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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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Ebbie Hardy
Maybellene | Come Back Maybellene | Mabellene | Maybelline
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Leonard Chess | maracas (poss.) |
| Jerome Green | maracas (poss.) |
| Length | 2:18 |
| Master | CHESS 7844 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Maybellene b/w Wee Wee Hours (CHESS 1604, USA, 1955-07) |
| First release on album | Rock Rock Rock (CHESS LP 1425, USA, 1956-12) |
Audience dubbed (CHESS)
| Length | 2:18 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
Audience dubbed (DEJA VU)
| Length | 2:18 |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
DJ dubbed
| George "Jumpin'" Oxford | DJ talk (overdub) |
| Length | 2:18 |
| First release on album | Cruisin' 1955 (Increase INCM 2000, USA, 1972-01) |
Wee Wee Hours | In the Wee Wee Hours
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS 1955 Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 3:01 |
| Master | CHESS 7845 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Maybellene b/w Wee Wee Hours (CHESS 1604, USA, 1955-07) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
Thirty Days | Fourty Days | Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano, chorus |
| Willie Dixon | double bass, chorus |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums, chorus |
| Leonard Chess | maracas (poss.) |
| Jerome Green | maracas (poss.) |
| Length | 2:23 |
| Master | CHESS 7898 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Thirty Days b/w Together (CHESS 1610, USA, 1955-09) |
| First release on album | Rock Rock Rock (CHESS LP 1425, USA, 1956-12) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:21 |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
Together (We Will Always Be) | Together We Will Always Be
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 2:34 |
| Master | CHESS 7899 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Thirty Days b/w Together (CHESS 1610, USA, 1955-09) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
You Can't Catch Me
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano (poss.) |
| Otis Spann | piano (poss.) |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 2:42 |
| Master | CHESS 7951 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | You Can't Catch Me b/w Havana Moon (CHESS 1645, USA, 1956-11) |
| First release on album | Rock Rock Rock (CHESS LP 1425, USA, 1956-12) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:40 |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
Rolli Polli | Roly Poly (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano (poss.) |
| Otis Spann | piano (poss.) |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 2:48 |
| Master | CHESS 7952 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
Berry Pickin' (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Otis Spann | piano (poss.) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano (poss.) |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | maracas |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Master | CHESS 7953 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | School Day b/w Deep Feeling (re-issue with incorrect flip side) (CHESS CH-1653, USA, ca. 1967) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
The Down Bound Train | Downbound Train
(John Andrew Howell, Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 2:48 |
| Master | CHESS 7954 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | No Money Down b/w Downbound Train (CHESS 1615, USA, 1955-12) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
No Money Down
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano (poss.) |
| Otis Spann | piano (poss.) |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 2:54 |
| Master | CHESS 7955 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | No Money Down b/w Downbound Train (CHESS 1615, USA, 1955-12) |
| First release on album | After School Session (CHESS LP 1426, USA, 1957-05) |
I've Changed | Changed
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano (poss.) |
| Otis Spann | piano (poss.) |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 3:06 |
| 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) |
Upchuck | Blue On Blue (Upchuck) (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Otis Spann | piano (poss.) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano (poss.) |
| Willie Dixon | double bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 3:02 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
Campus Cookie
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | organ |
| Carey Enlow | tenor saxophone |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 2:05 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-39066 |
| First release on album | From St. Louie to Frisco (Mercury 836 073-2, USA, 1989-06) |
Mum's The Word
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Carey Enlow | tenor saxophone |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| Length | 1:30 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-39067 |
| First release on album | From St. Louie to Frisco (Mercury 61176, USA, 1968-10) |
My Tambourine
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Carey Enlow | tenor saxophone |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:16 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-39068 |
| First release on album | From St. Louie to Frisco (Mercury 61176, USA, 1968-10) |
Laugh And Cry
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
Original Mono mix
| Length | 2:28 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-39069 |
| First release on 45rpm | Club Nitty Gritty b/w Laugh and Cry (Mercury 72643, USA, 1966-11) |
Original Stereo mix
| Length | 2:28 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-39069 |
| First release on album | From St. Louie to Frisco (Mercury 836 073-2, USA, 1989-06) |
Maybellene | Come Back Maybellene | Mabellene | Maybelline
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | organ |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:32 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38879 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:32 |
| First release on 45rpm | Maybelline b/w Roll Over Beethoven (Philco-Ford HP-34, USA, 1967) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
School Day | Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll | Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell | School Days
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:33 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38881 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:33 |
| First release on 45rpm | Memphis, Tennessee b/w School Day (Mercury C-30144, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
DJ dubbed
| Joe Niagara | DJ talk |
| Length | 2:35 |
| First release on album | Cruisin' 1957 (Increase INCM 2002, USA, 1970-06) |
Sweet Little Sixteen | Surfin' USA
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:12 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38882 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:12 |
| First release on 45rpm | Sweet Little Sixteen b/w Maybellene (Mercury C-30143, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:12 |
| First release on album | Rock 'n' Roll ! (Fontana SFL 13120, UK, 1969) |
Audience added to end
| + | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:16 |
| First release on album | On Stage (On Stage OS 007, EEC, 1991) |
Johnny B. Goode | Go, Johnny Go!
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Carey Enlow | tenor saxophone |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:45 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38883 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:45 |
| First release on 45rpm | Johnny B. Goode b/w Rock & Roll Music (Mercury C-30146, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
shortened
| Length | 2:39 |
| First release on album | On Stage (On Stage OS 007, EEC, 1991) |
Memphis, Tennessee | Long Distance Telephone
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:06 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38884 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:06 |
| First release on 45rpm | Memphis, Tennessee b/w School Day (Mercury C-30144, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
Roll Over Beethoven
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:02 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38885 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:02 |
| First release on 45rpm | Maybelline b/w Roll Over Beethoven (Philco-Ford HP-34, USA, 1967) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
shortened
| Length | 1:45 |
| First release on album | On Stage (On Stage OS 007, EEC, 1991) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:02 |
| First release on album | Rock 'n' Roll ! (Fontana SFL 13120, UK, 1969) |
DJ dubbed
| Robin Seymour | DJ talk (overdub) |
| Length | 2:00 |
| First release on album | Cruisin' 1956 (Increase INCM 2001, USA, 1970-06) |
Rock And Roll Music
(Chuck Berry)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Quincy Macon | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Carey Enlow | tenor saxophone |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Ebbie Hardy | drums |
| unknown | tambourine |
| Length | 2:31 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-38886 |
| Producer | Chuck Berry |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Stereo] (Mercury MG-21103/SR-61103, USA, 1967-03) |
Mono fold-down
| Length | 2:31 |
| First release on 45rpm | Johnny B. Goode b/w Rock & Roll Music (Mercury C-30146, USA, 1972) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits [Mono] (Mercury 124.033 MDL, France, 1967) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:33 |
| First release on album | Rock 'n' Roll ! (Fontana SFL 13120, UK, 1969) |
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