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The Chuck Berry Database contains the most accurate and up to date information about the recordings of Chuck Berry.
The database is an international joint work by Fred Rothwell, England, author of "Long Distance information - Chuck Berry's Recorded Legacy", Morten Reff, Norway, author of "The Chuck Berry International Directory", and Dietmar Rudolph, Germany, author of "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry" featuring collaboration from Thierry Chanu (†), Arne Wolfswinkel, and Claude Schlouch with help from record collectors world-wide.
Using this database you can find out which songs Chuck Berry recorded during his musical career, when he recorded the often multiple versions of a song, and who helped recording it.
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Lafayette Leake
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
How You've Changed
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Fred Below | drums |
Length | 2:46 |
Master | CHESS 8498 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | One Dozen Berrys (CHESS LP 1432, USA, 1958-03) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
Rock And Roll Music
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, alt. take
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd vocal (overdub) |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Fred Below | drums |
Length | 2:24 |
First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
Rock And Roll Music
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Fred Below | drums |
Length | 2:29 |
Master | CHESS 8499 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Rock & Roll Music b/w Blue Feeling (CHESS 1671, USA, 1957-09) |
First release on album | One Dozen Berrys (CHESS LP 1432, USA, 1958-03) |
Audience dubbed
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 2:30 |
First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
Oh Baby Doll
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Fred Below | drums |
Length | 2:34 |
Master | CHESS 8500 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Oh Baby Doll b/w La Jaunda (CHESS 1664, USA, 1957-06) |
First release on album | One Dozen Berrys (CHESS LP 1432, USA, 1958-03) |
with Alan Freed introduction
Alan Freed | DJ talk (overdub) |
Length | 2:47 |
Master | |
Producer | |
First release on album | Alan Freed - A hundred years of Rock 'n' Roll (Bear Family BCD 17628, D, 2021-11) |
Other notable release | Mister Rock And Roll (movie) (Paramount Pictures, USA, 1957) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
Thirteen Question Method
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1957 Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Fred Below | drums |
Length | 2:41 |
Master | CHESS 8501 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)
How High The Moon (instrumental)
(Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Fred Below | drums |
Length | 3:07 |
Master | CHESS 12496 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
Audience dubbed (CHESS)
Length on some releases only 1:03 |
E. Rodney Jones | master of ceremonies (overdub) |
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 1:45 |
First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Audience dubbed (Stack-O-Hits)
+ | audience (overdub) |
Length | 3:03 |
First release on album | Alive and Rockin' (Stack-O-Hits AG 9019, USA, 1983-05) |
Merry Christmas Baby
(Johnny Moore, Lou Baxter)
CHESS Recording, original single release, take 9A
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 3:08 |
Master | CHESS 9166 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Merry Christmas Baby b/w Run Rudolph Run (CHESS 1714, USA, 1958-11) |
First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 2 (CHESS 60023, USA, 1973-02) |
Merry Christmas Baby
(Johnny Moore, Lou Baxter)
CHESS Recording, original album release, take 16
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:57 |
First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool (CHESS LP 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
Run Rudolph Run
(Chuck Berry, M. Brodie)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums, additional drums (overdub) |
Length | 2:37 |
Master | CHESS 9167 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Merry Christmas Baby b/w Run Rudolph Run (CHESS 1714, USA, 1958-11) |
First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 2 (CHESS 60023, USA, 1973-02) |
Little Queenie
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, take 8
Chuck Berry | guitar, vocal (overdub), 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums, additional drums (overdub) |
Lafayette Leake | piano (overdub) |
Length | 2:32 |
First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
Little Queenie
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
Chuck Berry | guitar, vocal (overdub), 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums, additional drums (overdub) |
Lafayette Leake | piano (overdub) |
Length | 2:38 |
Master | CHESS 9206 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Almost Grown b/w Little Queenie (CHESS 1722, USA, 1959-03) |
First release on album | Chuck Berry Is On Top (CHESS LP 1435, USA, 1959-07) |
Audience dubbed
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 2:34 |
First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
That's My Desire
(Carroll Loveday, Helmy Kresa)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums, claves (prob.) |
Length | 2:11 |
Master | CHESS 9207 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Anthony Boy b/w That's My Desire (CHESS 1716, USA, 1959-01) |
First release on album | Let It Rock (CHECKMATE 1955, NL, 1987) |
Driftin' Blues
(Charles Brown, Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
unknown | tenor saxophone, chorus |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:17 |
Master | CHESS 10075 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Blue Mood (Pye Intl. NEP 44033, UK, 1964-12) |
First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
I Got to Find My Baby
(Peter Joe Clayton)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
unknown | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:13 |
Master | CHESS 10076 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | I Got to Find My Baby b/w Mad Lad (CHESS 1763, USA, 1960-08) |
First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
1986 Stereo mix
Length | 2:12 |
Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
Don't You Lie To Me
(Hudson Whittaker)
CHESS 1960 Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
unknown | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 1:58 |
Master | CHESS 10077 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Come On (CHESS CRE 6005, UK, 1965-10) |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
15. 2. 1960 (overdub prob. 12. 4. 1960) (CHESS Records)
Diploma For Two
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
unknown | tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, chorus (overdub) |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:28 |
Master | CHESS 10092 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | I'm Talking About You b/w Diploma for Two (CHESS 1853, USA, 1963-04) |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
1960s Stereo mix
Length | 2:28 |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Marble Arch MALS-702, UK, 1967-12) |
15. 2. 1960 (overdub prob. 12. 4. 1960) (CHESS Records)
Little Star
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
unknown | tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, chorus (overdub) |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:45 |
Master | CHESS 10093 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Little Star b/w I'm Talking About You (CHESS 1779, USA, 1961-02) |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
15. 2. 1960 (overdub prob. 12. 4. 1960) (CHESS Records)
The Way It Was Before | Way It Was Before
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
unknown | tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, chorus (overdub) |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:48 |
Master | CHESS 10094 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
15. 2. 1960 (overdub prob. 12. 4. 1960) (CHESS Records)
Away From You
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
unknown | tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, chorus (overdub) |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:37 |
Master | CHESS 10095 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
Worried Life Blues
(Maceo Merriweather)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:07 |
Master | CHESS 10078 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Bye Bye Johnny b/w Worried Life Blues (CHESS 1754, USA, 1960-04) |
First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
Our Little Rendezvous
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:02 |
Master | CHESS 10079 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Jaguar and the Thunderbird b/w Our Little Rendezvous (CHESS 1767, USA, 1960-10) |
First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool (CHESS LP 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
Bye Bye Johnny
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:03 |
Master | CHESS 10080 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Bye Bye Johnny b/w Worried Life Blues (CHESS 1754, USA, 1960-04) |
First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
1986 Stereo mix
Length | 2:03 |
Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
Run Around
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, steel guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:30 |
Master | CHESS 10081 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
1960s Stereo mix
Length | 2:30 |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Marble Arch MALS-702, UK, 1967-12) |
Jaguar And The Thunderbird
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
unknown | chorus |
Length | 1:48 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 2 (CHESS 60023, USA, 1973-02) |
Single edit (shortened)
Length | 1:40 |
Master | CHESS 10082 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Jaguar and the Thunderbird b/w Our Little Rendezvous (CHESS 1767, USA, 1960-10) |
First release on album | The Latest And The Greatest (Pye Intl. NPL 28031, UK, 1964-05) |
Audience dubbed
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 1:38 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Down The Road Apiece
(Don Raye)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Walter "Champion" Cole | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:13 |
Master | CHESS 10096 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Betty Jean b/w Down The Road A Piece (Chess International AR 45179, NL, 1965-08-09) |
First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
1986 Stereo mix
Length | 2:25 |
Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
Confessin' The Blues
(Jay McShann, Walter Brown)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Walter "Champion" Cole | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:07 |
Master | CHESS 10097 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
Sweet Sixteen
(A. Nugetre (Ahmet Ertegün))
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:44 |
Master | CHESS 10098 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
Thirteen Question Method
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1960 Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
unknown | percussion |
Length | 2:11 |
Master | CHESS 10099 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
Stop And Listen
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
unknown | vocal |
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:25 |
Master | CHESS 10100 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
I Still Got The Blues | Still Got The Blues
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:04 |
Master | CHESS 10101 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | On the Blues Side (ACE Records CDCH 397, UK, 1993) |
Audience dubbed
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 2:00 |
First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
I'm Just A Lucky So And So | Lucky So And So
(Duke Ellington, Mack David)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:50 |
Master | CHESS 10102 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Chuck Berry - The Chess Box (CHESS CH6-80001, USA, 1988-11) |
Mad Lad (instrumental)
(Roquel "Billy" Davis)
CHESS Recording
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Chuck Berry | steel guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:08 |
Master | CHESS 10103 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | I Got to Find My Baby b/w Mad Lad (CHESS 1763, USA, 1960-08) |
First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
Blues For Hawaiians | Crying Steel | Surfing Steel (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1960 Recording, named Crying Steel
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Chuck Berry | steel guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Length | 2:26 |
Master | CHESS 10104 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Chuck Berry - The Chess Box (CHESS CH6-80001, USA, 1988-11) |
Audience dubbed
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 2:25 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Route 66
(Bobby Troup)
CHESS Recording, original release, take 10
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Length | 2:43 |
Master | CHESS 10636 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
Route 66
(Bobby Troup)
CHESS Recording, take 11
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
1986 Stereo mix
Length | 2:48 |
Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
I'm Talking About You | Talkin' Bout You | Talking 'Bout You
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 1:48 |
Master | CHESS 10637 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Little Star b/w I'm Talking About You (CHESS 1779, USA, 1961-02) |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
1986 Stereo mix
Length | 1:48 |
Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
Rip It Up
(Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell, John Marascalco)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Length | 2:09 |
Master | CHESS 10638 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
faded
Length | 1:58 |
Master | CHESS 10638 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Rip It Up b/w No Money Down (CHESS 169532, F, 1969) |
First release on album | New Juke Box Hits (CHESS LP 1456, USA, 1961-03) |
Come On | Everything Is Wrong
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Martha Berry | vocal |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Length | 1:47 |
Master | CHESS 11072 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Go Go Go b/w Come On (CHESS 1799, USA, 1961-10) |
First release on album | Twist With Chuck Berry (CHESS LP 1465, USA, 1962-02) |
Come On | Everything Is Wrong
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, alt. take
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Martha Berry | vocal |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
1960s Stereo mix
Length | 1:49 |
First release on album | Chuck Berry (Marble Arch MALS-611, UK, 1966-09) |
1986 Stereo remix
Length | 1:49 |
First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
Adulteen
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Martha Berry | vocal |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Length | 2:09 |
Master | CHESS 11073 |
First release on album | The ARC Music Classics (ARC AMC CB 0402, USA, 2004-02) |
The Man And The Donkey | Man and the Donkey
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Martha Berry | vocal |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Length | 2:06 |
Master | CHESS 11074 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 3 (CHESS 60028, USA, 1974-04) |
Audience dubbed
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 2:03 |
Master | CHESS 12593 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Go Go Go | Go Go Go Johnny B Goode
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Martha Berry | vocal |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:30 |
Master | CHESS 11075 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Go Go Go b/w Come On (CHESS 1799, USA, 1961-10) |
First release on album | Greatest Hits (CHESS CRL-4548, UK, 1969-04) |
1986 Stereo mix
Length | 2:46 |
Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
First release on 45rpm | Go, Go, Go Johnny B. Goode b/w Time Was (Collectables COL.3475, USA, 1988) |
First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
Audience dubbed
E. Rodney Jones | master of ceremonies (overdub) |
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 3:31 |
First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Go Go Go | Go Go Go Johnny B Goode
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, alt. take
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Martha Berry | vocal |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Length | 2:47 |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
Trick Or Treat
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Martha Berry | vocal |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Length | 1:32 |
Master | CHESS 11076 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
Audience dubbed
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 1:27 |
First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1961 Recording, instrumental overdub
Chuck Berry | guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Length | 1:45 |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1961 Recording, vocal overdub
Chuck Berry | guitar, vocal (overdub) |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 1:49 |
Master | CHESS 11077 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
1986 Stereo mix
Length | 1:49 |
Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
First release on album | More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CHESS 9190, USA, 1986-08) |
Audience dubbed
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 1:37 |
Master | CHESS 12594 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Memphis, Tennessee b/w Brown Eyed Handsome Man (CHESS 169513, F, 1968/69) |
First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
All Aboard
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Abe Locke | tenor saxophone |
John Jackson | tenor saxophone |
Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
Philip "Phil" Thomas | drums |
Length | 2:06 |
Master | CHESS 11078 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Chuck Berry Blues (MCA B0000530-02, USA, 2003-09) |
Audience dubbed
- | audience (overdub) |
Length | 2:05 |
First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Big Ben | Big Ben Blues
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
unknown | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano (poss.) |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:25 |
Master | CHESS 13048 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Pye Intl. NPL 28039, UK, 1964-10) |
Original Stereo mix
Length | 2:26 |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Marble Arch MALS-702, UK, 1967-12) |
Promised Land | The Promised Land
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
unknown | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano (poss.) |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:18 |
Master | CHESS 13049 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Promised Land b/w Things I Used to Do (CHESS 1916, USA, 1964-11) |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Pye Intl. NPL 28039, UK, 1964-10) |
Original Stereo mix
Length | 2:18 |
First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool [Stereo] (CHESS LPS 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
1986 Stereo remix
Length | 2:27 |
Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
Brenda Lee
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
unknown | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano (poss.) |
Willie Dixon | double bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:13 |
Master | CHESS 13050 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | You Never Can Tell b/w Brenda Lee (CHESS 1906, USA, 1964-07) |
First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Pye Intl. NPL 28039, UK, 1964-10) |
"Stereo" variant (processed Mono mix)
Length | 2:13 |
First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool [Stereo] (CHESS LPS 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
Chuck's Beat (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | guitar |
Bo Diddley | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Chester Lindsay | bass (poss.) |
Jesse James Johnson | bass (poss.) |
Billy "Dino" Downing | drums (poss.) |
Edell "Red" Robertson | drums (poss.) |
Jerome Green | maracas |
Original long version, Mono mix
Length | 10:35 |
First release on album | Two Great Guitars (Checker LP 2991, USA, 1964-08) |
Single edit
Length | 2:53 |
Master | CHESS 13369 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Chuck's Beat b/w Bo's Beat (CHECKER 1089, USA, 1964-08) |
First release on album | Rock And Roll Music (Bear Family BCD 17273 PL, D, 2014-10) |
Original long version, Stereo mix
Length | 10:35 |
First release on album | Two Great Guitars [Stereo] (Checker LPS 2991, USA, 1964-08) |
Bo's Beat (instrumental)
(Ellas McDaniel ("Bo Diddley"))
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | guitar |
Bo Diddley | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Chester Lindsay | bass (poss.) |
Jesse James Johnson | bass (poss.) |
Billy "Dino" Downing | drums (poss.) |
Edell "Red" Robertson | drums (poss.) |
Jerome Green | maracas |
Original long version, Mono mix
Length | 14:02 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on album | Two Great Guitars (Checker LP 2991, USA, 1964-08) |
Single edit
Length | 2:55 |
Master | CHESS 13370 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Chuck's Beat b/w Bo's Beat (CHECKER 1089, USA, 1964-08) |
First release on album | Rock And Roll Music (Bear Family BCD 17273 PL, D, 2014-10) |
Original long version, Stereo mix
Length | 14:02 |
First release on album | Two Great Guitars [Stereo] (Checker LPS 2991, USA, 1964-08) |
Little Marie
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd vocal (overdub), 2nd guitar (overdub) |
Paul Williams | piano (poss.) |
Lafayette Leake | piano (poss.) |
unknown | bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:33 |
Master | CHESS 13451 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Little Marie b/w Go, Bobby Soxer (CHESS 1912, USA, 1964-09) |
First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool (CHESS LP 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
Original Stereo mix
Length | 2:33 |
First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool [Stereo] (CHESS LPS 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
1986 Stereo remix
Length | 2:33 |
Engineer | Steve Hoffman |
First release on album | Rock'n'Roll Rarities (CHESS CH2-92521, USA, 1986-03) |
Go, Bobby Soxer
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Paul Williams | piano (poss.) |
Lafayette Leake | piano (poss.) |
unknown | bass |
Odie Payne | drums |
Original Mono mix
Length | 2:57 |
Master | CHESS 13452 |
Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
First release on 45rpm | Little Marie b/w Go, Bobby Soxer (CHESS 1912, USA, 1964-09) |
First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool (CHESS LP 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
Original Stereo mix
Length | 2:57 |
First release on album | St. Louis to Liverpool [Stereo] (CHESS LPS 1488, USA, 1964-11) |
Tulane
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, 2nd vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Phil Upchurch | bass |
unknown | drums |
Robert "Bob" Baldori | harmonica |
Length | 2:34 |
Master | CHESS 18420 |
Producer | Esmond Edwards |
Engineer | Malcolm Chisholm |
First release on 45rpm | Tulane b/w Have Mercy Judge (CHESS 2090, USA, 1970-03) |
First release on album | Back Home (CHESS LP 1550, USA, 1970-11) |
Have Mercy Judge
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Phil Upchurch | bass |
unknown | drums |
Robert "Bob" Baldori | harmonica |
Length | 2:38 |
Master | CHESS 18421 |
Producer | Esmond Edwards |
Engineer | Malcolm Chisholm |
First release on 45rpm | Tulane b/w Have Mercy Judge (CHESS 2090, USA, 1970-03) |
First release on album | Back Home (CHESS LP 1550, USA, 1970-11) |
Untitled Instrumental (1969) (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1969 Recording
Chuck Berry | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | organ |
Phil Upchurch | bass |
unknown | drums |
Robert "Bob" Baldori | harmonica |
Length | 4:46 |
Producer | Esmond Edwards |
Engineer | Malcolm Chisholm |
First release on album | Have Mercy (Hip-O Select B0013790-02, USA, 2010-02) |
My Ding-A-Ling | Ding-A-Ling
(Dave Bartholomew, Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1969 Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano, chorus |
Phil Upchurch | bass, chorus |
unknown | drums |
Robert "Bob" Baldori | harmonica, chorus |
Length | 3:42 |
Master | CHESS 18556 |
Producer | Esmond Edwards |
Engineer | Malcolm Chisholm |
First release on album | Have Mercy (Hip-O Select B0013790-02, USA, 2010-02) |
Gun (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
Chuck Berry | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | organ |
Phil Upchurch | bass |
unknown | drums |
Robert "Bob" Baldori | harmonica |
Length | 2:44 |
Master | CHESS 18597 |
Producer | Esmond Edwards |
Engineer | Malcolm Chisholm |
First release on album | Back Home (CHESS LP 1550, USA, 1970-11) |
Gun (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, fast alt. take
Chuck Berry | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | organ |
Phil Upchurch | bass |
unknown | drums |
Robert "Bob" Baldori | harmonica |
Length | 2:07 |
Producer | Esmond Edwards |
Engineer | Malcolm Chisholm |
First release on album | Have Mercy (Hip-O Select B0013790-02, USA, 2010-02) |
Gun (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, slow alt. take
Chuck Berry | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | organ |
Phil Upchurch | bass |
unknown | drums |
Robert "Bob" Baldori | harmonica |
Length | 2:38 |
Producer | Esmond Edwards |
Engineer | Malcolm Chisholm |
First release on album | Have Mercy (Hip-O Select B0013790-02, USA, 2010-02) |
That's None Of Your Business
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
Chuck Berry | vocal, 2nd vocal, guitar |
Lafayette Leake | organ |
Phil Upchurch | bass |
unknown | drums |
Robert "Bob" Baldori | harmonica |
Length | 2:18 |
Producer | Esmond Edwards |
Engineer | Malcolm Chisholm |
First release on album | Have Mercy (Hip-O Select B0013790-02, USA, 2010-02) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Roll Over Beethoven
(Chuck Berry)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 2:43 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
School Day | Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll | Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell | School Days
(Chuck Berry)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 1:56 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Sweet Little Sixteen | Surfin' USA
(Chuck Berry)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 2:42 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Everyday I Have The Blues
(Aaron Sparks)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 4:01 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Baby What You Want Me To Do
(Jimmy Reed)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Ingrid G. Berry | vocal |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 3:32 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Around And Around | 'Round and 'Round
(Chuck Berry)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 2:20 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Maybellene | Come Back Maybellene | Mabellene | Maybelline
(Chuck Berry)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 2:27 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Rock And Roll Music
(Chuck Berry)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 1:30 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Johnny B. Goode | Go, Johnny Go!
(Chuck Berry)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Keith Richards | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 5:48 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
Shortened
Length | 5:04 |
First release on album | Keith Richards - Bloody Red Rooster (Bad Girl Songs CDJ3, IT, 1992) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
It Hurts Me Too
(Hudson Whittaker)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Keith Richards | guitar |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 5:24 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
Shortened
Length | 4:58 |
First release on album | Keith Richards - Bloody Red Rooster (Bad Girl Songs CDJ3, IT, 1992) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Flying Home (instrumental)
(Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Keith Richards | guitar (prob.) |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 2:55 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Reelin' And Rockin' | Reeling And Rocking | Reelin', Rockin' and Rollin'
(Chuck Berry)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Keith Richards | guitar (prob.) |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 4:00 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
House Lights | Turn On The Houselights
(Chuck Berry)
live 1986 Chicago
Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
Keith Richards | guitar (prob.) |
Lafayette Leake | piano |
Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
Casey Jones | drums |
Length | 5:14 |
Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
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