brian wilson played harmonica on when the levee broke.
brian wilson played harmonica on when the levee broke.
who plays harmonica on when the levee breaks?
brian wilson
when the levee breaks









































"when the levee breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by kansas joe mccoy and memphis minnie in 1929. the lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the great mississippi flood of 1927.









































"when the levee breaks" was re-worked by english rock group led zeppelin as the last song on their untitled fourth album. singer robert plant used many of the original lyrics and the songwriting is credited to memphis minnie and the individual members of led zeppelin. many other artists have performed and recorded versions of the song.









































section::::background and lyrics.
when the levee breaks
colin dussault plays harmonica on track no. 4 “baby please don’t leave”. harmonica on track no. 5 “stage left (break a leg)”. harmonica on track no. 7 “depot road”. harmonica on track # 13 “i’m cryin’”.









































calabash “flowerbed” buckethead productions. released 1997









































colin dussault plays harmonica on track no. 1 “she never talks that way about you”









































anne dechant “effort of the spin” green plastic records ad91 102. released 1997. colin dussault plays harmonica on track no. 9 “from the fields”









































christopher “undo mentalis: the mind of the land” shirtless records tg6. released 1999. colin dussault plays harmonica on track no. 2 “ignatia’s angel”
colin dussault’s blues project