Jimmy Page Robert Plant When the Levee Breaks ( Unledded 1994)

Artist : Jimmy Page Robert Plan Song : When the Levee Breaks Album; No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded (1994) 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. When the Levee Breaks was reworked by English rock group Led Zeppelin as the last song on their untitled fourth album. Singer Robert Plant used many of the original lyrics and the songwriting is credited to Memphis Minnie and the individual members of Led Zeppelin. Many other artists have performed and recorded versions of the song. Personnel Robert Plant vocals Jimmy Page acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin Charlie Jones bass guitar, percussion Michael Lee drums, percussion Porl Thompson guitar, banjo