In 1977 Page said “It was always the Blues. Scotty Moore and Gene Vincent were influences until I heard Elmore James and BB King and basically that was it for me– a mixture of rock and blues”. Plant observed that he “.....started out with Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Little Walter songs before anything”. Many of their signature numbers are based on ancient Blues riffs, ‘Dazed and Confused’ borrows heavily from Howlin’ Wolf and ‘Whole Lotta Love’ is Willie Dixon’s ‘You Need Love’ on permit.

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