Jake Holmes, Willie Dixon and Howlin’ Wolf successfully either won a law suit, or settled out of court with Led Zeppelin for “borrowing” lyrics or musical structure. Could you imagine the Led Zeppelin discography without Dazed and Confused, Whole Lotta Love, or the Lemon Song? Jimmy Page thought the songs were derivative of earlier traditional works, and protected by Public Domain law. He lost that argument.
Amazing work guys killed it 🔥
Jake Holmes, Willie Dixon and Howlin’ Wolf successfully either won a law suit, or settled out of court with Led Zeppelin for “borrowing” lyrics or musical structure. Could you imagine the Led Zeppelin discography without Dazed and Confused, Whole Lotta Love, or the Lemon Song? Jimmy Page thought the songs were derivative of earlier traditional works, and protected by Public Domain law. He lost that argument.
I think fog hat was the first to pay Willie Dixon for his music