the line "My mama don't allow me..")
05) "That's All Right" Elvis Presley (originally Arthur Crudup 1946) 1954
06) What was the stage set like? Led Zeppelin-Profiled John Paul Jones 1990
07) "Whole Lotta Love" (Medley) Led Zeppelin-BBC Sessions London 4/1/71 (including: "Boogie Chillun", "Fixin' To Die", "That's Alright Mama", "A Mess Of Blues")
08) "Whole Lotta Love" Robert Plant-29 Palms CD Single 1993
09) "Fixin' To Die Blues" Bukka White-The Complete Bukka White 1937
10) "Fixin' To Die" Bob Dylan-Bob Dylan 1961
11) "Funny In My Mind (I Believe I'm Fixin' To Die)" Robert Plant-Live @ the Greek Theatre, L.A.California 9/12/02
12) "She Moved Through The Bizarre/Blue Regga" Davey Graham 2/4/67
13) "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" Led Zeppelin-Radio One 6/27/69
14) "She Likes It" Owen Hand-Footprints In The Snow (Various Artists) 1960's
15) "Poor Tom" Led Zeppelin-Coda 1982
16)"Rockin' At Midnight" Roy Browne-Jump Bluezs Classics 1949
17) "Rockin' At Midnight" The Honeydrippers-The Honeydrippers Volume 1 1984 (Members include Plant, Page, Jeff Beck, Nile Rodgers)
18) Do you feel you've remained relevant? Page & Plant-No Quarter Conversations 1994

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