CBID - From one of the best versions in years to just noise - the cover versions keep coming

CBID is never complete as new records and CDs appear and some old rarities are discovered. This section presents interesting additions and corrections to CBID.

Today: A huge list of cover versions to be added to the chapter on Chuck Berry covers in Volume 3.

This time I must emphasize the help I have been given from Ari Niskanen in Finland (he was also a great resource with Vol. 3). Several months ago he sent me a bunch of 5 CDs with over 20 Berry covers on each, and many of them I had never heard of before. A big thank you Ari for your enthusiasm and knowledge for Berry covers.
Also I would like to thank Bjørn Knudsen of Norway who supplied me the other day with 19 newer Berry covers (2014-2019) I had never heard of. And I have also been searching a little myself, so …

AC-ROCK (USA)

See Volume 3, page 1033 for biographical info.

Rock And Roll Music (2:10) 2012

CD EP: Framed ! [AC-Rock AR-007] • USA, 2012

The album contains 6 tracks.

CHRIS ANDREWS (UK)

He’s been around since the ‘60s when “Yesterday Man” was a big hit for him in 1965 and “Pretty Belinda”. He was born in 1942. He’s been writing songs and recording ever since.

No Particular Place To Go (2:13) 2014
Rock And Roll Music (2:26) 2014
You Never Can Tell (3:22) 2014

CD: Still Rockin’ And Ravin’ [CAP-Sounds ] • Germany, 2014

To be quite honest, these versions are very goode indeed. Solid band and straight ahead arrangements. 15 tracks of good ole rock’n’roll music. Berry is the only one who has 3 songs covered, although there’s a Buddy Holly medley and “Peggy Sue”.

BILLY BOY ARNOLD (USA)

Blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter from Chicago. Born in 1935. He recorded with Bo Diddley in the ’50s. And has released many solo albums throughout the years.

Nadine (3:23) 2014

CD: The Blues Soul of Billy Boy Arnold [Stony Plain SPCD-1378] • USA, 2014

Produced by Duke Robillard and backed by fabulous musicians, plus the Roomful Of Blues horns. However, the presentation is standard.
It’s kinda interesting to notice all the artists who have taken a new interest to this song during the last 20 years.

BREAKAWAYS (New Zealand)

Beat, R&B, rock quartet from Wellington.

Guitar Boogie (1:55) 1966 (instr)
I’m Talking About You [as “Talkin’ About You”] ( : ) 1966
Little Queenie ( : ) 1966

LP: Let’s Take A Sea Cruise! [His Masters Voice MCLP-6221] • New Zealand, 1966
CD: Let’s Take A Sea Cruise! / Album Two [EMI 7243 8 21714] • Spain, 2009

I have only managed to listen to Guitar Boogie and they have almost followed Berry’s arrangement.

BULLFROG RATA & THE UNDERGATORS w/ Midge Marsden (New Zealand)

According to himself, I do all sorts of things depending on what feels right, with me, and the vibe in the crowd at the time! But blues is definitely the glue that holds the gumbo together. This could mean a driving Texas shuffle, or a sly West Coast swing, maybe a riveting acoustic ballad or a stinging slide solo perhaps.
He started out in the ’80s playing street corners, busking in various towns and he’s also played in some of London’s most packed bars.

No Money Down (4:41) 2002

CD: All I Need – Live At The Globe [Jayrem no # ] • New Zealand, 2002

Now this is faster than the original, becoming an uptempo R&B number. Very different and unusual.

No Particular Place To Go (2:55) 2002

CD: It Is What It Is [Jayrem CDMULL-14] • New Zealand, 2003

A little bit slower than Berry’s but pretty simple and soulful.

DAVID CARBE Kvartett (Sweden)

Martin David Carbe was born 1993 in Kungãlv, Sweden. He started playing piano when he was 15 and studied piano while in college. He’s played and toured with Robert Wells and in 2016 was a part of his Rhapsody in Rock Summer tour.

Roll Over Beethoven (3:18) 2016

CD: 88 Toner Och 13 Kompositioner [Self released 73 2556 00014 4 5] • Sweden, 2017

CHANG PO CHING (New Zealand)

He’s a full time working singer, songwriter, guitarist from South Auckland. He’s become very popular.

Johnny B. Goode (2:03) 2018 (live)

CD single: Universal Music Australia • 2018
The VOICE Australia performance

This probably shouldn’t be here, but I couldn’t help wondering why an artist/singer would perform this classic for a TV performance in his third entrance in the competition. Interesting isn’t it? Maybe because most of the viewers of the Voice are at the age from 30 and down(?)
Anyway, the most peculiar thing is that the stage was arranged just like Berry’s performance in the TAMI Show movie. Check it out on You Tube.

ERIC CHURCH (USA)

One of the popular modern rockin’ country artists. Born in 1977 in Granite Falls, North Carolina. In 2008 he had his first Top Twenty hit and later on he hit #1 several times with songs like “Drink In My Hand” 2011, “Give Me Back My Hometown” 2014 a.o. Seems like he’s a great Berry fan. Check out “Tulane” on You Tube.

Nadine (3:22) 2017 (live)

CD: 61 Days In Church Vol. 4 [EMI Nashville EC-61 / 73683 4 2] • USA, 2017
LP: 61 Days In Church Vol. 14 [EMI Nashville EC-61 / 36775 0] • USA, 2017

Tulane (3:06) 2017 (live)

CD: 61 Days In Church Vol. 3 [EMI Nashville EC-61 / 73683 4 2] • USA, 2017
LP: 61 Days In Church Vol. 9 [EMI Nashville EC-61 / ? ] • USA, 2017

“Nadine” recorded live at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri on 13 May 2017. “Tulane” recorded live at Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah on 25 March 2017. The 100 songs are from the Holdin’ My Own Tour. I read somewhere that it was a box set of 5 CDs, but when checking Amazon it’s just mp3 downloading. However, on eBay there’s a lot of LP’s for sale from volume 1 to 15. I feel Eric is a very good performer of these two Berry covers. He has the right drive and voice.

COLWELL BROTHERS (USA)

Guitar brothers. They “advertise” the CD as follows: Old School Soul/Blues/R&B 100% autotuneddrummachinesynthesizerfree stuff.

Beautiful Delilah (3:08) 2012

CD: Guilty Pleasures [Colwell Brothers CBCD-793447357720] • USA, 2012

COUNTRY MUSIC FIVE (USA)

No biographical info.

Promised Land (2:19) 1971

Various CD: Rare 1960s Country Rock From Nashville [SPV 309002] • USA, 2011

This is strange and again I wonder what people (compilers) might be thinking when they say 1960s, as this cover is truly based on the hit version by Freddy Weller which was big on the country charts in the Autumn of 1971.

DUM DUM BOYS (France)

France's number one fuzz rockers. When I saw this I thought, hey, has one of the most popular bands in Norway recorded a Berry song, but I was wrong. This is a French band who’s released some 12 albums so far.

Havana Moon (2:52) 2019

LP: Play All Your Favourite Songs [Mono Tone Records MT 030LP] • France, 2019

HOWARD EMERSON (USA)

Born 1951 in Boston, MA. It says that his musical DNA was permanently disarranged upon hearing Chuck Berry’s “Maybellene” when he was 4 years old (my oh my, that was early!). However, he learned playing guitar by listening to a dozen albums by The Ventures. He became a very accomplished master on the guitar, electric slide and fingerpickin’. Since 1998 he’s released 4 albums with mostly self penned original songs.

Maybellene (3:33) 2004

CD: A Tale To Tell [Orchard 804986] • USA, 2004

As Howard says himself: The CD represents all the musical influences that have affected me since childhood. Then it’s interesting to notice that he performs only original songs except the Berry one.

NATHAN FOLEY (Australia)

Singer and musician born in 1979. For ten years he was a member of the Australian children’s entertainment group Hi-5.
He’s been part of several musicals and has won several awards both as a solo performer and with Hi-5. He’s released several albums, containing mostly covers.

Roll Over Beethoven (2:45) 2018

CD: At This Moment [self released 01 9192 49250 6 4] • Australia, 2018

This is a cross between Berry and Beatles with a more nod to Berry. I think this is just available digital.

GHOSTS OF NOTHING (Australia/UK)

They are actually Sean Lowry and Ilmar Taimre with artistic collaborators including Lee Devaney, Charles Famous, Coleman Grehan, Lyndall Johnston, Laura Purcell, Frank J. Miles and more. See below for more info.

Johnny B. Goode (5:07) 2014

CD: In Memory of Johnny B. Goode - A Rock Opera [Ghosts of Nothing 940499] • Australia/UK, 2014

This is not even peculiar, this is weird. There are absolutely no guitar riffs or melody and if you listen carefully you’ll hear the lyrics. It’s not easy to explain what this is all about, however, it’s a play in 3 acts containing 13 songs altogether. You can visit www.ghostsofnothing.com and see and read for yourself. Also visit You Tube and listen to Johnny B. The CD cover is a fold-out with lots of old fashioned pictures. 5 of the songs are covers a.o. Rock Around The Clock, and Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin), the rest are composed and arranged by Sean Lowry and Ilmar Taimre. Very strange concept indeed.

IAN GILLAN & THE JAVELINS (UK)

See Volume 3, page 1268 under Javelins for biographical info.

Memphis, Tennessee ( : ) 2018
Rock And Roll Music ( : ) 2018

CD: Ian Gillan & The Javelins [Ear Music 0211877 EMU] • Germany, 2018
LP: Ian Gillan & The Javelins [Ear Music 0213164 EMU] • Germany, 2018

Ian is reuniting with original band members from the early ‘60s to play the songs they did back then. 15 tracks from the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Bo Diddley, Sam Cooke, the Drifters, the Coasters, Buddy Holly, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and the Contours.

RON HACKER And The Hacksaws (USA)

Blues-rock singer, guitarist born 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He released his first album back in 1988, titled “No Very Music”.

Almost Grown (5:57) 1990 (live)

CD: Barstool Blues [Hacksaw HRH-1990] • USA, 1990

Recorded live at the Saloon North Beach, San Francisco

Almost Grown (3:01) 2003

CD: Burnin’ [Hacksaw HR-6415] • USA, 2003

“Almost Grown” on a blues record? Well folks, it works! Really. What a groove.

Nadine (3:28) 2015

CD: Goin’ Down Howlin’ [Hacksaw WTB-1003] • USA, 2015

Slower and more bluesy.

STEVE HACKETT (UK)

Real name Stephen Richard Hackett. Born 1950 in Pimlico, London. He’s regarded as a first class guitar player and is well known for his prominent work with Genesis. He did 8 albums with the group before he would concentrate on a solo career.

Guitar Boogie (2:12) 1982 (instr)

CD: Highly Strung [Virgin 00946 377318] • UK, 2007

Too fast and too noisy. Loses the beauty of the melody… This album was a reissue of the original from 1983 with 3 bonus tracks including the Berry cover.

WARD HAYDEN And The Outliers (USA)

Country rock quartet from Boston, Massachusetts, formerly known as Girls, Guns and Glory.

Promised Land (2:34) 2018

CD: Can’t Judge A Book [ unknown ] • USA, 2019

Now folks, this is a really raw, rockin’ country version with great guitar work (by Cody Nilsen). One of the best versions I’ve heard in years. Check them out on You Tube.

RICHARD HENDERSON (Canada)

Country-blues player on acoustic lap steel which is a pretty rare solo instrument. The CD below contains 15 tracks and he has help from other people on several but it’s only Henderson and his lap steel featured on the two Berry covers. He has some original songs but mostly it is covers of blues standards. Again it is interesting to notice the inclusion of Berry’s music. As it says in the album notes: Chuck Berry’s “Nadine” and “You Can’t Catch Me” are not really blues standards I guess but they certainly do get re-interpreted on solo lap steel.

Nadine (2:33) 2010
You Can’t Catch Me (3:44) 2010

CD: Seventh Day: Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar [Richard Henderson 775020996328] • Canada, 2010

HETTY & VIBES (Australia)

No biographical info.

Johnny B. Goode (4:40) 2012

CD: Hetty & Vibes [Belmar Records mp3 ] • Australia, 2012

Johnny B. Goode the slow way… I know, it’s mp3 and I usually don’t include mp3’s, but I wanna make an exception as I think this is quite unusual and goode.

JACKYS (Switzerland)

A quartet led by pianist and singer Jacky, real name Ueli Schmutz, born in 1945 in Bern. The band has released 11 albums since 1976, and Jacky himself has released a few. Jacky is known as MR. Swiss Rock’n’Roll.
Strange I have never heard of them before??? Remember I have been searching for Berry covers on the net since the early ‘90s.

Sweet Little Sixteen ( : ) 1976

LP: Jacky’s Boogie [EMI 3E 054 33865] • Switzerland, 1976

11 country and rock’n’roll covers plus two originals.

Memphis, Tennessee (3:46) 1980
Sweet Little Sixteen (2:43) 1980

LP: My Little World [EMI 13C 058 76103] • Switzerland, 1980

Rock’n’roll and country covers.

Roll Over Beethoven (3:36) 1988
You Never Can Tell (3:00) 1988

CD: Hello Rock And Roll [Phonacord CDPA-82007] • Switzerland, 1988

Rock’n’roll and country covers and originals.

Little Queenie ( : ) 2015
Promised Land ( : ) 2015

CD: 50 Years [Sound Service JACKCD-11] • Switzerland, 2015

10 rock’n’roll covers and one by Kris Kristofferson.

MARVIN JENKINS (USA)

American jazz pianist and composer. Has played with many of the jazz greats and was a member of the Barney Kessel Quartet. Born 1932 in Aultman, Ohio, died 2005 in Pasadena, California.

Memphis, Tennessee (2:37) 1965

LP: Big City [Palomar G-24001 (mono) /GS-34001 (stereo)] • USA, 1965

Nice to have another jazz man recording a Berry number. We are still looking for Stan Kenton’s cutting Maybellene(?)
Although this is not an instrumental as expected but a vocal one that sounds like a cross between pop/jazz and soul. Quite unusual.

EVAN JOHNS (USA)

Johns was born 1956 in McLean, Virginia, but started his musical career as a songwriter and guitarist in Washington D.C. In the ‘70s he played with Danny Gatton and later started his own band The H-Bombs. He died in 2017.

No Money Down (2:50) 2016
Rock And Roll Music (3:51) 2016

CD: Does The Great American Songbook Vol. 1 [Jelly Roll Record ] • USA, 2016

12 tracks from the pens of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Carl Perkins, Merle Haggard and more. Again Berry is the only one with two songs !!! Produced by Evan Johns and recorded at Teenie Weenie Sound Studios in Vancouver, Canada.

J J JOHNSON (USA)

James Louis Johnson, jazz trombone player and songwriter, born 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana and died in 2001. According to Wikipedia he played jazz, bebop, hard bop and third stream (!)

No Particular Place To Go (2:13) 1965

LP: Goodies [RCA Victor LSP-3458] • USA, 1966

He must have been one of the very first to cover this Berry tune, and in the jazz field(!) Again I am amazed how many different styles and artists/musicians who covers Berry.

LORANES (Germany)

Garage rock, neo-blues, psychedelic trio who came on the scene in 2015 with their debut single and album “Trust”.

Johnny B. Goode (4:12) 2018 (live)

LP: Live At Acoustic Lakeside Festival 2018 [H42 Records H42-059] • Germany, 2019

According to Discogs this was a one sided limited vinyl release with 250 copies pressed, 125 on black vinyl and 125 on clear-red vinyl. It also seems it was released as a full 11 track album. Sorry to say but to me this is just noise.

LORENZO MENZERSCHMIDT (USA)

Just so you know, this is a three piece blues band, consisting of “Lost Jim” Ohlschmidt (lead vocals, guitars), Tony Menzer (bass, vocals) and Victor de Lorenzo (drums, vocals). Kinda interesting invention of a band name.

Johnny B. Goode (4:19) 2012

CD: Lorenzo Menzerschmidt [Lorenzo Menzerschmidt 884501814195] • USA, 2012

A minor swing version of this classic. Very unusual. As they say at CD Baby: What do Sleepy John Estes, Mississippi John Hurt, Chuck Berry, and Blind Blake have in common? - They're all covered by this adventurous roots trio with an original song list shaped by old-school blues and rock 'n' roll.

TRADE MARTIN (USA)

Born in 1943, Union City, New Jersey. Musician, songwriter, producer. He worked with Johnny Powers in the late ‘50s, recording as Johnny & The Jokers. He later on recorded for Roulette a.o. and released an album on Buddah in 1972. But it is as a composer and producer he’s best known throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s especially. In 1990 he was also involved in B. B. King’s Grammy Award winning CD “Live At San Quentin”.

School Day (2:45) 2005

CD: Then - Songs Of Our Youth [Innovation Digital ] • USA, 2005

He’s followed Berry’s arrangement to the point, even the guitar is in the same key.

SWEET MIKEY C (USA)

Real name Mike Campbell. Family moved from Phoenix, Arizona to Odessa, Texas in 1956 when he was about 9 years old. He remember seing Roy Orbison on TV and later got hooked on the guitar playing by Scotty Moore. So there you have his roots.

Nadine (4:18) 2012

CD: Scooby Daddy [Mikey C Music 1951089] • USA, 2012

Featuring Bobby Keys and Johnny Hiland. This was his second CD where he is in a little Roy Orbison mood by covering 3 early songs by him. Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Java Jive Studios in Nashville, TN. Mikey’s first album came out in 2009 titled “Rock ‘n’ Roll Time Capsule”, a 2-CD set, where he a.o. covered 4 Buddy Holly songs, and a lot of other rock’n’roll classics.

MOODY BROTHERS (USA)

Country music trio , Carlton Moody, Dave Moody, and Trent Moody who started out in the early parts of the ‘80s. Got nominated for a Grammy for their recording of the classic “Cotton Eyed Joe” in 1985. In 1988 they recorded an album in Prague, Czechoslovakia with Jiri Brabec and Country Beat. The album Friends was the first such cooperative production between an American company, Lamon Records and what was then a communist state-owned record label Supraphon.
Later on the Moodys have focused on individual careers while still performing together occasionally.

Johnny B. Goode (2:37) 2012 (live)

CD: Live From Billy Bob’s Disneyland Paris [Lamon Records ] • USA, 2012

MARIUS “BUTCH” NORDAL (USA)

Jazz pianist, jazz journalist and educator. He was born in New Orleans but family moved to Seattle when he was seven. After several years of piano lessons he became an accomplished boogie woogie and blues player with a little rock and roll thrown in for good measure.

School Day (3:35) 2009 (instr)

CD: Boomer Jazz [Origin Records ‎82545] • USA, 2009

Nice to see even another jazz musician playing Berry. Of his background he has this to say: During my high school years,I grew up during the last few years of an eclectic, bluesy era where Miles Davis, Count Basie, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Bill Doggett co-existed with Doris Day, Pat Boone, Perry Como and Frank Sinatra. You could even hear any of them on a single radio station!

CLAIRE PETRIE (USA)

Country singer who grew up in a large musical family in Saratoga Springs, New York. "You Never Can Tell" was her debut single from the album and also with a following video.

You Never Can Tell (3:32) 2015

CD: The One [Playback Records ] • USA, 2015

She does a very decent cajun version of this Berry classic, good voice and arrangement, check out the video (pretty nice) on You Tube.
People, think of all the great videos you can actually do to a Chuck Berry tune. The story lines are so great they could have all been small and short movies.

QUIREBOYS (UK)

Heavy hard rock band from London, formed in 1985 disbanded in 1993. They got together again in 2000. They released 5 albums from 1990-1994 and some 16 albums from 2000-2019. Man they have been productive.

Little Queenie (4:24) 2017

CD: White Trash Blues [Off Yer Rocka Recordings OYR-044] • UK, 2017

On an album from 2014 they do a song titled You Never Can Tell which is not the Berry classic, although they repeat several times It goes to show… So they learned something.

RATS (UK)

See The Treacle below

RONA (Israel)

No biographical info.

Johnny B. Goode (3:06) 2015

CD: Goose Chase [ ? ] • Israel, 2015

Synthesizer … very slow interpretation and the guitar has been sampled several times during the 3 minutes playing time, the same opening riff over and over again while Rona sings very sensual. Don’t know if there’s an actual CD release here. I can only find two songs with her from 2015. And there’s even a couple of videos on You Tube of her singing Johnny B.
You probably need to download the songs, in case.

JIM RORIE (USA)

Country singer, songwriter It says that he plays Mississippi country blues, but I feel he sounds much more country than blues.

Memphis, Tennessee (4:18) 2012 in medley with “Mr. Crumb” (1:31)

CD: My Home Is Memphis, Tennessee [Jiro Records 887516161537] •

Unfortunately he follows the Johnny Rivers arrangement almost note for note. All songs on the album are about Memphis, the home of Rock and Roll and the home of the Blues. Songs by W. C. Handy, Hoagy Charmichael, Berry, Tommy Tucker and Curley Williams, plus six new songs written by Rorie.

WOLFGANG SCHMID (Germany)

Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock quintet.

Johnny B. Goode (5:07) 2004

CD: A Swift Kick [Skip Records SKP-9053 2] • Germany, 2005

Recorded live at Dreamscape studios, Munich, 2004.

SHAKERS (Canada)

Now here’s another Shakers group, this time from Canada. A rock quartet who was active from 1979-1982. They had two albums out, 1981 - 1983. Rick Andrew played bass. Hail! Hail! boys for pickin’ an obscure Berry song. In 1980 nobody else had ever thought of covering "My Mustang Ford". Strange actually because it’s a good rocker, again a car song with excellent lyrics.

My Mustang Ford (3:02) 1980

12” EP: Rock And Roll [Warpt Records WRC1-1515] • Canada, 1980
CD:The Shakers [Warpt Records # 909] • Canada, 2000

No Money Down ( : ) 1980

12” EP: Rock And Roll [Warpt Records WRC1-1515] • Canada, 1980

SHOVELS & ROPE (USA)

A country/folk duo from Charleston, South Carolina. They are husband Michael Trent and wife Cary Ann Hearst.

You Never Can Tell (2:19) 2017

CD: Busted Jukebox Vol. 2 [New West Records NW-6415AD ] • USA, 2017

Strange version, it starts with a Johnny B. guitar riff and then runs way too fast. Also with a weird sound.

BJØRN SPELLMANN (Norway)

Accordionist. Real name Bjørn Brenne. Playing pop and country oriented music. He also had an album out in 2001 “Trekkspill I 2001”.

Memphis, Tennessee (2:40) 2004 (instr)

CD: Trekkspill I 2004 [Busk Records BCD-245] • Norway, 2004

Not bad and it swings, but he’s followed the Johnny Rivers arrangement (as so many others) and it becomes sort of predictable.

JOHN THIBODEAU (Canada)

John and the boys play a kind of accoustic blues and folk music. John Thibodeau (guitar, vocals), Barry Brown (guitar), Chris Turner (harmonica) and Mark Thibodeau (piano).

Maybellene (3:48) 2009

CD: Passin’ through [Ruination Records 700261266374] • Canada, 2009

A slower more bluesy version.

TREACLE (UK)

Featuring guitarist Mick Ronson and Benny Marshall and Keith Cheesman. It seems like the connection between the Rats and the Treacle were actually Mick Ronson. The Rats had three singles out in 1964-65. Don’t know if Treacle released any records but three songs by them are on both the CDs mentioned below.

Guitar Boogie (4:28) 1969 (instr) prev. unissued

CD: The Rise And Fall Of Bernie Gripplestone And The Rats From Hull [Tenth Planet TP-012] • UK, 1995
CD: The Fall And Rise – A Rats Tale [Angel Air Records SJPCD-165] • UK, 2004

This is not the worst I have heard but it comes pretty close. Okay, so they got he idea from Jeff Beck, but… Harmonica doesn’t fit the song guys, and the so-called short drum solos sounds like a joke. I am almost sure this was not supposed to be issued, and it should have stayed in the can. The overall sound is rotten too.

TRIPWIRES (USA)

Rock and roll group from Seattle, Washington featuring John Ramberg on vocals and lead guitar.

Tulane (2:39) 2007

CD: Makes You Loook Around [Paisley Pop 678277145924] • USA, 2007

Not quite sure what to make of this heavy version. It’s like a total mess The vocals are not following the music. It sounds like they were living in two different worlds.

JOHN VERITY BAND (UK)

Blues-rock band. Guitarist John Verity was born in 1949 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He’s been in bands like Argent and Phoenix. Has released some 20 albums, the latest being “Blue To My Soul” in 2017.

Johnny B. Goode (5:16) 2015

CD: Live At Bosky [VaVoom Records 478897] • UK, 2015

They also do a version of “Route 66” the Berry/Stones way. Recorded live in one day at Bosky Studios in the village of Ireland in Bedfordshire. Live?

JOHN C. WAKELY (USA)

Son of country & western singer/songwriter Jimmy Wakely. The man who wrote a.o. “Too Late” which Berry recorded in 1974.
I have tried to find out when this album below was recorded but with no luck. It was produced by his dad Jimmy (who died in 1982). I did find an album by John Wakely released on Decca 75139 in 1969, titled “Please Don’t Hurt Me Anymore”, but “Memphis” is not on it.

Memphis, Tennessee (2:48) late ‘60s or early ‘70s

CD: Country Son Of A Western Singer [Essential Media Mod 5191076] • USA, 2012