One of the inventors of Rock n Roll, Chuck Berry
Personal photos and stories, plus links to Chuck's world. This photo by the author with a cell phone camera. Chuck Berry created much of the vocabulary of Rock and Roll, from guitar riffs to song styles.
Hail! Hail! Rock N' Roll
I was there!
Yes, I was there for part of the filming of this remarkable view of Check Berry. Specifically, I was at the second show in St. Louis' marvelous Fox Theater. The experience of attending the filming was certainly part agony and part ecstasy, what with having to wait outside in the cold for about four hours before they let us in, since a second (earlier) show was added after the first one sold out. There were a lot of musical highlights, however, and many of these plus much more, was captured in the final film, a startlingly frank look at the life and music of Chuck Berry.
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Keith Richards' gift to the world
As far as I can tell, there is footage in the original cut that can't be found in the 4-disc collectors edition, though of course the reverse is true, and maybe I just haven't absorbed the whole 4-disc set enough yet... Anyway, being a bit obsessive about music, I've enjoyed both versions of Hail! Hail! Rock N' Roll, and also enjoyed The Search for Robert Johnson. Kudos to Keith Richards for his role in getting Chuck's music documented with good sound and a top band, and for trying to get Chuck to take his own music more seriously. Revelatory is the obvious word for these films, but they are also fun and fascinating.
iTunes
Chuck Berry - some of his great songs
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Particular Place to Go | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry: The Anthology | |
| Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Rock Songbook | |
| Route 66 | Chuck Berry | Cars (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | |
| Maybellene | Chuck Berry | His Best, Vol. 1 | |
| Memphis | Chuck Berry | His Best, Vol. 1 | |
| Roll over Beethoven | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry: The Anthology | |
| You Never Can Tell | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry: The Anthology | |
| You Never Can Tell (1964 Single Version) [Mono] | Chuck Berry | Pulp Fiction (Music from the Motion Picture) | |
| Rock and Roll Music (1958) | Chuck Berry | The Definitive Collection (Single Version) | |
| School Days | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry: The Anthology | |
| No Particular Place to Go | Chuck Berry | The Definitive Collection (Single Version) | |
| Maybellene | Chuck Berry | The Definitive Collection (Single Version) | |
| School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell) | Chuck Berry | The Definitive Collection (Single Version) | |
| Sweet Little Sixteen | Chuck Berry | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck Berry |
All Chuck Berry, all the time
- Chuck! A classic Photo from Show-Me Arts
- A photo from the Missouri Show-Me Arts Facebook site. Chuck still lives near St. Louis, Missouri and performs once a month at Blueberry Hill.
- Chuck Berry Concert (Chuck is 82) copyright.James K. Bashkin | Gather
- Aug 07, 2009 Photos from 12/13/08, a concert at The Pageant, St. Louis, MO. Olympus C7000, raw mode, processed in Picassa. No flash or large cameras were allowed, so I didn't bring one. Imagine my frustration when I saw a friend with an SLR and tripod! The one time I play by the rules...
Chuck Berry on CD
The Chess Box, three CDs from Chuck Berry's two stints on Chess Records
Chuck Berry (Chess Box)
Amazon Price: $28.76 (as of 05/26/2012)
Chuck is best known to the general public for the "Great Twenty-eight," his radio hits, but he is a prolific composer who works within a much wider range of musical styles than many realize. The Chess boxed set gives us access to many of his other classics, such as "Wee Wee Hours," a B-side to a single, and some covers of other composers material, including Guitar Slim's blues classic, "The Things I Used To Do."
Key compilations of Chuck Berry's music
Hit songs on CD including The Great 28
, while a slightly more comprehensive and also remastered collection is the Definitive Collection
and another favorite compilation is 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck Berry.
The Great 28
1. Maybellene
2. 30 Days
3. You Can't Catch Me
4. Too Much Monkey Business
5. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
6. Roll Over Beethoven
7. Havana Moon
8. School Days
9. Rock And Roll Music
10. Oh Baby Doll
11. Reelin' And Rockin'
12. Sweet Little Sixteen
13. Johnny B. Goode
14. Around And Around
15. Carol
16. Beautiful Delilah
17. Memphis
18. Sweet Little Rock And Roller
19. Little Queenie
20. Almost Grown
21. Back In The USA
22. Let It Rock
23. Bye Bye Johnny
24. I'm Talking About You
25. Come On
26. Nadine
27. No Particular Place To Go
28. I Want To Be Your Driver
YouTube of Chuck Berry
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Roots of Rock & Roll by THE MARATHONS, THE SENSATIONS, CHUCK BERRY AND MANY MORE 22 TRACKS TRANSFERED FROM THE ORIGINAL CHESS MASTERS BOBBY CHARLES
TRACKS: JACKIE BRENSTON AND HIS DELTA KINGS-ROCKET more...1 point
Nineteen Fitey Eight Still Rockin' by Jerry Lee Lewis, The Johnny Otis Show, The Platters, Chuck Willis, The Chordettes Various Arists, Ritchie Valens, Fats Domino, Robert and Johnny, The Crickets The Danleers, Buddy Holly, The Olympics, The Shields, Dio
22 Tracks: 1)High School Confidential - Jerry Lee more...1 point
Nineteen Fiftey Four- Nineteen Fiftey Five by Bill Haley, Drifters, Moonglows, The Cadillacs, Bo Diddley, Various Artists, Smiley Lewis, The Midnighters, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, LaVern Baker The Spaniels, Johnny Ace, Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, Etta Jam
Rock around the clock (Bill Haley and the Comets) more...0 points
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