On their way to becoming the biggest band in the world, Page, Plant et al drew on many influences in creating their unique sound, from the earliest Blues songs, through Country, Folk and of course Rock ‘n’ Roll. Here are 60 tracks that can be directly linked to their career, many will be very familiar to fans of the band albeit in different settings.

• - 1 -

  • 1. Muddy Waters - You Need Love
  • 2. Blind Willie Johnson - Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  • 3. Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie - When the Levee Breaks
  • 4. The Johnny Burnette Trio - the Train Kept-A-Rollin'
  • 5. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen
  • 6. Howlin' Wolf - No Place To Go
  • 7. Sleepy John Estes - Drop Down Mama
  • 8. Robert Johnson - Travellin' Riverside Blues
  • 9. Little Junior's Blue Flames - Mystery Train
  • 10. Elvis Presley - a Mess of Blues
  • 11. Sonny Boy Williamson - Sugar Mama Blues
  • 12. Little Richard - Keep-A-Knockin'
  • 13. Ray Charles - I Got a Woman
  • 14. Big Bill Broonzy - Trucking Little Woman
  • 15. Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody
  • 16. Bukka White - Fixin' To Die
  • 17. Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven
  • 18. Jerry Lee Lewis - It'll Be Me
  • 19. Wanda Jackson - Let's Have a Party
  • 20. Ricky Nelson - Hello, Mary Lou

• - 2 -

  • 1. Leadbelly - the Gallis Pole
  • 2. Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You, Baby
  • 3. Bertha 'Chippie' Hill With Richard M. Jones - Trouble In Min
  • 4. Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else
  • 5. Sleepy John Estes - the Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
  • 6. Leroy Carr - When the Sun Goes Down
  • 7. Elvis Presley - Baby, I Don't Care
  • 8. Sonny Boy Williamson - Got the Bottle Up and Gone
  • 9. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
  • 10. Robert Johnson - Terraplane Blues
  • 11. Blind Boy Fuller - I Want Some of Your Pie
  • 12. Ritchie Valens - Ooh! My Head
  • 13. St. Louis Jimmy - Goin' Down Slow
  • 14. Ray Charles - I Believe To My Soul
  • 15. Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
  • 16. Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call
  • 17. Jimmie Rodgers - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
  • 18. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
  • 19. Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool
  • 20. Hank Snow - I'm Movin' On

• - 3 -

  • 1. Joan Baez - Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You
  • 2. Bobby Parker - Watch Your Step
  • 3. Muddy Waters - You Shook Me
  • 4. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine
  • 5. Robert Wilkins - That's No Way To Get Along
  • 6. Oscar Woods - Lone Wolf Blues
  • 7. Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin'
  • 8. Elvis Presley - Baby, Let's Play House
  • 9. Eddie Cochran - Nervous Breakdown
  • 10. Bukka White - Shake 'Em On Down
  • 11. Robert Johnson - Stones In My Passway
  • 12. Big Bill Broonzy - Key To the Highway
  • 13. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - That's Alright, Mama
  • 14. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Down By the Riverside
  • 15. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
  • 16. Little Richard - the Girl Can't Help It
  • 17. Larry Williams - Slow Down
  • 18. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
  • 19. Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man
  • 20. Ben E. King - Stand By Me