The Chuck Berry Database
Index to Chuck Berry recording sessions

The Chuck Berry Database contains the most accurate and up to date information about the recordings of Chuck Berry.

Fred Rothwell: Long Distance Information Morten Reff: Chuck Berry International Directory Vol. 1 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.

All Songs — All Sessions — All Musicians

Chuck Berry Recording Sessions

The 1950sThe 1960sThe 1970sThe 1980sThe 1990sThe 2000s

All Chuck Berry sessions:

13. 8. 1954 (Ballad Records)

21. 5. 1955 (CHESS Records)

9. 1955 (CHESS Records)

20. 12. 1955 (CHESS Records)

19. 4. 1956 (CHESS Records)

Broadcast: 28. 8. 1956 (CBS Radio)

29. 10. 1956 (CHESS Records)

15. 12. 1956 (CHESS Records)

6. or 15. 5. 1957 (CHESS Records)

29./30. 12. 1957 (CHESS Records)

6. 1. 1958 (CHESS Records)

28. 2. 1958 (CHESS Records)

12. 6. 1958 (CHESS Records)

5. 7. 1958 (Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)

26. 9. 1958 (CHESS Records)

9. 1958 (CHESS Records)

19. 11. 1958 (CHESS Records)

17. 2. 1959 (CHESS Records)

27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)

12. 2. 1960 (CHESS Records)

15. 2. 1960 (overdub prob. 12. 4. 1960) (CHESS Records)

29. 3. 1960 (CHESS Records)

12. 4. 1960 (CHESS Records)

19. 1. 1961 (CHESS Records)

3. 8. 1961 (CHESS Records)

25. 10. 1963 Set 1 (The Walled Lake Casino, Walled Lake, Michigan, USA)

25. 10. 1963 Set 2 (The Walled Lake Casino, Walled Lake, Michigan, USA)

26. 10. 1963 Set 1 (The Walled Lake Casino, Walled Lake, Michigan, USA)

26. 10. 1963 Set 2 (The Walled Lake Casino, Walled Lake, Michigan, USA)

7., 8. & 9. 1. 1964 (CHESS Records)

20. 2. 1964 (CHESS Records)

26. 3. 1964 (CHESS Records)

4. 1964 (CHESS Records)

11. 5. 1964 (BBC Radio)

16. 8. 1964 (CHESS Records)

16. 12. 1964 (CHESS Records)

9. 1. 1965 (CHESS Records)

31. 1. 1965 (CHESS Records)

1. 2. 1965 (BBC Radio)

6. 2. 1965 (R.T.B. TV)

31. 7. 1965 (CHESS Records)

1. 9. 1965 (CHESS Records)

2. 9. 1965 (CHESS Records)

3. 9. 1965 (CHESS Records)

4. 11. 1965 (Broadcast: 20. 11. 1965) (ORTF 1)

13. 4. 1966 (CHESS Records)

20. 9. 1966 (Mercury Records)

21. 9. 1966 (Mercury Records)

26. 10. 1966 (Mercury Records)

27. 10. 1966 (Mercury Records)

18. 3. 1967 (Bill Graham archive)

21. 3. 1967 (Mercury Records)

22. 3. 1967 (Mercury Records)

23. 3. 1967 (Mercury Records)

27. 6. 1967 (Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA)

29. 6. 1967 (Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA)

1967 (YMCA)

21. 12. 1967 (Mercury Records)

26. 12. 1967 (Bill Graham archive)

29. 12. 1967 (Bill Graham archive)

1. 7. 1968 (Mercury Records)

1. 1969 (Mercury Records)

13. 9. 1969 (Toronto Rock'n'Roll Revival, Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

21. 11. 1969 (CHESS Records)

22. 11. 1969 (CHESS Records)

22. 12. 1969 (CHESS Records)

27. 4. 1970 (CHESS Records)

ca. 7. 1970 (CHESS Records)

8. - 12. 1. 1971 (CHESS Records)

3. 2. 1972 (Lanchester Arts Festival, Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, UK)

5. 2. 1972 (CHESS Records)

16. 2. 1972 (CBS TV)

24. 3. 1972 (Radio Bremen TV)

29. 3. 1972 (BBC TV)

16. 6. 1972 (Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Pavilion, Montreux, Switzerland)

5. 8. 1972 (Empire Stadium, London, UK)

10. 1972 (unknown studio, unknown location, USA)

2. 11. 1972 (ABC TV)

1. 3. 1973 (CHESS Records)

30./31. 5. 1973 (CHESS Records)

Broadcast: 12. 10. 1973 (NBC TV)

26. 8. 1974 (CHESS Records)

27. 8. 1974 (CHESS Records)

28. 8. 1974 (CHESS Records)

29. 8. 1974 (CHESS Records)

10. 1974 (Dr Pepper company)

1975 (NAPRA Association)

19. 5. 1977 (De Zandkuil Open Air Theatre, Lochem, The Netherlands)

21. 5. 1977 (Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany)

late 1977 (Paramount movie "American Hot Wax")

14. 2. 1979 (ATCO Records)

15. 2. 1979 (ATCO Records)

Broadcast date: 18.-20. 1. 1980 (NBC radio)

1. 9. 1980 (KISW Radio)

Broadcast: 15. 10. 1980 (John Davidson TV Show, unknown location, USA)

17. 1. 1981 (Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club, Reseda, California, USA)

27. 4. 1981 (Shinjuku Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan)

29. 4. 1981 (Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan)

21. 2. 1982 (Ritz Club, New York City, NY, USA)

Broadcast: week of 20. 5. 1982 (RKO radio)

7. 8. 1982 (Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama, Japan)

Summer 1982 (Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA)

3. 9. 1983 (Rock'n'Roll Spectacular, Wirrina Sports Stadium, Peterborough, UK)

15. 10. 1983 (Sam's Town Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)

25. 10. 1985 (HBO TV)

6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)

8. 10. 1986 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")

10.-14. 10. 1986 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")

16. 10. 1986 Show 1 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")

17. 10. 1986 Show 2 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")

24. 7. 1987 (Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland)

Broadcast: 5. 11. 1987 ("The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", NBC Studios, Burbank, California, USA)

Broadcast date: 17. 10. 1988 (Unistar radio)

31. 12. 1988 (Palladium Theater, New York City, NY, USA)

12. 8. 1989 (Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan)

1994 (EPIC Records)

2. 9. 1995 (HBO TV)

1999 (KMOX radio)

1991-2001 and beyond (Dualtone)

ca. 10. 2001 (House of Blues Radio Interview, unknown location, USA)

2004 (Independence Air company)

7. 2005 - 1. 2006 (Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Missouri, US)

14. 12. 2005 (Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Missouri, US)

14. 6. 2008 (Mabee Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA)

 

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