When the Levee Breaks

Minnie & Joe

This recording was made in 1929 featuring Kansas Joe McCoy (guitar and vocals), and his wife Memphis Minnie McCoy (guitar).

*”When the Levee Breaks” was also written and first recorded by the husband and wife guitar team. The song is in reaction to the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.

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