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CBID is never complete as new records and CDs appear and some old rarities are discovered. This section presents interesting additions and corrections to CBID.

Today: The more you browse the Internet, the more cover versions you find. Here's another list of artists and band playing Chuck Berry's music. [continued]
The following new entries to the Berry Covers really include several obscure Berry songs, and even a couple that have not been covered before, like “Ma Dear” and “Stop And Listen”. Enjoy.

Two more in the NO Chuck section:

Gene Latter (UK) - Sweet Little Rock And Roller (Yellowstone-Danova-Howdar) 1974

Phase III (USA) - Back In The USA (Dave Hassinger) 1969
NOTE: This is actually featured on page 1417 as a Berry cover, but it’s NOT. Sorry.

And a UK punk trio, Super Adventure Club, had an album out in 2010 called “Chalk Horror!” with a track titled In The Wee Wee Hours. Even though they thank Chuck Berry on the album this is NOT Berry’s “Wee Wee Hours”.

A & M TWO GENERATIONS (West Germany)

Alfred Fäth (bass, harmonica), Manfred Fäth (guitar, vocals, harmonica, drums) from Aschaffenburg, Bayern.

Let It Rock (2:40) 1975
Louie To Frisco (3:30) 1975

LP: Hemo [Sound Record PA-4/75] ● West Germany, 1975

Nice to find another cover of this obscure Berry track “Louie To Frisco”. See also George Thorogood, page 1559.

A-BONES (USA)

Garage rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 1984. The group originally disbanded in 1994 but reunited in 2004 and again in 2009.

Tulane (3:33) 2014 (live)

LP/CD: Ears Wide Shut [Norton Records ED/CED-93] ● USA. 2014

Recorded live at the rehearsal room on Super Bowl, 2 February 2014.

WOLFGANG BERNREUTHER, THOMAS FEINER, LEO “BUD” WELCH (Germany, Sweden, USA)

Blues musicians. Wolfgang Bernreuther [from Neumarkt, Oberpfalz, Germany] (vocals, guitar) & Leo “Bud” Welch [born 1932 in Sabougla, Mississippi; died in December 2017] (vocals, guitar), Thomas Feiner [born 1968 outside Gothenburg, Sweden] (vocals, harmonica), Tommy Gedon (guitar), Jimbo Mathus (piano), Starling Browning (guitar, vocals), Beata Kossowska (maracas), Harry Hirschmann (bass), Bronson Tew (drums)

Wee Wee Hours (4:57) 2017 (live)

LP: Don’t Let The Devil Ride [Grooveland GL-114] ● Germany, 2019
CD: Don’t Let The Devil Ride [Fenn Music FMS-2109] ● Germany, 2019

Album recorded live at Dial Back Sound, Water Valley, Mississippi, 7 & 8 June, 2017.

BOGGIE LEG (Sweden)

Johan Wigge, singer, songwriter, guitarist. He also plays harmonica. He’s joined by Anders Krusell (bass) and Stefan Wållberg (drums, vocals).

Oh What A Thrill (4:02) 2003

CD: Cut To The Bone [Blue Wig Productions WIGCD-0301] ● Sweden, 2004

BILLY BREMNER’S ROCKFILES (UK/Sweden)

Singer and guitarist Billy Bremner (see Rockpile page 1471) and Geraint Watkins (piano), in collaboration with Swedish musicians like Bonnie Löfman (guitar, vocals), Mikael Finell (bass, vocals)= The Refreshments (see page 1444), and Peder Sundahl (drums). Produced by Mikael Finell and Peder Sundahl.

Oh What A Thrill (3:58) 2018

CD: Cover It Well - A Tribute To Rockpile [Ball And Chain Records BACCD-0052018] ● Sweden, 2018

Album recorded at Studio Rock Around The Clock, Skutskär and Musikhuset, Gävle, both in Sweden.

CD: A Tribute To Rockpile - Billy Bremner For President [Kool Cat Musik PURR-2142] ● USA, 2020

Let’s Make Rockfiles Great Again. This is the same album as above but has 13 tracks instead of 12 as the Swedish one.
Released 2019 both in Spain (Folc Records FOLC-119) and Japan (Target Earth Records TE-037).

DUKES OF HAMBURG (Germany)

Beat band from Bielefeld in Germany led by singer, guitarist Thilo Pieper. Pieper was also a member of an American variant of the band in the ‘90s.

Beautiful Delilah (2:29) 1998

LP: Star-Club Show 1 [Dionysus Records ID-123346] ● USA, 1998

They have used the same album art work as the old ‘60s Twist Im Star-Club LPs as a gimmick.

Oh Baby Doll (1:42) 1999

LP: Bad Side Of July [Dionysus Records ID-123377] ● USA, 1999

Recorded at Pin Up Studios, Hayward, California, USA. The song is wrongly credited to one Petry, but it’s the Berry song all right. On this album the group was billed as The Dukes Of Hamburg III.

I’m Talking About You [as “Talkin’ ‘Bout You”] (1:54) 2016

LP: Germany’s Newest Hitmakers [Moonshake Records SHAKE-8. TFA-38] ● Germany, 2017

EXCITEMENTS (Spain)

Seven piece R&B band based in Barcelona, formed 2010. Their first single came in 2010. and so far they have 4 albums out, 2011-2021.

Back To Memphis (3:04) 2016

LP/CD: Breaking The Rule [Penniman Records PENN-006] ● Spain, 2016

A good soulful rendition with lead singer Koko Jean Davis in full blast.

SIGGI FASSL (Austria)

Blues and country singer, songwriter, guitarist. Born 1966 in Vienna. He’s also been a member of the Mojo Blues Band, a band itself also represented in the Berry covers survey.

Thirteen Question Method (2:50) 2006 (live)

CD: I Did The Same Mistake Again [Styx Records STYX CD-1037] ● Austria, 2009

Recorded live at Reigen in Vienna, 3 April 2006. This is an acoustic set with just Siggi and his guitar.

FLAMIN’ GROOVIES (USA)

See Volume 3, page 1190 for biographical info.

Around And Around (3:24) 1979 (live)
Let It Rock (3:46) 1979 (live)

LP: Vaillancourt Fountain - Justin Herman Plaza - San Francisco, CA - September 19, 1979 [Rockbeat ROC-3423] ● USA, 2018

CD: Live At The Festival Of The Sun [AIM CD-1051] ● Australia, 1994
CD: Live In Barcelona 1987 [Music Sessions MS-028] ● Spain, 2007

Recorded live at the La Merce Festival in Barcelona, Spain, 4 October 1987.

GRAFITTI SINGERS (France)

Probably studio musicians, however, may have something to do with the rock’n’roll trio Joint De Culasse, or not?

Roll Over Beethoven (2:56) 1975

2-LP: Roll Over Beethoven [Carrere 67.054] ● France, 1975

Bye Bye Johnny (3:24) 1979
Carol (3:23) 1979
Johnny B. Goode (2:32) 1979
Memphis, Tennessee (2:29) 1979
Promised Land (2:15) 1979
Reelin’ And Rockin’ (2:55) 1979
Rock And Roll Music (2:20) 1979
Roll Over Beethoven (2:30) 1979
School Day (3:02) 1979
Sweet Little Sixteen (2:50) 1979

2-LP: Rock And Roll Story [Carrere 67.326] ● France, 1979

24 songs, but except for the Berry ones there are “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Tutti Frutti”, “Twilight Time”, and “Stagger Lee”. The rest looks like originals. With 10 Berry covers on a two-album set, it could almost be considered as a tribute.
See also under Joint Du Calasse

HENTCHMEN (USA)

See Volume 3, page 1242 for biographical info.

Oh Baby Doll (2:00) 1994

7” EP: Girl From Jackson [A Front Porch Record FPR-3] ● USA, 1994

Recorded in Northville, Michigan.

It Don’t Take But a Few Minutes (2:12) 1995

7” EP: Gravel-Bite [1+2 Records EP-099] ● Japan, 1995

Recorded 7 April ‘95 at Nomad Studios, Michigan.

BRUCE HORNSBY (USA)

Bruce Randall Hornsby was born 1954 in Williamsburg, Virginia. He’s a singer, songwriter and pianist.

Too Much Monkey Business (4:01) 2021

CD: Flicted [Zappo Productions/Thirty Tigers] ● USA, 2022

According to press release, this is the first ever cover song to appear on a Hornsby studio release. That should tell you somethin’. And would you believe that this is a rap version, pretty unusual, but gets a little boring in the long run.

HOT PANTS (France)

Rock’n’roll/punk/latin quartet. Formed in 1984.

Ma Dear (2:14) 1986

CD: Loco-Mosquito [All Or Nothing Records AN-CD-02] ● France, 1986
CD: Loco-Mosquito [Virgin Records 7243 8 49860 2] ● France, 2000

Recorded and mixed at Studio Do in Bordeaux, May 1986. Now this is the second cover version of this obscure Berry Mercury track from 1968. (See also Joint De Culasse below.)

JOINT DE CULASSE (France)

Rock’n’roll trio: Manu Chao (vocals, guitar), Jean-Marc Despeignes (bass), Santiago Casariego (drums).

Carol [as “Ho Carol”] (2:30) 1982
Ma Dear [as “My Dear My Dear”] (3:04) 1982
Memphis, Tennessee (2:35) 1982
Roll Over Beethoven (2:32) 1982

LP: Super Boum Rock’n’Roll [Force Records (Carrere) 67950] ● France, 1982

Fourteen rock’n’roll covers recorded at Studio Damiens in Boulogne, France. Hail! Hail! Another new Berry song that I didn’t know had been covered. “Ma Dear”, which Berry recorded 1 July 1968 and released on Mercury single 72840 coupled with “Louie To Frisco” (July ’68) and album “From St. Louie To Frisco” Mercury SR-61176 (October ’68). It’s okay and has a staccato funky beat and don’t sound like a Chuck Berry song. The original didn’t either, so… You can listen to it on You Tube.
HOWEVER, this album also came out in 1983 under the “band” name Graffiti Singers, released on Carrere LP-63072 containing sixteen tracks. Too much monkey business if you ask me.

See also Graffiti Singers.
See also Hot Pants for another cover of “Ma Dear”.

LA CLINIC DU DR. SCHULTZ (France)

Rock band formed in 2000 by guitarist Roger Fritsch-Schultz (died in 2104) and drummer Denis Baudrillart.

Roll Over Beethoven (2:20) 2004

CD: Rock ‘N’ Roll De Proximité [Patate Records PRP-022] ● France, 2004
10” LP: Vol. 1 [Red Head Man RHM-008] ● France, 2005

Reelin’ And Rockin’ (2:42) 2009
Rock At The Philharmonic (2:36) 2009 (instr)

CD: Rythmes Et Mélodies Du Vingtième Siècle [La Clinic Du Dr. Schultz self-released] ● France, 2009

Now this is the forth cover version of this Berry instrumental, so far. However, more rock than jazz feeling.

LES BLUE SHADES (France)

Beat/rock quartet.

How You’ve Changed (3:11) 1965

LP: Les Blue Shades [Cameleon Records CAME-43] ● France, 2016

Previously unissued (?) I haven’t found any releases by this group except the album above which contains 12 tracks. 300 copies on colored vinyl. And I would assume that this cover is based on the version by The Animals. And by the way, if you search for this Berry song on discogs you’ll find more entries by The Animals than Chuck !!!

MICKEY & LUDELLA (UK)

Michael Hampshire and Sarah J. Crouch (Ludella Black). Michael has been a member (guitarist, vocals) of The Milkshakes. And Sarah has been vocalist in groups like The Mighty Ceasars (backing vocals), Sexton Ming (vocals) and Delmonas (vocals).

Stop And Listen (2:16) 1995

LP/CD: Bedlam A’ Go-Go [Vinyl Japan ASKLP/ASKCD-52] ● UK, 1995

Surprise!!! Here’s another Berry title to add to the long list already. This blues ballad has never been covered before as far as I know (you can listen to it on You Tube). And I like it, as it doesn’t drag so much as Berry’s own. Originally recorded by Berry in February 1960 and included on the Chess album New Juke Box Hits LP-1456 released in March 1961.

MOONLIGHTERS (Belgium)

Blues-rock band. Filip De Fleurquin (vocals), Marnix Vernieuwe (guitar), Jozef Leféve (keyboards), Gust Vernieuwe (bass), Fernand Buyls (drums).

Dear Dad (1:47) 1989
It’s My Own Business [as “My Own Business”] (3:31) 1989
You Never Can Tell (3:23) 1989

LP: Pains Of 17 [Blue Sting STING-013] ● Belgium, 1989

Good to see two Berry songs that have not been covered too much, strange as it is.

N.R.B.Q. (USA)

See Volume 3, page 1393 for biographical info.

It Don’t Take But A Few Minutes (2:40) 1977

CD: Kick Me Hard – The Deluxe Edition [Rounder Records CD-3030] ● USA, 1989

Previously unissued. Only available on the Deluxe Edition. Recorded 13 October ’77.

ZOOGS RIFT (USA)

Robert Pawlikowski. Punk, rock, avantgarde (?) Not quite sure. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, wrestling personality, born 1953 in Paterson, New Jersey. Have had 19 albums out since 1985, plus a couple of compilations. Died in 2011.

It’s My Own Business (5:19) 1999

CD: School Of The Criminally Insane [Miss Anne Thrope Music/Zoogs Rift no cat no] ● USA, 1999

Recorded April 1999 at Lotek Studio, Marina Del Rey, California. Self-released. Another cover of this obscure Berry rocker.

RISKY BLUES (Belgium)

Blues band. Filip De Fleurquin (vocals), Marnix Vernieuwe (guitar), Jef Lefeve (piano), Chris De Brakeleer (drums). Rik Wolf is playing double bass on the Berry cover.

Thirteen Question Method (2:56) 1995

CD: Doggin’ Around [Paradiso PA-6512] ● Belgium, 1995

So far there are now seven cover versions of this unusual Berry song.

SLICKEE BOYS (USA)

Psychedelic garage-rock band from the Washington D.C. area. First single release in 1976 and the first album came a year later which was the one below.

No Money Down (4:04) 1977 (live)

LP: Separated Vegetables [Dacoit LP-1001] ● USA, 1977

Only a 100 copies were pressed of this. The album was reissued in 1980 on Limp Records 1003. The track itself is a very typical white blues version if you get my drift.

V.I.P.s (UK)

Rock quintet from Carlisle, 1965-67. Original members: Mike Harrison (vocals), Jimmy Henshaw (guitar), Frank Kenyon (guitar), Greg Ridley (bass) and Walter Johnstone (drums). They had several singles and EPs out from 1964-1967.

Wee Wee Hours [“Late Night Blues”] (5:37) 1966

EP: Stagger Lee [Fontana 460 219 ME] ● France, 1967
LP: I Wanna Be Free [Beat Club International Ltd 200 005] ● France, 1987
2 CD: The Complete V.I.P.s [Repertoire REPUK-1088] ● UK, 2007

The song is actually called Late Night Blues (Wee Wee Hours), written by Berry and arranged by Greg Ridley and Mike Harrison. However, on the French EP the song is credited to Harrison/Ridley. (You’ll find it on You Tube.)

YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS (USA)

Rock/beat quartet formed early 1980s in Seattle, Washington..They have released quite a bit of singles and albums since 1984.

I Want To Be Your Driver (2:13) 1991

CD: Gleich Jetzt [1+2 Records Barn Homes CD-028] ● Japan, 1993

Recorded at EGG studio, Seattle, Washington. Berry song previously unissued. Compilation album of 16 tracks whereas 6 have been out before. The rest were unreleased.

CBID is never complete as new records and CDs appear and some old rarities are discovered. This section presents interesting additions and corrections to CBID.

Today: The more you browse the Internet, the more cover version you find. Here's another list of artists and band playing Chuck Berry's music. [continued]

An Australian group called John Kennedy’s Love Gone Wrong had a single out in 1986 titled “Run Rudolph Run” which is not the Berry number strangely enough. It’s a self written song where they use the title between the verses. It sounds like a leftover from the Beach Boys in the ‘60s. Again it’s always a chance to take if you haven’t heard the song, and this is a very good example.
An American guitar player called Lightnin’ Red had an album out in 1972 called “The Super Guitar Of …” (Stereo Gold Award MER-351) featuring “Guitar Boogie” credited to Chuck Berry, but that’s the Arthur Smith’s version he’s playing.

ALARM CLOCKS (USA)

Originally a garage rock trio from Parma, Ohio, formed in 1965. Bruce Boehm (guitar), Mike Pierce (vocals, bass), and Bill Schwark (drums). They recorded a single in ’66 released on their own Awake label. Nothing happened and the band disbanded in 1967. The single though became later on popular among collectors and in 1996 turned up on a compilation album “Back From The Grave”. Various old songs made up an album “Yeah!” on Norton Records in 2000. The group reformed in 2006 and added a fourth member, guitar player Tom Fallon, and they had a new album out on Norton. Busy guys.

Carol ( : ) 2009 (live)

LP: Live Nov.7, 2009 [My Mind’s Eye Records NME-003] ● USA, 2010

Recorded live at the Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, Ohio. Limited Edition of 300 copies. Record has a white cover with artwork pasted on and insert with song titles, and the labels have handwritten song titles.

ARA VA DE BO (Spain)

Nuri* (lead vocals), Ricard Casals** (lead vocals), Joaquin "Max" Sunyer (guitar), Josep "Kitflus" Mas (keyboards), Primitiu Sancho (bass), Jordi Colomer (drums).

Carol** (2:59) 1977 (Spanish lyrics)
Rock And Roll Music* (3:46) 1977 (Spanish lyrics)

LP: Ara Va De Rock [Pardal 709 L.P.] ● Spain, 1977
CD: Ara Va De Rock [Actual Records 80 2008/14] ● Spain, 1998 (reissue)

Seems like this is an educational album for children.
See also Max Sunyer

AUTOMATICS (UK)

Punk-rock quartet. They had a single out in 1978 and later a few in the 2000s, and seven albums from 2000 to 2009.

You Can’t Catch Me (3:49) 2000

LP: The Missing Album [Destroy Records BURN-001] ● UK, 2000

BARBARA STANN (Spain)

Rock quintet, all men despite the band name. Hector Fernandez (vocals, ac.guitar), Jorge Garcia (el.guitar, vocals), Pedro Pasamontes (guitars), José Antonio Danta (bass, vocals), and Sergio Ramos (drums, vocals). Add. musician: Lluis Vidal (piano).

Carol (2:31) 1992
Carol (2:31) 1992 (Spanish version)

CD: Another Girl [3 Cipreses CR-9C-0910] ● Spain, 1992
LP: Another Girl [3 Cipreses 4C-0910] ● Spain, 1992*

Okay rockin’ version but the Spanish one sounds best. The CD has 15 tracks, but the LP* only features 11 tracks, which means the Spanish version is not included.

BASICS (Australia)

Rock trio, formed 2002 in Melbourne. Michael Hubbard (lead guitar, vocals) replaced by Tim Heath in 2005, Kris Schroeder (bass, vocals), Wally De Backer (drums, vocals). Most of their songs are originals, often written by Kris Schroeder, so it’s interesting to see they selected a Berry tune to cover, where they, by the way, are enhanced by a horn section.

You Never Can Tell (3:05) 2019

LP: B.A.S.I.C. [The Three Basics 3B0170562] ● Australia, 2019
CD: B.A.S.I.C. [The Three Basics 3B0170579] ● Australia, 2019

But a pretty ordinary version.

CARROLL BATEMAN And The UNTOUCHABLES (USA)

Singer and guitarist together with Ted LeMire (saxophone), Tom Vanyo (bass, vocals), Richie Pommer (drums).

No Particular Place To Go (2:50) 1966 (live)?

LP: Songs From Last Night [Smigar Records M-101] ● USA, 1966

I have a feeling this is very local. Record label out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

BETTERDAYS (UK)

Rhythm & blues quintet from Plymouth. Mike “Shane” Hayne (lead vocals). Richard Broczek (guitars), Bob Pitcher (keyboards, vocals), Mike Weston (bass, vocals), Frank Tyler (drums). Formed in 1960 as a rock’n’roll group but who more and more added rhythm & blues to their repertoire. They released an EP on the Oak label in the early ‘60s and a single in 1965 on Polydor, but promotion and sales were poor so they disbanded in 1966.

Too Much Monkey Business (2:10) 1994

CD: No Concessions [Aftermath NAFT-1001] ● UK, 1994
2-LP: Backlash [N.T.B. Records 1003] ● UK, 2017

This re-issue in 2017 contains more songs than the 1994 version. The album has both early unreleased songs and newer recordings from the reunion of the band in 1994.

BLACK CAT JOE & MISS CORINA (France)

Black Cat Joe (vocals, guitar, harmonica, bass drum & cymbal), Miss Corina (washtub bass, maracas, tambourine). I have found two albums and two EPs by them. They play folk blues and primitive rock’n’roll. You can find several You Tube clips where they a.o. perform both “Carol” and “Roll Over Beethoven”.

Johnny B. Goode ( : ) 2013
You Never Can Tell ( : ) 2013

CD: A Thousand Miles From Nowhere [Kerozen, no cat number] ● France, 2013

BLACK LIPS (USA)

Flower-punk band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 1999. They have released over 12 albums and a LOT of singles and EPs since 2002.

Too Much Monkey Business ( : ) 2004 (live)

7” 33 1/3 EP: Live At The Jam Club [Shake Your Ass Records SYA-009] ● Italy, 2004

Recorded live on a two-track at Jam Club in Mestre, Italy (near Venice). Limited numbered edition.

BLACK KNIGHTS 2005 (UK)

Back in the ‘60s, really 1965, they had a single out on Columbia “I Gotta Woman” produced by George Martin. This reunion band consisted of Mal Jefferson (guitar, harmonica, vocals), Frank Hopley (piano, vocals), Ritchie Ballard (bass), Allan Schroeder (drums, vocals), the latter was a founding member of the original group.

Johnny B. Goode (3:20) 2005
Nadine (3:29) 2005
No Particular Place To Go (2:30) 2005

CD: Back In Black [Mastersound MS CD.570] ● UK, 2005

LYNDA CARTER (USA)

Lynda Jean Cordova Carter from Phoenix, Arizona, born in 1951. She’s an actress and singer. Won Miss World USA in 1972. Played the role of “Wonder Woman” for three seasons in the ‘70s TV series. So far she has released four studio albums, from 1978-2018.

You Never Can Tell (C’est La Vie …) (3:21) 2011

CD: Crazy Little Things [Potomac Records PP-4003] ● USA, 2011

Pretty good pop version.

CASH (USA)

Rock quintet. Kathy Turner (vocals), Howard “Bunk” Beenken (guitar), Isaac Josef Anthony (organ), Tim James (bass), Hank Laake (drums)

Johnny B. Goode / Roll Over Beethoven [in a rock’n’roll medley] (10:10) 1972 (live)

LP: Caught Live At The Golden Hawk [Catch Records LAM-128] ● USA, 1972

Recorded live at the Golden Hawk on 9 September 1972 in Des Moines, Iowa. In addition to the Berry covers the medley consists of: Long Tall Sally, Great Balls Of Fire, Shake Rattle And Roll and Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.
It’s not easy to find on line tracks from obscure albums, so I can’t comment here.

CHANTAL (Germany)

German classical group or instrumental-ensemble with ten to fourteen musicians gathered.

Roll Over Beethoven (4:54) 2003 (live) (instr)

CD: Live At The Cavern [Zounds Music 27000 60022] ● Germany 2003

Recorded live at The Cavern Club in Liverpool 22 February, 2003. This is in a series titled Audiophile Edition  – Volume 4.
Again, I wonder why they include Beethoven, except that Beatles recorded it and had a hit with it, but still ? The Beatles wrote plenty of their own. As a matter of fact of the 14 tracks on the album, 13 are from the pens of Lennon-McCartney.

CO-DEPENDENTS (Canada)

Rock’n’roll-country quartet from Calgary, Alberta, consisting of Billy Cowsill (lead vocals, ac. guitar), Steve Pineo (el. guitar, vocals), Tim Leacock (bass, vocals), Ross Watson (drums). They existed from 1998 to 2004.

You Never Can Tell (3:02) 2001 (live)

CD: Live At The Mecca Café – Volume 2 [Indelible Music NIRC-0009] ● Canada, 2006

Album recorded live at the Mecca Café in Calgary, 27, 29, 30 June 2001. Here we have 18 mostly covers of rock’n’roll, soul, R&B songs from various well known artists and groups.

CORMAN (France)

Alias Marc Simon, a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter. In the ‘90s he performed and recorded with Claude Saut as Corman & Tuscadu. He’s also recorded a lot as Marc Simon. To be quite honest I am not sure where he’s from, France or Italy? Most of the albums by him are from France. It’s not easy when you have songs recorded in French, English, Italian and German.

Carol (4:09) 1997

CD: Anatomia [Baracca & Burattini 489171 2] ● Italy, 1997

I have only found one release of this album from Italy. And this is also the only release as Corman.

CRAZY ROCKERS (Netherlands)

Four piece indo-rock band. See Volume 3, page 1146 for biographical info.
However, there were some missing links in there. I didn’t have the exact year for the first two Berry covers and I missed the timing. And the CD “Story Of The Crazy Rockers” was also missing. Now their Berry covers collection is complete and correct, so far.

Bye Bye Johnny (2:32) 1964
Rock And Roll Music (2:18) 1964

LP: Drivin’ With The Crazy Rockers [Delta DL-502] ● Netherlands, 1964
CD: Story Of The Crazy Rockers [Sam Sam Music CDHL-1006] ● Netherlands, 1992

Reelin’ And Rockin’ (2:13) 1964

45: Delta DS-1116 ● Netherlands, 1964 (PS)
CD: Story Of The Crazy Rockers [Sam Sam Music CDHL-1006] ● Netherlands, 1992

You Never Can Tell (3:21) 1998

CD: In Session [KoKo Records 98201] ● Netherlands, 1998

Vocals by Sugar Lee Hooper.

CREOLE STRING BEANS (USA)

Six piece Swamp pop/R&B group from New Orleans, Louisiana.

You Never Can Tell ( : ) 2009

CD: Creole String Beans [String Bean Music SM-001] ● USA, 2009

Recorded at Word Of Mouth Studio, New Orleans. There are a couple of live performances by the band of this song on You Tube.

CROSSTONES (USA)

A rock band led by guitarist Bobby Emmons.

Run Rudolph Run (2:46) 1980

LP: It’s Christmas Time [Clifton Records CL-2001] ● USA, 1980

This runs too fast in a country rock way, enhanced by a horn section which makes it a little nagging. Record label out of Clifton, New Jersey.

KIKKI DANIELSSON (Sweden)

See Volume 3, page 1153 for biographical info.

Run Rudolph Run (2:42) 2016

CD: Christmas Card From a Painted Lady [Universal Music UNI-0602557-24198] ● Sweden, 2016

Slower and pretty dull version, unfortunately.

DELILAH DeWYLDE And The Lost Boys (USA)

Delilah DeWylde (vocals, upright bass), Lee Harvey (guitar), and DJ McCoy (drums). Delilah hails from Western Michigan and started with her high octane rockabilly back in 2004. She’s released three albums and two EPs from 2008-2012.

Run Rudolph Run ( : ) 2012

45: Merry Christmas From Delilah DeWylde… [Girl Friday Records GFR-003] ● USA, 2012

Released in limited quantities; 100 copies on green vinyl, and then re-issued in 2013 on red vinyl with 130 copies.

DOLLHOUSE (Sweden)

Garage rock band from Enköping, Sweden. They were active from 2000 to 2011. Unfortunately no info when the Berry number below was recorded.

Too Much Monkey Business ( : ) 2010 (?)

45: Ghost Highway Recordings GHR-130 ● Spain, 2016

Interesting release with Dollhouse on one side with the Berry number and Jake Starr And The Delicious Fullness on the other with a Bo Diddley cover “Gunslinger”. There are two picture sleeves (color drawings), the Berry side has a “Dollhouse” leaning on a jukebox like on Berry’s LP “New Juke Box Hits”. The Diddley sleeve is showing “Jake Starr” in disguise as Bo as on his Checker LP “Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger”. Limited editions of a 100 hand numbered copies each on black, green and blue vinyl.

MAX SUNYER (Spain)

Real name Joaquin Antoni Sunyer Llop. Jazz-rock guitarist, born in La Pobla de Massaluca, Terra Alta in 1947. He’s been active since the mid ‘60s. He studied classical guitar playing from the late ‘60s during four years. Musicians on the album below are: Jordi Querol (vocals), Max Sunyer (guitar, harmonica), Pepe (bass), J. M. Vilaseca (drums).

Carol (2:53) 1972
Rock And Roll Music (2:51) 1972
Roll Over Beethoven (2:45) 1972

CD: 1972 [PDI S.A. F-80.3325] ● Spain, 1994 (reissue)

I can’t seem to find the original album, so maybe this is something that never came out originally(?) It’s a straight rock’n’roll album with ten tracks and again Berry’s music is represented the most.
See also Ara Va De Bo