The Average White Band are a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick Up the Pieces",and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett. They have influenced others,such as the Brand New Heavies,and been sampled by various musicians,including the Beastie Boys,Public Enemy,TLC,The Beatnuts,Too Short,Ice Cube,Eric B. &Rakim,Nas,A Tribe Called Quest,Christina Milian,and Arrested Development,making them the 15th most sampled act in history.
ELO 2 is the second studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO),released in 1973. In the US,the album was released as Electric Light Orchestra II. It was the band's last album to be released by the Harvest label,the last on which the band used the definite article The in their name,and the one that introduced their abbreviated name 'ELO'.
"Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician Chuck Berry,written and sung by Berry in 1958. Released as a single in 1958,it peaked at number two on the Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre-Hot 100 chart. The song remains a staple of rock music.
"My Ding-a-Ling" is a novelty song written and recorded by Dave Bartholomew. It was covered by Chuck Berry in 1972 and became his only number-one Billboard Hot 100 single in the United States. Later that year,a longer version was included on the album The London Chuck Berry Sessions. Guitarist Onnie McIntyre and drummer Robbie McIntosh,who later formed the Average White Band,played on the single,along with Nic Potter of Van der Graaf Generator on bass.
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.
"School Days" is a rock-and-roll song written and recorded by Chuck Berry and released by Chess Records as a single in March 1957 and on the LP After School Session two months later. It is one of his best-known songs and is often considered a rock-and-roll anthem.
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions is an album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf released in 1971 on Chess Records,and on Rolling Stones Records in Britain. It was one of the first super session blues albums,setting a blues master among famous musicians from the second generation of rock and roll,in this case Eric Clapton,Steve Winwood,Charlie Watts,and Bill Wyman. It peaked at #79 on the Billboard 200.
Hard Again is a studio album by American blues singer Muddy Waters. Released on January 10,1977,it was the first of his albums produced by Johnny Winter. Hard Again was Waters's first album on Blue Sky Records after leaving Chess Records and was well received by critics.
"Wang Dang Doodle" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon. Music critic Mike Rowe calls it a party song in an urban style with its massive,rolling,exciting beat. It was first recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960 and released by Chess Records in 1961. In 1965,Dixon and Leonard Chess persuaded Koko Taylor to record it for Checker Records,a Chess subsidiary. Taylor's rendition quickly became a hit,reaching number thirteen on the Billboard R&B chart and number 58 on the pop chart. "Wang Dang Doodle" became a blues standard and has been recorded by various artists. Taylor's version was added to the United States National Recording Registry in 2023.
I Am the Blues is the sixth studio Chicago blues album released in 1970 by the well-known bluesman Willie Dixon. It is also the title of Dixon's autobiography,edited by Don Snowden.
Chuck Berry's Golden Decade is a compilation of music by Chuck Berry,released in three volumes in 1967,1973,and 1974. Covering the decade from 1955 to 1964,each volume consists of a two-LP set of 24 songs recorded by Berry. The first volume reached number 72 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. The second volume peaked at number 110. The third volume,which included only two hit singles among its tracks,did not chart.
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man" is a rock and roll song written and recorded by Chuck Berry,originally released by Chess Records in September 1956 as the B-side of "Too Much Monkey Business." It was also included on Berry's 1957 debut album,After School Session. The song title was also used as the title of a biography of Berry.
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.
Show Your Hand is the first album by Scottish funk band Average White Band,likely recorded at RG Jones Recording Studios,Wimbledon,London,and released in 1973 by MCA Records. After the success of AWB,the album was re-issued in 1975 with a new title,Put It Where You Want It,a different opening track and new cover artwork. The re-issued version finally made it to the Billboard Top 200,peaking at No. 39,and No. 69 in Canada.
The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. is the debut studio album by American country artist Donna Fargo. The album was released in May 1972 on Dot Records and was produced by Fargo's husband and manager Stan Silver. The album's title track became Fargo's first major hit and a crossover Country pop hit,reaching #1 on the Billboard country chart and the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single entitled "Funny Face" had similar success the same year. The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. is Donna Fargo's highest-selling album in the United States.
Fathers and Sons is the seventh studio album by the American blues musician Muddy Waters,released as a double LP by Chess Records in August 1969.
The Session...Recorded in London with Great Artists is a double album by Jerry Lee Lewis released on Mercury Records in 1973. It was recorded in London and features Lewis teaming up with British musicians,including Peter Frampton and Albert Lee.
Chuck is the eponymous twentieth and final studio album by American rock and roll singer and guitarist Chuck Berry,released in June 2017. Berry died between the announcement of its recording on his 90th birthday in October 2016 and its release. It posthumously became his first UK Top 10 chart entry since 1977,debuting at No. 9. This is the first Berry studio album to be released in almost four decades. It was positively received by critics who considered it a return to form and a poignant last statement.
Jeffrey M. Carp was an American blues harmonica player. He was best known for his work with Muddy Waters,John Lee Hooker,and Howlin' Wolf. He played harmonica on numerous charting blues albums. He was also for a period of time,a side man in Earl Hooker's band.
