FAQ: Kansas joe mccoy when the levee breaks?

Who originally sang When the Levee Breaks?

“When the Levee Breaks” is a country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.

Did Led Zeppelin ever play when the levee breaks live?

Why did Led Zeppelin only perform When the Levee Breaks twice? The previous answers pretty accurately explain this songs lack of live performance. Its such an insanely amazing studio recording, production-wise, that it couldn’t work well in a live situation.

Who played the harmonica on When the Levee Breaks?

Plant’s swampy harmonica shines on ‘When the Levee Breaks’



But on this track we don’t hear Page’s guitar or Jones‘ keyboard take the lead; it’s Plant’s harmonica out in front.

Did Led Zeppelin use a click track?

Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin – Tempo deviation, John Bonham never used a click track.

What guitar did Jimmy Page use on When the Levee Breaks?

1961 Danelectro 3021/DC59



Jimmy used this guitar occasionally with Led Zeppelin in early to mid 70s on “When The Levee Breaks” and “In My Time Of Dying”. After the release of Physical Graffiti in 1975 he started using the guitar on “Kashmir” – which is probably the song this guitar is mostly known for.

What key is the harmonica in when the levee breaks?

Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson, where I will be showing you how to play the intro to When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin. You will need a harmonica in the key of Bb, and we will be playing in 2nd position in the key of F.

What tuning is when the levee breaks in?

This fantastic song is not too hard to learn, it only has a few riffs. But you do need to alternately tune your guitar to: Low F:A:C:F:A:C. This is called an ‘Open F Tuning‘ because the notes F – A – C give us an F major chord triad.

Did Jimmy Page ever play a Stratocaster?

The Led Zeppelin guitar hero is universally associated with Gibson Les Paul Standard, as well as the EDS-1275 doubleneck and Fender Telecaster. But in reality, Jimmy played a fair amount of Stratocaster on Led Zep records, presumably a ’64 Strat in Lake Placid Blue.

What is the difference between diatonic and chromatic harmonica?

Types of Harmonicas



There are two main categories of harmonicas: Diatonic – which only contains the notes of a specific scale and are mainly used in Blues, Rock, Country and Pop music. Chromatic – which can play all notes in the chromatic scale and are mainly used in Jazz and Classical music.

What happens when a levee breaks?

A levee breach or levee failure (the word dike or dyke can also be used instead of levee) is a situation where a levee fails or is intentionally breached, causing the previously contained water to flood the land behind the levee.