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{{Infobox Single | {{Infobox Single | ||
|name = Travelling Riverside Blues | |name = Travelling Riverside Blues | ||
|image = | |image = Image:Trbsingle1990.jpg]] | ||
|caption = 1990 US CD single | |caption = 1990 US CD single | ||
|album = '' | |album = ''Led Zeppelin (box set)|Led Zeppelin]]'' | ||
|published = Flames of Albion Music | |published = Flames of Albion Music | ||
|registration = ASCAP 500445772 | |registration = ASCAP 500445772 | ||
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|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 5 min 12 sec | |length = 5 min 12 sec | ||
|composer = | |composer = Jimmy Page]], Robert Plant]], Robert Johnson | ||
|label = Atlantic Records | |label = Atlantic Records | ||
|producer = Jimmy Page | |producer = Jimmy Page | ||
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''''Travelling Riverside Blues'''' is a | ''''Travelling Riverside Blues'''' is a blues-rock]] song written and recorded by England|English]] rock band]] Led Zeppelin]]. The title is inspired from 'Traveling Riverside Blues' by blues musician Robert Johnson. The Led Zeppelin song is registered with copyright association American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]], with the unique title code 500445772.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=500445772&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 | title = ASCAP ACE: Title search | publisher = ASCAP | accessdate = 2009-03-04}}</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The song was recorded at the | The song was recorded at the BBC]] studios in Aeolian Hall on 24 June 1969, by engineer John Waters, which took place during the band's Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969|U.K. Tour of Summer 1969]]. Jimmy Page]] dubbed extra guitar tracks onto the track, and it was broadcast four days later on John Peel's ''Top Gear (radio show)|Top Gear]]'' show under the title 'Travelling Riverside Blues '69',<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> and repeated on 11 January 1970. It is quite different from 'Traveling Riverside Blues', and it is more a pastiche tribute to Robert Johnson than a straight cover. The song showcases a riff by Page (also in open G tuning), and in the lyrics Robert Plant]] quotes many Robert Johnson snippets, such as 'She studies evil all the time'. It is likely that Johnson borrowed this himself, from a song recorded earlier that year (1937) called 'She Squeezed My Lemon', by Roosevelt Sykes. | ||
'Travelling Riverside Blues' can be found on the '' | 'Travelling Riverside Blues' can be found on the ''BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions]]'' album, on disc 1 of the ''Led Zeppelin (box set)|Led Zeppelin]]'' box set, and on the expanded ''Coda (album)|Coda]]'' album from ''The Complete Studio Recordings (Led Zeppelin box set)|The Complete Studio Recordings]]'' box set]]. It was interest from US radio interviewers and fans during Page's ''Outrider]]'' tour that originally led him to negotiate with BBC Enterprises for the song's release.<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> A promotional video clip was also released in 1990, with outtake footage from the band's 1976 concert film]], ''The Song Remains the Same]]'' inter-spliced with other footage from the band's archive. The clip also features a railroad montage, and underwater shots of the Mississippi River. The song reached number seven on the ''Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top Rock Tracks Top 50 chart in November 1990, culled from national album rock radio airplay reports.<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> | ||
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**John Bonham - drums, percussion | **John Bonham - drums, percussion | ||
*Production: | *Production: | ||
** | **Peter Grant]] – executive producer | ||
**John Waters - engineer, mixing | **John Waters - engineer, mixing | ||
**Dick Carruthers – video director | **Dick Carruthers – video director | ||
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'Travelling Riverside Blues' is a blues-rock]] song written and recorded by England|English]] rock band]] Led Zeppelin]]. The title is inspired from 'Traveling Riverside Blues' by blues musician Robert Johnson. The Led Zeppelin song is registered with copyright association American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]], with the unique title code 500445772.[1] OverviewThe song was recorded at the BBC]] studios in Aeolian Hall on 24 June 1969, by engineer John Waters, which took place during the band's Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969|U.K. Tour of Summer 1969]]. Jimmy Page]] dubbed extra guitar tracks onto the track, and it was broadcast four days later on John Peel's Top Gear (radio show)|Top Gear]] show under the title 'Travelling Riverside Blues '69',[2] and repeated on 11 January 1970. It is quite different from 'Traveling Riverside Blues', and it is more a pastiche tribute to Robert Johnson than a straight cover. The song showcases a riff by Page (also in open G tuning), and in the lyrics Robert Plant]] quotes many Robert Johnson snippets, such as 'She studies evil all the time'. It is likely that Johnson borrowed this himself, from a song recorded earlier that year (1937) called 'She Squeezed My Lemon', by Roosevelt Sykes. 'Travelling Riverside Blues' can be found on the BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions]] album, on disc 1 of the Led Zeppelin (box set)|Led Zeppelin]] box set, and on the expanded Coda (album)|Coda]] album from The Complete Studio Recordings (Led Zeppelin box set)|The Complete Studio Recordings]] box set]]. It was interest from US radio interviewers and fans during Page's Outrider]] tour that originally led him to negotiate with BBC Enterprises for the song's release.[3] A promotional video clip was also released in 1990, with outtake footage from the band's 1976 concert film]], The Song Remains the Same]] inter-spliced with other footage from the band's archive. The clip also features a railroad montage, and underwater shots of the Mississippi River. The song reached number seven on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] Top Rock Tracks Top 50 chart in November 1990, culled from national album rock radio airplay reports.[4]
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