The 40 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs of All Time: 'Traveling Riverside Blues' 1969

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'Traveling Riverside Blues' (1969)

Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page Robert Plant John Bonham John Paul Jones Acoustic Live Performance

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Recorded at a BBC Radio session, this improvised take on a Robert Johnson song is one of their loosest moments. Page showcases his manic acoustic-slide jangle, and Plant workshops the "squeeze my lemon" soliloquy he'd make famous on Led Zeppelin II.