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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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Let It Rock
| words and music by | E. Anderson (Chuck Berry) |
| also known as | Rockin' On The Railroad | on Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
CHESS Recording, without overdub
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 1:53 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 2 (CHESS 60023, USA, 1973-02) |
27. and 29. 7. 1959 (CHESS Records)
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Reggie Boyd | electric bass |
| Fred Below | drums |
| Length | 1:42 |
| Master | CHESS 9632 |
| 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) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 1:42 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08) |
25. 10. 1963 Set 2 (The Walled Lake Casino, Walled Lake, Michigan, USA)
live 1963 Walled Lake, Friday Set 2
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Joe Hunter | piano |
| Henry "Hank" Cosby | tenor saxophone |
| Thomas "Beans" Bowles | baritone saxophone |
| James Jamerson | bass |
| William "Benny" Benjamin (Papa Zita) | drums |
| Length | 3:42 |
| First release on album | Rock And Roll Music (Bear Family BCD 17273 PL, D, 2014-10) |
25. 10. 1963 Set 2 (The Walled Lake Casino, Walled Lake, Michigan, USA)
live 1963 Walled Lake, Friday Set 2
as part of the medley
Medley: Goodnight Sweetheart/Johnny B Goode/Let It Rock/Rock & Roll Music
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Joe Hunter | piano |
| Henry "Hank" Cosby | tenor saxophone |
| Thomas "Beans" Bowles | baritone saxophone |
| James Jamerson | bass |
| William "Benny" Benjamin (Papa Zita) | drums |
| Length | 6:31 |
| First release on album | Rock And Roll Music (Bear Family BCD 17273 PL, D, 2014-10) |
26. 10. 1963 Set 1 (The Walled Lake Casino, Walled Lake, Michigan, USA)
live 1963 Walled Lake, Saturday Set 1
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Joe Hunter | piano |
| Henry "Hank" Cosby | tenor saxophone |
| Thomas "Beans" Bowles | baritone saxophone |
| James Jamerson | bass |
| William "Benny" Benjamin (Papa Zita) | drums |
| Length | 1:57 |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
26. 10. 1963 Set 2 (The Walled Lake Casino, Walled Lake, Michigan, USA)
live 1963 Walled Lake, Saturday Set 2
as part of the medley
Medley: Goodnight Sweetheart/Johnny B Goode/Let It Rock/School Day
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Joe Hunter | piano |
| Henry "Hank" Cosby | tenor saxophone |
| Thomas "Beans" Bowles | baritone saxophone |
| James Jamerson | bass |
| William "Benny" Benjamin (Papa Zita) | drums |
| Length | 10:56 |
| First release on album | You Never Can Tell (Hip-O Select B0012465-02, USA, 2009-02) |
4. 11. 1965 (Broadcast: 20. 11. 1965) (ORTF 1)
live 1965 Montrouge
as part of the medley
Let It Rock / Bonsoir Chérie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar |
| Paul Rakotonirana | piano |
| Francis Darizcuren | bass |
| Willy Lewis (William Taïeb) | drums |
| Length | 4:56 |
| First release on album | Live! Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club - 1981 (Rough 40147, 2018-03) |
27. 10. 1966 (Mercury Records)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Eugene Washington | drums |
| Length | 1:52 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-39171 |
| First release on album | Rock! Rock! Rock 'n' Roll! (Mercury 6463 044, Germany, 1980) |
18. 3. 1967 (Bill Graham archive)
live 18 Mar. 1967 San Francisco
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Steve Miller | guitar |
| Jim Peterman | keyboards |
| Lonnie Turner | bass |
| Tim Davis | drums |
| Length | 3:48 |
| First release on album | Check Me Out! (Crying Steel CSR02, EU, 2014) |
26. 12. 1967 (Bill Graham archive)
live 26 Dec. 1967 San Francisco
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| James "Curly" Cooke | guitar |
| Jim Peterman | organ |
| Lonnie Turner | bass |
| Tim Davis | drums |
| Length | 4:58 |
| First release on album | Check Me Out! (Crying Steel CSR02, EU, 2014) |
29. 12. 1967 (Bill Graham archive)
live 29 Dec. 1967 San Francisco
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| James "Curly" Cooke | guitar |
| Jim Peterman | organ |
| Lonnie Turner | bass |
| Tim Davis | drums |
| Length | 4:44 |
| First release on album | Check Me Out! (Crying Steel CSR02, EU, 2014) |
live 1972 Bremen
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Jimmy Campbell | guitar |
| Mick Snow | piano |
| Billy Kinsley | bass |
| Dave Harrison | drums |
| Other notable release | The Lost Broadcasts (Gonzo Multimedia HST056DVD, D, 2012-03) |
live 1972 BBC
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Jimmy Campbell | guitar |
| Mick Snow | piano |
| Billy Kinsley | bass |
| Dave Harrison | drums |
| Length | 4:48 |
| Producer | Stanley Dorfman for BBC Television |
| First release on album | Six Two Five (Driving Wheel LP-1001, UK, 1972) |
| Other notable release | Live at the BBC (ZitRock ZR-DVD-CHB-16-03, US, 2016) |
5. 8. 1972 (Empire Stadium, London, UK)
live 1972 Wembley
as part of the medley
Let It Rock / Carol / Little Queenie
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Terry Clemson | guitar |
| John Earl | saxophone |
| Jimmy Walls | bass |
| Les Warren | drums |
| Length | 5:16 |
| First release on album | The London Rock And Roll Show (TKO Magnum Force CDMF-105, UK, 2001) |
19. 5. 1977 (De Zandkuil Open Air Theatre, Lochem, The Netherlands)
live 1977 Lochem
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Steve Bloomfield | guitar |
| Rusty Lupton | piano |
| Fred Poke | bass |
| Wild Bob Burgos | drums |
| Length | 8:18 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Meets Matchbox (Promised Land Record PL 92 1977, D, 1994) |
21. 5. 1977 (Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany)
live 1977 Hamburg
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Sandy Ford | guitar |
| Nigel "Niggsy" Owen | guitar |
| Jacko Buddin | piano |
| Pete Pritchard | bass |
| Terry Earl | drums |
| Length | 2:50 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Rock'n'Roll Party with The Flying Saucers (Driving Wheel C 7788, EU, 1988) |
29. 4. 1981 (Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan)
live 29 Apr. 1981 Tokyo
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Shigeru Narumo | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Tsutomu Maki | drums |
| Length | 4:39 |
| Other notable release | Tokyo 1981-04-29 YouTube |
21. 2. 1982 (Ritz Club, New York City, NY, USA)
live 1982 New York
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar, piano, tenor saxophone, bass, drums |
| Length | 5:47 |
| Producer | The Vinyl Rat |
| First release on album | Let It Rock ! (Let It Rock ! (Bootleg), EU, 1986) |
Summer 1982 (Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA)
live 1982 Hollywood
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Richie Zito | guitar |
| William Smith | piano |
| James Horn | saxophone |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Willie Orneals | drums |
| Length | 5:36 |
| First release on album | Original Legend Versions (Mandarim MR-03978, IE, 1996) |
3. 9. 1983 (Rock'n'Roll Spectacular, Wirrina Sports Stadium, Peterborough, UK)
live 1983 Peterborough
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Billy Peek | guitar |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Graham Hollingworth | drums |
| Length | 2:47 |
| Producer | Nigel Molden |
| First release on album | Live On Stage (Magnum Force CDMF 092, UK, 1994) |
24. 7. 1987 (Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland)
live 1987 Nyon
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| George French | bass |
| Herman Jackson | drums |
| Length | 3:49 |
| First release on album | Sweet, Sweet Rock And Roll (Discourios DIS-124CD, D, 1992) |
31. 12. 1988 (Palladium Theater, New York City, NY, USA)
live 1988 Palladium
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar, piano, bass, drums |
| Length | 3:37 |
| First release on album | The Sheik Of Chicago (Smashing Pumpkin Records PMK-1126, EU, 2016) |
12. 8. 1989 (Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan)
live 1989 Yokohama
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar, piano, bass, drums |
| Length | 4:26 |
| First release on album | New Gigs '89 (Private Masters PM047/48/49/50) |
7. 2005 - 1. 2006 (Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Missouri, US)
live 2005/2006 St. Louis
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Charles Jr. "Butch" Berry | 2nd guitar |
| Robert Lohr | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Keith Robinson | drums |
| Ingrid G. Berry | harmonica |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Producer | David Torretta |
| Engineer | Jeremy Lutito / Logan Matheny |
| First release on album | Live From Blueberry Hill (Dualtone 803020224124, US, 2021-12) |
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