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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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Leroy C. Davis
Drifting Heart
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Vincent Pitts | trumpet |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Melvin Billups | drums |
| Length | 2:47 |
| Master | CHESS 8108 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Roll Over Beethoven b/w Drifting Heart (CHESS 1626, USA, 1956-05) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
Roll Over Beethoven
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Vincent Pitts | trumpet |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Melvin Billups | drums |
| Length | 2:21 |
| Master | CHESS 8110 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Roll Over Beethoven b/w Drifting Heart (CHESS 1626, USA, 1956-05) |
| First release on album | Rock Rock Rock (CHESS LP 1425, USA, 1956-12) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:22 |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
Too Much Monkey Business
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Vincent Pitts | trumpet |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Melvin Billups | drums |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Master | CHESS 8111 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Too Much Monkey Business b/w Brown Eyed Handsome Man (CHESS 1635, USA, 1956-09) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:51 |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
One O'Clock Jump | Chuck's Jam
(Count Basie)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 3:08 |
| Master | CHESS 9629 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | America's Hottest Wax (Reelin' 001, EU, 1979) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 3:03 |
| First release on album | Alive and Rockin' (Stack-O-Hits AG 9019, USA, 1983-05) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Broken Arrow | Never Do That Again
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, take 21
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 3:01 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Broken Arrow | Never Do That Again
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:19 |
| Master | CHESS 9631 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Broken Arrow b/w Childhood Sweetheart (CHESS 1737, USA, 1959-09) |
| First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
longer fade?
| Length | 2:28 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Too Pooped To Pop | Casey
(Roquel "Billy" Davis, Alonzo Mitchell)
CHESS Recording, take 4A
| Chuck Berry | guitar, vocal (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:35 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
Too Pooped To Pop | Casey
(Roquel "Billy" Davis, Alonzo Mitchell)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | guitar, vocal (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Leroy C. Davis | tenor saxophone |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| The Ecuadors | chorus |
| Roquel "Billy" Davis | chorus |
| Harvey Fuqua | chorus |
| Etta James | chorus |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Master | CHESS 9633 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Too Pooped to Pop b/w Let It Rock (CHESS 1747, USA, 1960-01) |
| First release on album | Rockin' at the Hops (CHESS LP 1448, USA, 1960-07) |
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) |
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