Jimmy Page on the Beatle who inspired Led Zeppelin’s most beautiful song — and why it owes a debt to James Taylor

Perhaps no track in the band’s catalog demonstrates this better than “The Rain Song,” the second cut on Zeppelin’s fifth ...
American Songwriter

Jimmy Page Wrote This Unusual Led Zeppelin Song to Spite a Beatle, Whose Song He References in the Track

Led Zeppelin has a former member of The Beatles (and Jimmy Page's competitive nature) to thank for one of its most unusual ...
The Cheat Sheet

Jimmy Page Once Admitted Led Zeppelin’s Long-Lost Soul Song ‘Wasn’t Clever’ Enough for Their 1st Album

Led Zeppelin weren’t just a hard-rocking blues band. They excelled at that, but they also proved their folk-rock skills while also penning songs that proved they had a soft side. Led Zeppelin’s ...
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One Of Led Zeppelin’s Most Famous Songs Is Actually Influenced by This Forgotten 100-Year-Old Blues Track

However, on IV, released in 1971, Led Zeppelin were ready to explore blues more curiously and with more historical closeness. The fourth studio album closes with “When The Levee Breaks,” which begins ...