Davy Graham: She Moved Through the Fair
Davy Graham, “She Moved Through the Fair” (sometimes “She Moved Through the Bizarre”), Folk, Blues & Beyond, 1964.
Kleptomaniac Jimmy Page lifted this song from Graham nearly completely, renamed it “White Summer” and laid it on the Yardbirds 1967 album Little Games. Don’t believe me? Here is a live version:
Unable to let it go, Page later put it down on Led Zeppelin’s Coda:
I have to admit, there are some great country licks on the Coda version (and some nifty Middle Eastern twists too). Known live for his use of the Les Paul, Page generally recorded with a Telecaster. This version really smells of the Tele’s punch and country growl.
