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"You Shook Me" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and J. B. Lenoir. Earl Hooker first recorded it as an instrumental which was then overdubbed with vocals by Muddy Waters in 1962. It was later recorded by various rock musicians, including Jeff Beck on his album Truth, and most famously by English rock band Led Zeppelin on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. Dixon subsequently sued Zeppelin for using his song without giving him credit and was awarded a substantial amount.

Since the Led Zeppelin version was released in 1969, months after Beck's, he accused them of stealing his idea. This, along with the overall similarity between the sound of Led Zeppelin and that of Truth, led to a long rift between Beck and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page. Beck and Page had been friends for years at that point.

On the Led Zeppelin recording, John Paul Jones double tracked the organ and the electric piano. Page used his "backward echo" technique on this towards the end with Robert Plant's screaming vocals and the guitar. This production technique involved hearing the echo before the main sound instead of after it, achieved by turning the tape over and employing the echo on a spare track, then turning the tape back over again to get the echo preceding the signal. Page had originally developed the method when recording "Ten Little Indians" with The Yardbirds.

"You Shook Me" was one of the first Led Zeppelin songs to feature the call-and-response effect of blues style music, a style used frequently by the band on subsequent studio tracks and live in concert. Perhaps because the song so effectively showcases the talents of all four band members, it was played frequently during early Led Zeppelin concerts.

In 2000, Page and The Black Crowes released a version of "You Shook Me" on Live At The Greek, recorded at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

Sources

Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9

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 Since the Led Zeppelin version was released in [[1969]], months after Beck's, he accused them of stealing his idea. This, along with the overall similarity between the sound of ''Led Zeppelin'' and that of ''Truth'', led to a long rift between Beck and Led Zeppelin's [[Jimmy Page]]. Beck and Page had been friends for years at that point.
-On the Led Zeppelin recording, [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] double tracked the [[organ (music)|organ]] and the electric [[piano]]. Page used his "backward echo" technique on this towards the end with [[Robert Plant]]'s screaming vocals and the guitar. It was the first time he used this production technique, which involved hearing the echo before the main sound instead of after it. "You Shook Me" was one of the first of their songs to feature the [[call-and-response]] effect of [[blues]] style [[music]].
+On the Led Zeppelin recording, [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] double tracked the [[organ (music)|organ]] and the electric [[piano]]. Page used his "backward echo" technique on this towards the end with [[Robert Plant]]'s screaming vocals and the guitar. This production technique involved hearing the echo before the main sound instead of after it, achieved by turning the tape over and employing the echo on a spare track, then turning the tape back over again to get the echo preceding the signal. Page had originally developed the method when recording "[[Ten Little Indians (song)|Ten Little Indians]]" with [[The Yardbirds]].
-Perhaps because the song so effectively showcases the talents of all four band members, it was played frequently during early [[Led Zeppelin concerts]].
+"You Shook Me" was one of the first Led Zeppelin songs to feature the [[call-and-response]] effect of [[blues]] style [[music]], a style used frequently by the band on subsequent studio tracks and live in concert. Perhaps because the song so effectively showcases the talents of all four band members, it was played frequently during early [[Led Zeppelin concerts]].
 In [[2000]], Page and [[The Black Crowes]] released a version of "You Shook Me" on ''[[Live At The Greek]]'', recorded at [[The Greek Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]].
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