Although Led Zeppelin already released an alternate, darker-hued mix of “When the Levee Breaks” when they reissued their monumental fourth album last year, they’ve been holding onto a ...

"When the Levee Breaks" from Led Zeppelin IV found the band returning to their passion for Delta blues. The track was originally written in 1929 and recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie ...

NPR50: The thunder that opens Led Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks' Throughout NPR's 50th anniversary, we're looking back at moments from that year that have (also) stood the test of time. Today ...

He had the intro drumbeat to Led Zeppelin’s “When The Levee Breaks” going around and around his kitchen. The sound and the visual were so magical to me.

To celebrate the anniversary of Led Zeppelin's masterful fourth album on Nov. 8, we asked our writers five big, conversation-starting questions about where the 1971 record ranks among the band's ...

“When the Levee Breaks” wraps up Led Zeppelin IV and became an instant fan favorite, but it was the only song from the LP that the band didn’t even attempt on their initial tour behind it.

To cap it off, “When the Levee Breaks” showcases Led Zeppelin’s blues power in peak form. Bonham’s drums are too powerful to ignore, but his bandmates nearly rise to his level.

Like many of their peers, Led Zeppelin recorded a Robert Johnson song in the late 1960s, but where Cream and the Rolling Stones put their covers on proper albums, Zep cut “Traveling Riverside ...

During one of the scenes, the diplomats are hiding out in a house and begin playing Led Zeppelin's "When The Levee Breaks" on ...

Throughout NPR's 50th anniversary, we're looking back at moments from that year that have (also) stood the test of time. Today, one of the most unforgettable pieces of drumming in rock history.