“Inspired By Others” - Led Zeppelin
Releases from 1965 to 1976 
In their career, the British rock band Led Zeppelin recorded many songs that consisted, in whole or part, of pre-existing songs, melodies, or lyrics.
They sometimes credited those sources, sometimes not. This was common practice in the blues music world that influenced Led Zeppelin.
The band has been sued a number of times over attribution, some cases having concluded with others being awarded writing credit for the song in question.
List of Led Zeppelin songs written or inspired by others:
Led Zeppelin song: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Original Attribution Jimmy Page
Earlier Version: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Earlier Artist Joan Baez
Current Attribution Anne Bredon, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Led Zeppelin song: You Shook Me
Original Attribution Willie Dixon
Earlier Version: You Shook Me
Earlier Artist Muddy Waters
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Dazed and Confused
Original Attribution Jimmy Page
Earlier Version: Dazed and Confused
Earlier Artist Jake Holmes
Current Attribution Jimmy Page inspired by Jake Holmes
Led Zeppelin song: Black Mountain Side
Original Attribution Jimmy Page
Earlier Version: Down by Blackwaterside
Earlier Artist Bert Jansch
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: I Can't Quit You Baby
Original Attribution Willie Dixon
Earlier Version: I Can't Quit You Baby
Earlier Artist Otis Rush
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Whole Lotta Love
Original Attribution John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: You Need Love
Earlier Artist Willie Dixon
Current Attribution John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Led Zeppelin song: The Lemon Song
Original Attribution John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: Killing Floor
Earlier Artist Howlin' Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett)
Current Attribution John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Led Zeppelin song: Bring it On Home
Original Attribution Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: Bring It On Home
Earlier Artist Sonny Boy Williamson
Current Attribution Willie Dixon
Led Zeppelin song: Since I've Been Loving You
Original Attribution John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: Never
Earlier Artist Moby Grape
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Gallows Pole
Original Attribution Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: Gallows Pole
Earlier Artist Fred Gerlach
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Original Attribution John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: The Waggoner's Lad
Earlier Artist Bert Jansch
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Hats Off to (Roy) Harper
Original Attribution arranged by Charles Obscure a.k.a. Jimmy Page
Earlier Version: Shake “Em On Down”
Earlier Artist Booker (Bukka) White
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Stairway to Heaven
Original Attribution Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: Taurus
Earlier Artist Spirit (band)
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: When the Levee Breaks
Original Attribution Memphis Minnie, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: When the Levee Breaks
Earlier Artist Kansas Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Custard Pie
Original Attribution Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: Drop Down Mama
Earlier Artist Sleepy John Estes
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: In My Time Of Dying
Original Attribution John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: In My Time Of Dying / Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
Earlier Artist Blind Willie Johnson
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Trampled Under Foot
Original Attribution John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: Terraplane Blues
Earlier Artist Robert Johnson
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Boogie with Stu
Original Attribution John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Ian Stewart, Mrs Valens
Earlier Version: Ooh! My Head
Earlier Artist Ritchie Valens
Current Attribution Unchanged
Led Zeppelin song: Nobody's Fault but Mine
Original Attribution Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Earlier Version: It's Nobody's Fault but Mine
Earlier Artist Blind Willie Johnson
Current Attribution Unchanged
