[RedStateRocker]

It’s one thing to cover ;killin’ floor’ and credit Howlin Wolf, it’s something else to change a few lyrics, call it ‘The Lemon Song’ and claim you wrote it.
ZZ Top has covered many Willie Dixon songs, but the credit him, Zep took ‘you Need love’ changed it a bit and called it their own.
Not to detract from Zep, or the fact that it was the great English musicians of the 60’s that FINALLY brought the attention and renumeration so long due to the American Delta and Chicago blues musicians.

[skeeter]

Right. As is the case with so many other things that outrage us today, what looks over the top now didn't seem nearly as bad 40 years ago.

Doesn't make it right, just sayin.

[Mr. Blonde]

Of course ZZ Top didn’t credit John Lee Hooker for La Grange either. I don’t think you are going to find any band that is clean in this regard.