When The Levee Breaks

[dirtyboy601]

that was cool. what tuning are you using?

[Vanillablooos]

dirtyboy601, that's a G tuning....

[nightmareofsolomon]

Awesome job, man!

[Vanillablooos]

nightmareofsolomon, Thanks.

[ddbarnes11]

The guitar sounded great, would be fantastic if you would post some lessons.

[songforamericans]

So Whats wrong with kids theses days???.........

...There growin up wIth NO ZEPPY......

and....to much Lady Puff GaGa Daddy....

poor kids....

[roblogosz1]

absolutely incredible --hope you at least perform for some friends. Share the beauty! And thanks for turning me on to John Campbell. Oh yeah love that guitar.

[StevO1942]

Is that a guitar, or a space ship?? xD

[Vanillablooos]

StevO1942, I'm not sure

[mer1435]

National steel tricone in the woods. What a great idea for video! Nice stuff! I like that levee breaking mountain man song! Also, i enjoyed that tap picking going down thing!!!

[Vanillablooos]

mer1435, Thanks a lot for the comment!! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[GrayGhost8]

That's about the finest performance I've seen on here.

[Vanillablooos]

GrayGhost8, I really appreciate that and thank you for watching!!

[Dimethios]

Damn son, that's some fine music yer playin'.

[Vanillablooos]

Dimethios, Thanks.

[kapitanbar]

Very nice version!

[Vanillablooos]

kapitanbar, Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[RANGERVETBRET]

dont want 2 mean this the wrong way , but have you tryed country ,you have got the perfect voice 4 it.

[Vanillablooos]

RANGERVETBRET, Yes, that's what type of music I started off with a long time ago, but slowly moved over to Pre-War Blues.

[ynyslochtyn]

Neat

[Vanillablooos]

ynyslochtyn, Thanks.

[robyrios]

great!! =) really a good interpretation.

what tuning is it? open d?

[Vanillablooos]

robyrios, it is in open G. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[robyrios]

@Vanillablooos thank you so much!!

[Vanillablooos]

robyrios, you are very welcome!!

[lovegermanshepherds]

You are very talented!! Thanks to my friend for sending me this link

[Suillira]

Good stuff right here...

[Vanillablooos]

Suillira, I appreciate your comment!! Thanks a bunch for watching!

[spp584]

Great++++



[Vanillablooos]

Thanks a BUNCH!

[alexcebe]

Great vibe man . Enjoyed also the place that you are performing .

[Vanillablooos]

I appreciate the comment.

[huntn78]

this is just awesome

[Vanillablooos]

Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[MrMattmcclain]

Damn dude... that is just flat out awesome. I go searchin' for the Led Zeppelin version of this song and I find this! Just fantastic... You need to head down to Beale Street and get a gig!

[Vanillablooos]

I appreciate the comment very much. Thanks for watching!!

♫Derek J. Holak♫

[SuperElmagico]

awsome is just not a good nuff word PHANTASTICK just gotta love it even better than zep your my new fav !

[Vanillablooos]

I most certainly appreciate your kind words. Glad you enjoyed it!! :-)

♫Derek J. Holak♫

[SuperElmagico]

PHANTASTICK!!!! JUST GOTTA LOVE IT FAR BETTER THAN EVERYTHING IVE EVER HEARD BEFORE

just EPIC thank you for playing fantstik music love it youre my new fav!!! best regards from norway

[Vanillablooos]

Greetings from Texas!! Thanks so much for watching my video. I'm really glad you enjoyed it!!

♫Derek J. Holak♫

[gvb54]

Now that's real, outside, backwoods style, hope there's a "No Fire" ban on 'cause that tune is smokin'........well done!

[Vanillablooos]

LOL! Well, we do have a fire ban here, but not towards instruments! ;-) Thanks for watching and commenting!! Have a great day!!

♫Derek J. Holak♫

[crazyhorseguy]

DAMN!! Play that thang!!! Nice slide work dude and great soul !! Keep up the good work!

[Vanillablooos]

Thank you for the comment!! Much appreciated!

[SuddenRedScare]

Good cover. You have a good voice as well.

[Vanillablooos]

Thanks so much for that comment!! I really appreciate it!!!

[1truemoose]

Very nice!

[Vanillablooos]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting!!

[ppatpparis]

Awesome.

[Vanillablooos]

Thanks.

[mrd2u2]

Great Job!!

[Meckipsychman]

Great slide work dude

Love the zep cover

[bogydoggy]

1929?...That figures..I love Led Zeppelin, but they also ripped off "Whole Lotta Love". another blues classic....

[moonshinealice]

sweet

[cherd1971]

great one -! 5+ stars!!

[harolj]

Right on brother.....nice take on a classic beauty. I love it!

[pastichio3]

Very nice performance man!!

[1johnlangford2]

That guitar sounds great man! Good job bro.

All the very best to you,

john

[wakowwow]

I like this guy. Sorry for all the losses this last week.

[Vanillablooos]

I've been out and about before doing Traditional Country, but not any Blues. I really don't have time right now to perform either. I wish I did though.

[Vanillablooos]

I appreciate that Kevin.

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[thailow117]

reminds me of john campbells version

[Vanillablooos]

;-)

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[AlexNeilEzell]

@thailow117 John Cambell was great RIP. He didn't top this version though.

[Vanillablooos]

I agree with you that John was THE BEST Blues artist that we'll ever have! He was one of a kind. Wish't I could have met him!

Thanks for watching!!

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[thailow117]

@AlexNeilEzell no, he did'nt. this here is easily on par. in case i havent made myself clear: derek, you are brilliant!

[Vanillablooos]

I appreciate that. Thanks.

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[AlexNeilEzell]

@thailow117 John Campbell was great RIP. He didn't top this version though.

[Vanillablooos]

That is a National steel-bodied resonator. I've been playing since about 1997. I'm not that great at it, I just like to play for the fun of it.

Thanks for your interest!

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[Vanillablooos]

I wouldn't mind having some right now too!

[TheMahagoni]

amazing friend

where are you in that video? all shady and green its nice

[fourty5mag]

Great job on this, gonna get me one of those dobros!! Love the slide!!!

[TheRigolets]

Great sound, just like home....

[Vanillablooos]

Thank you very much!! Glad you enjoyed it!

[FlatLine842]

Very nice work.

[Vanillablooos]

Thanks so much and I appreciate you watching!

[joe2783818]

You are talented dude.

[Vanillablooos]

I really appreciate the comment and thank you for watching!

[davesbrown]

Thank you, standing up and clapping!

[Vanillablooos]

Thank you so much!! Really appreciate it!

[bluestripeystone]

That's a very interesting style you got there. How did you learn to play this particular version of the song?

[Vanillablooos]

Well, this particular version was done by the late, great John Campbell. I had never heard this song before until I heard John do it on his Howlin Mercy album. He did an OUTSTANDING job at it to say the least. To compare John's version to Led Zepplin's is interesting as well.

[daryljoseph777]

@Vanillablooos but he aint the original composer, i think it's kansas Joe Mccoy

[BlindWillieJackson]

@Vanillablooos I saw John Cambell do this at the Caravan of Dreams - Fort Worth in 91. I was sitting at a small table front & center (right in front of his mic stand). I was there to see Chris Whitley (who played first & was mind blowing). It floored me when John rocked "When the Levee Breaks". He was a brutal, howling menace. Hot , sweaty, loud, cold-drink-flowing, National Guitar evening. I went out and got Howlin' Mercy the next day & played it for two months.

[Volgin93]

Wow, great job dude! Keep on singing!

[JustinPierce1226]

Great Job Mate.

[Vanillablooos]

Thank you! I appreciate that very much!

[RollTide1086]

Awesome, you are talented!

[pinkymachine17]

I love it!!! GREAT!!!

[Vanillablooos]

Thanks so much!! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[HylianGuitarist]

So is this how the original sounds? I've wanted to hear it.

[dbpw34]

WOW! Wish I had music in my bones!!

[Fruscianteistheman]

i blasted htis video out of my speakers. It was sick man great slide.

you just need to record this with some drums and bass.. then your golden!

god awesome blues! great job

[2manygits]

One of the greatest performances I've seen on Youtube. Guys like you should be famous!

[Sockfilms]

That was some mighty fine pickin and grinnin! :) Seriously as a southern boy and a zeppelin fan I am pleased

[meandmac67]

Dude, that is exactly how that song should sound.

forget Zeppelin, give it a good old swamp sound, and away we go.

nice Dobro also bro....

[mikepunchyourfucface]

your great! id love to play with you

[dbocca07]

Great stuff man, love it!

[AmerIHCan]

LOL, Chicken Fried Zeppelin. I like it. Good job.

[Vanillablooos]

Thanks for watching!

[alanlomax100]

great video and playing and a hell of a nice resonator guitar too... mother scratcher is living the blues.

[Vanillablooos]

I appreciate you watching!!

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[garibelon]

Derek... This is so *G*R*E*AT*!

I only knowed it by LZ.

Crowned with stars... :)

And to my favourites.

All the best

gari

[Vanillablooos]

Thank you VERY MUCH Gari!! I really appreciate you making this a favorite or yours!! I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!!

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[chrisalley99]

You have raw talent if you can play outdoors and still sound good man. Good version too

[Vanillablooos]

LOL!! Well, thank you for commenting!! I think anyone could probably sing outdoors....maybe?? :-D

Take care.

♫ Derek J. Holak

[Johnfern99]

New YT system, I guess. Thought it was a glitch or something.

Great job, Derek! This is my favorite Zeppelin song and your version is awesome, buddy! Cool to see ya playin' outdoors too.

[Vanillablooos]

Yeah I thought it was a problem with YT or something too. I posted the same comment like 3 times on one post.

Thank you for watching and commenting John! It was good to get outside and post!!

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[Johnfern99]

New YT system, I guess. Thought it was a glitch or something.

Great job, Derek! This is my favorite Zeppelin song and your version is awesome, buddy! Cool to see ya playin' outdoors too.

[sedquoniam]

Great! Compliments from North Italy!

[Vanillablooos]

Thank you very much for commenting!! I really appreciate that!

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[Vanillablooos]

Thank you very much for commenting!! I really appreciate that!

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[natreso]

Worth the wait!! :-) Excellent!!

[Vanillablooos]

Thanks George!!

:-D