RoyalOrleans Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 The Library of Congress has some great historical recordings online. I browse them every once and a while for download to my iPod. You will find some real gems amongst them, it is worth the hunt :-) I found this version of Nobody's Fault But Mine, sung by a gospel group, recorded by Alan Lomax in 1939 . Take a listen, you'll enjoy it. If anyone else knows of other 'roots' versions of Zep songs online, please share. Cheers. Royal Orleans Nobody's Fault But Mine,1939, url: http://memory.loc.gov/afc/afcss39/269/2694b1.mp3 All recordings from Lomax trip, url: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html Quote
BUK Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 Amazing! Powerful even in this context. Thank you for sharing! Quote
Deborah J Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 Yes, thanks for sharing 1939!!! Talk about going back to the roots.... Quote
RoyalOrleans Posted March 6, 2010 Author Posted March 6, 2010 Here is a segment of 'She Squeezed My Lemon' by Art McKay (again from the 1930s). Nothing like the Lemon Song or R. Johnson's 'Travelling Riverside Blues', but a good 'roots' song. http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/drinkingsongs/mp3s/1930s/1930s--1969ca-copulating-blues-vol-2--stash-records-(LP)/12%20-%20She%20Squeezed%20My%20Lemon%20-%20Art%20Mckay.mp3 Quote
RoyalOrleans Posted March 7, 2010 Author Posted March 7, 2010 This web site is very helpful as the author has done his/her Zep 'roots' homework already: http://www.zharth.net/roots/index.html The site leads to some originals of Zep songs I wasn't aware of. 'Boogie with Stu' is Ritchie Valens 'Ooh! My Head' - 'Dazed and Confused' is Jake Holmes 'Dazed and Confused' - Maybe old news to some, news to me! Was playing 'How the West Was One' Dazed and Confused in the car today, that first 5 minutes is still incredible Quote
BIGDAN Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 The Library of Congress has some great historical recordings online. I browse them every once and a while for download to my iPod. You will find some real gems amongst them, it is worth the hunt :-) I found this version of Nobody's Fault But Mine, sung by a gospel group, recorded by Alan Lomax in 1939 . Take a listen, you'll enjoy it. If anyone else knows of other 'roots' versions of Zep songs online, please share. Cheers. Royal Orleans Hi 'RoyalOrleans' There are far to many to mention here, i know of nearly 100 Zep songs that have roots, you could try this link, http://www.play.com/...1&ob=Price&fb=0 You get it now? all music has its roots in someone elses music, and theres nothing wrong with that, its just the way it is. Regards, Danny PS, Try these, or may be not. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=pmZyNKBJ4pI Quote
BIGDAN Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 Heres some audio. http://www.led-zeppe...media/roots.htm Quote
ledwelo Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 check this out!!! the guy is alittle harsh but it contains comparison between original and zep versions Quote
BIGDAN Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 check this out!!! the guy is alittle harsh but it contains comparison between original and zep versions Hi 'ledwelo' You cheeky fcuker, Admin will tear this down if your not careful, they don't see the funny side of Plagiarism like some of us do, well me at least, all Music is theft if you go back far enough and Led Zeppelin were no stranger or exception to this fact, good luck, "I hear the dogs of doom calling more" already, sorry Robert. Regards, Danny Quote
Deborah J Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 check this out!!! the guy is alittle harsh but it contains comparison between original and zep versions Harsh.. to say the least... Quote
ledwelo Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 Harsh.. to say the least... i know :/ when i first saw this i was devastated. they should have given credit where credit is ue for sure but like i once heard somebody say before, zep took the old blues songs and injected them straight into the ass with steroids and out came led zep. Quote
BIGDAN Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 Harsh.. to say the least... Hi Debs, Didn't Robert Plant ever play in a group called, "Robert Plant and the Mighty Re-Arangers"? or was that just another Led Zeppelin cover band? Regards, Danny PS, What is Music anyway, 10% Perspiration 10% Inspiration 10% Innovation 70% Tax Evasion Quote
beatbo Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Hi Debs, Didn't Robert Plant ever play in a group called, "Robert Plant and the Mighty Re-Arangers"? or was that just another Led Zeppelin cover band? Regards, Danny PS, What is Music anyway, 10% Perspiration 10% Inspiration 10% Innovation 70% Tax Evasion danny, this is fucking hilarious.... Quote
Deborah J Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Hi Debs, Didn't Robert Plant ever play in a group called, "Robert Plant and the Mighty Re-Arangers"? or was that just another Led Zeppelin cover band? Regards, Danny PS, What is Music anyway, 10% Perspiration 10% Inspiration 10% Innovation 70% Tax Evasion Hello Danny! Your killing me, love your sense of humor, but I did love Robert Plant and The Mighty Re-Arragers Quote
BIGDAN Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 danny, this is fucking hilarious.... Hi beatbo, Debs, Hilarious, but true, but the applause must go to my Misses for the "Mighty Re-Arangers" and that's only because she is sitting right next to me, eye up duck fancy making me a cuppa? Kind Regards, Danny Quote
RoyalOrleans Posted March 10, 2010 Author Posted March 10, 2010 (edited) All great stuff , thanks for sharing. Edited March 10, 2010 by RoyalOrleans Quote
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