who influenced Led Zeppelin?

[Marlowe01]

can someone give me specifics? I know they covered a lot of older blues songs back in the day, and I heard them lift the Joni Mitchell line "She's got flowers in her hair" in "Going to California" and stuff like that. But, does anyone know who they were big fans in particular?

[blueturk]

Originally posted by Marlowe01
can someone give me specifics? I know they covered a lot of older blues songs back in the day, and I heard them lift the Joni Mitchell line "She's got flowers in her hair" in "Going to California" and stuff like that. But, does anyone know who they were big fans in particular?

Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, and Willie Dixon, to name a few.

[Panamark]

I dont know, but would like to know !

Not just Page's, but Bonham, John Paul Jones and Plant.
As Led Zep was a definate comination of all these guys.

[hotdog@ a shake]

It's been awhile, but I know all 4 of 'em were all major fanz of the Blues...

I do know that, both Page and Plant, were heavily influenced in their youth by Elvis Presley, especially the early Rockin' Elvis (Baby Let's Play House, HeartBreak Hotel, Good Rockin' Tonite, Love Me...)

[loss of fools]

yer defently the blues, people like muddy waters, john lee hooker and others.

[Soul Reaper]

Definitely early blues tracks

[Matt White]

Robert Plant: MOBY GRAPE

Jimmy Page: Buddy Guy

John Paul Jones: James Jamerson (Motown Bassist)

John Bonham: James Brown

[Hardrock69]

Little Richard was a huge influence. The drum intro to Rock 'n' Roll is based on the intro to one of his tunes....

[Coyote]

But let's not forget that Page & Jones were session players before Led Zeppelin...

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Marlowe01
can someone give me specifics? I know they covered a lot of older blues songs back in the day, and I heard them lift the Joni Mitchell line "She's got flowers in her hair" in "Going to California" and stuff like that. But, does anyone know who they were big fans in particular?

Here's a thought......

Read a book.

You know, those things with all the words, sometimes with pictures........


Try "Hammer of the Gods"


How fucking lazy can you be?:rolleyes:


Too lazy to read a book? Do some research online.


punkass bitch:cool:

[LoungeMachine]

I bet Matt, and others here who have tried to help you HAVE bothered to read books like " Hammer of the Gods "

[DLR7884]

Yes, doing research is a good thing....it can be fun too.

DLR7884
The questions do get kind of old, in my opinion.

[DLR7884]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
I bet Matt, and others here who have tried to help you HAVE bothered to read books like " Hammer of the Gods "

That was a great book by the way.

DLR7884
I haven't read it in a few years....I'm going to the library tonight.

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by DLR7884
Yes, doing research is a good thing....it can be fun too.

DLR7884
The questions do get kind of old, in my opinion.

I dont mind a Q every now and again, DLR, but this simp does nothing BUT ask inane questions.

Check his thread start list sometime

What do you think of.........

:rolleyes:

He's a fucking moronic kid with too much of mommy's computer time on his hands.

Attention Whore / Bandwidth Thief

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by DLR7884
That was a great book by the way.

DLR7884
I haven't read it in a few years....I'm going to the library tonight.
Grab it if it's available...classic read.:cool:

[DLR7884]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Grab it if it's available...classic read.:cool:

It was great when I read it the first time.

I should just buy the damn thing....

DLR7884
I hope I can find it.

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