Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an American singer,guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll",he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive with songs such as "Maybellene" (1955),"Roll Over Beethoven" (1956),"Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958). Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism,and developing a music style that included guitar solos and showmanship,Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music.
The Sun Sessions is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley,issued by RCA Records in 1976. The album contains Presley's earliest commercial recordings,made in Memphis,Tennessee for Sun Records in 1954 and 1955. RCA issued the album in the UK in 1975 under the title The Sun Collection. The album features liner notes by Roy Carr of the New Musical Express. The Sun Sessions features most of the tracks Elvis recorded for Sun Records and produced by Sam Phillips,the head of Sun Studios. The Sun Sessions reached number two on the Billboard Country Albums and number 1 on the Cashbox Country Albums charts.
The origins of rock and roll are complex. Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in the United States in the early to mid-1950s. It derived most directly from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s,which itself developed from earlier blues,the beat-heavy jump blues,boogie woogie,up-tempo jazz,and swing music. It was also influenced by gospel,country and western,and traditional folk music. Rock and roll in turn provided the main basis for the music that,since the mid-1960s,has been generally known simply as rock music.
"Maybellene" is a rock and roll song by American artist Chuck Berry,adapted in part from the Western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red". Released in 1955,Berry’s song tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance,the lyrics describing a man driving a V8 Ford and chasing his unfaithful girlfriend in her Cadillac Coupe DeVille. It was released in July 1955 as a single by Chess Records,of Chicago,Illinois. Berry's first hit,"Maybellene" is considered a pioneering rock and roll song. Rolling Stone magazine wrote of it,"Rock &roll guitar starts here." The record was an early instance of the complete rock and roll package:youthful subject matter;a small,guitar-driven combo;clear diction;and an atmosphere of unrelenting excitement.
Anthology is a two-disc compilation album by American rock and roll musician Chuck Berry released on July 27,2000,by Chess Records. It duplicates in its entirety the previous anthology The Great Twenty-Eight ranked at No. 21 on the Rolling Stone 500 greatest all time albums list,as well as the entirety of the later Definitive Collection issued in 2006 as part of the Universal series. The album was later reissued and packaged in 2005 as part of the Universal Records Gold series,and simply retitled Gold. It charted at No. 110 in the UK Albums Chart.
One Dozen Berrys is the second studio album of Chuck Berry,released in March 1958 on Chess Records. With the exception of five new songs,"Rockin' at the Philharmonic," "Guitar Boogie," "In-Go," "How You've Changed," and "It Don't Take but a Few Minutes," and one alternate take,"Low Feeling",all tracks had been previously released on 45 rpm singles. It was also released in the United Kingdom. In 2012,Hoodoo reissued the album with Chuck Berry Is on Top on the same CD. Sheldon Recording Studio,where all of the recordings were made,was located at 2120 South Michigan Ave. in Chicago and eventually became Chess Studios.
Live at the Fillmore Auditorium is a live album by the American musician Chuck Berry. He was backed by the Steve Miller Blues Band. Berry's second live album,it was released in 1967 by Mercury Records.
Rockin' at the Hops is the fourth studio album by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry,released in July 1960 on Chess Records,catalogue LP 1448. With the exception of four tracks,"Down the Road a Piece," "Confessin' the Blues," "Betty Jean," and "Driftin' Blues," all selections had been previously released on 45 rpm singles.
The London Chuck Berry Sessions is the sixteenth studio album by Chuck Berry,and consists of studio recordings and live recordings released by Chess Records in October 1972 as LP record,8 track cartridge and audio cassette. Side one of the album consists of studio recordings,engineered by Geoff Calver;side two features three live performances recorded by the Pye Mobile Unit,engineered by Alan Perkins,on February 3,1972,at the Lanchester Arts Festival in Coventry,England. At the end of the live section,the recording includes the sounds of festival management trying in vain to get the audience to leave so that the next performers,Pink Floyd,can take the stage;the crowd begins chanting "We want Chuck!". His backing band were Onnie McIntyre (guitar),Robbie McIntosh (drums),Nic Potter (bass) and Dave Kaffinetti (piano). Both McIntosh and McIntyre would later form The Average White Band.
Chuck Berry Twist is the first compilation album by Chuck Berry,released by Chess Records in February 1962,during Berry's imprisonment. The title was an attempt to capitalize on a new dance craze,the Twist,introduced by Chubby Checker in 1960,even though none of the songs musically conformed to the Twist style. The album was reissued a year later with a new title,More Chuck Berry. An album with that title was released in the UK by Pye International Records in 1964,featuring the same cover but a completely different track listing.
I Love Rock 'n Roll is the second studio album by Joan Jett and the first with her backing band the Blackhearts. The album was recorded during the summer of 1981 and was released on November 18 of that year. Soon after the first recording sessions at Soundworks Studios,original Blackheart guitarist Eric Ambel was replaced by Ricky Byrd. It is Jett's most commercially successful album to date with over a million copies sold,largely due to the success of the title track,which was released as a single soon after the album was released.
"Rough Justice" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones that was released as a double A-side single with "Streets of Love" from their 2005 album A Bigger Bang. It is the opening track from the album. The single was released on 22 August 2005,prior to the album.
Watt is the fifth studio album by the English blues rock band Ten Years After,released in 1970. It was recorded in September 1970 except for the last track,a cover of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen",which is a recording from the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.
"Down the Road a Piece" is a boogie-woogie song written by Don Raye. In 1940,it was recorded by the Will Bradley Trio and became a top 10 hit in the closing months of the year. Called "a neat little amalgam of bluesy rhythm and vivid,catchy lyrics",the song was subsequently recorded by a variety of jazz,blues,and rock artists.
Rock 'n' Rolling Stones is a compilation album by the Rolling Stones released in 1972. It reached number 41 in the UK Albums Chart.
American rock and roll musician Chuck Berry's discography includes 20 studio albums,12 live albums,31 compilation albums,50 singles,8 EPs,and 2 soundtrack albums.
The Chess Box is a compact disc box set compilation by Chuck Berry. It is one in a series of box sets issued by MCA/Chess in the late 1980s. The Chuck Berry set is the most prominent of these,having won a Grammy Award for Best Historical Album in 1989. Berry's Chess Box was reissued on vinyl in 1990.
Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits is a set of two Christmas-themed compilation albums released by Rhino Records in 1989,each featuring ten popular Christmas recordings from 1935 to 1983,many of which charted on the Billboard record charts. Both volumes were certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S.,with the second volume being certified Platinum.
"Wee Wee Hours" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry in 1955. Originally released as the B-side of his first single,"Maybellene",it went on to become a hit,reaching number 10 in the Billboard R&B chart.
The Return of Rock is the fourth album by Jerry Lee Lewis released on the Smash label in 1965.
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