Fred Rothwell's
Long Distance Information: Chuck Berry's Recorded Legacy (Music Mentor Books, 2001) is the ultimate book for any serious Chuck Berry record collector: All Berry sessions, all the songs, all the session musicians, where to find which song if ever released, and tons of additional stuff.
First published in 2001 the book consists mainly of a 240 page commented "sessionography", a list of 93 recording sessions Chuck participated in between 1954 and 2000. For each session Fred lists the musicians and the songs recorded, whether released or not. For every song he shows a few main records containing it. He also fully describes and critizises every recording.
Chuck Berry's recorded legacy is not complete yet, though. After publication of Fred Rothwell's book we found the following addition regarding Session 58:
On
Your Lick Fred suspected that the minimal but effective harp was played by Jeff Baldori instead of Bob. Bob Baldori however confirmed that it was himself playing harmonica on the track. If you would like to see a picture of that session's setup (
Chuck Berry and the Woolies), click here to see
Bob Baldori's private photo collection.