Sunday, January 17. 2021CBID - Run Rudolph and more Berry covers
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: 40 more Chuck Berry covers from 27 artists and groups, including several versions of Run Rudolph Run. Hey listen, you will be amazed of how many covers of Run Rudolph Run there are on YouTube. (Many just for digital downloading.) The latest being by a Norwegian group of 14 young blues musicians called Little Stevenâs Blues School 2020 provided by none other than Little Steven (Bruce Springsteen) who has taken a deep interest of blues music in Norway. Weâre talking 4 girl vocals, 2 guitars, piano, organ, 2 saxophones, 2 trompets, bass and drums. Recorded at Juke Joint Studio at Notodden, Norway. Produced by Morten Omlid and Jostein Forsberg. And all captured on video by Kristian Sundsvalen. Check it out. BEATLES (UK) See Volume 3, page 1064 for biographical info. Roll Over Beethoven (2:10) 1963 (live) LP: Live At The Liverpool Empire 7th December 1963 [Rhythm & Blues Records R&B-67] • UK, 2020 Except for the irritating screaming and noise from the audience itâs an okay version, the Beatles way. Side B feature live performances from other venues. BLUEJAYS (UK) Said to be the UKâs premier vintage rockânâroll band. Main members are Oliver Seymour (lead vocals-guitar), Matt Wycliffe (keys), Chris Reid (bass-vocals), Dan Graham (drums-vocals). Around And Around (2:09) 2018 (live) CD: On The Air With The Bluejays [Bluejays] • UK, 2018 A collection of 11 live recordings from various BBC Radio sessions to promote the Rock And Roll Revolution album below. However, the Berry number above is not on the album. Johnny B. Goode (3:00) 2018 CD: Rock And Roll Revolution [Bluejays] • UK, 2019 Featuring 21 studio recordings of their favourite songs from the touring show. You Never Can Tell (2:44) 2019 LP: The Bluejays To The Rescue [Bluejays] • UK, 2020 Limited edition (500 copies) on 180gm vinyl and deluxe gatefold cover. 15 of the Bluejays recordings for the first time on vinyl. Including 5 previously unreleased tracks like the Berry one. CHEAP TRICK (USA) Rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. Consists of vocalist Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen (guitar), Tom Peterson (bass), Bun E. Carlos and later Daxx Nielsen (drums). Their biggest hits were âI Want You To Want Meâ in 1979 and âThe Flameâ in 1988. On the Xmas album below they have a lot of additional musicians participating throughout. Run Rudolph Run (3:59) 2017 CD: Christmas Christmas [Big Machine Records BMRCT-0275A] • USA, 2017 Although I like the guitar here the song becomes pretty heavy and annoying. CLARKSDALE BROS. (Switzerland) A folk/blues group founded in 2003 in Bern. Rick Steiger (vocals-r.guitar), JĂŒrg Heiniger (lead guitar), Marc Herrmann (doublebass). They may perform as a duo, trio or quartet, acoustic set or electric set. Named after the famous town Clarksdale in Mississippi. You Never Can Tell [as âNever Can Tellâ] (3:04) 2012 CD: Studio Live Adventures [Self-released ] • Switzerland, 2012 Wee Wee Hours (5:30) 2015 CD: From Rags To Riches [Self-released ] • Switzerland, 2015 Acoustic versions. Very authentic. ERIK & THE DRAGTONES (USA) Erik Mielzarek is from Washington D.C. and it seems like heâs kept the band for some 30 years. They play neo rockabilly or in that genre. Let It Rock (2:33) 2020 EP: Rockabilly Child [Bohemian Amigos ] • USA, 2020 7 inch EP on pink vinyl with three tracks. According to the reviewer in Blue Suede News mag, itâs Rockabilly headbanger music. After listening to the album I fully agree. SARA EVANS (USA) Country singer/songwriter, born 1971 in Boonville, Missouri. In 1997 she got three chart hits, but hit it big in 1998 with âNo Place That Farâ #1. She continued with many hits, both Top Ten and #1s up to 2016. She has a great voice and was voted Female Vocalist by ACM in 2006. Run Rudolph Run (3:25) 2014 CD: At Christmas [RCA 88750 29722] • USA, 2014 Now this is a great rockinâ version. Evans is not considered as a rockinâ country gal. The project is more like a pop/country album and again itâs interesting to notice the choice of material. The Berry cover really differs from the rest of the tracks. His music always seems like a winner when it comes to pick a rockinâ song. SAMANTHA FISH (USA) Born in 1989. Singer/songwriter/guitarist originally from Kansas City, Missouri. Sheâs a pretty versatile musician in genres like rock, blues, country and funk. She has won several awards, especially in the blues field. Her first album âLive Baitâ came in 2009 and 9 more have followed. Run Rudolph Run (4:51) 2019 45: Rounder Records 1166100825 • USA, 2019 Now this is pretty different, slower and with a little jazz/blues effect. Itâs okay but loses a bit of the rockânâroll feeling. ANDREAS GABALIER (Austria) Born near Friesach, Austria in 1984. Heâs regarded as a folk singer and has received several awards in that category. His first single came in 2008, and heâs released some 11 albums since 2009, seven of them being Platinum. Run Rudolph Run (2:40) 2020 CD: A Volks-RockânâRoll Christmas [Electrola 06024 â3520176] • Germany, 2020 The Austrian CD is a limited fanbox with 15 songs, including a embroidered tablecloth, printed candle and a wood star. JOHNNY HALLYDAY (France) See Volume 3, page 1227 for biographical info. Carol [as âO Caroleâ] (5:08) 2016 (live) 3-CD: Rester Vivant Tour [Warner 0190295 923631] • France, 2016 Live at Palais 12, Brussels, Belgium, 25 March 2016. 41 tracks. Thereâs also a 2-CD set (minus âPromised Landâ) containing 28 tracks. Actually this album came out in several variants, including also DVD. HOME FREE (USA) Acappella quintet consisting of Austin Brown, Rob Lundquist, Adam Rupp, Tim Foust, and Adam Chance, originally formed in 2000 in Mankato, Minnesota. They released their first album âFrom The Topâ in 2007 on their own label, and in 2014 got a record deal with Columbia and the album âCrazy Lifeâ. Altogether they have 12 albums out. They sound really good and leave the listeners amazed with their vocal skills. Run Rudolph Run (3:00) 2020 CD: Warmest Winter [Home Free Records 3961] • USA, 2020 Here they use a few instruments which was a disappointment to me. LEVI KREIS (USA) Singer and a Tony Award winning actor from Oliver Springs, Tennessee. Born 1973. His debut album âOne Of The Onesâ was released in 2005. He portraited Jerry Lee Lewis in Broadwayâs âMillion Dollar Quartetâ for which he received a Tony in 2010. He can look back at some 10 albums including his latest being âBad Habitâ in 2020. Run Rudolph Run (2:38) 2018 CD: Home For The Holidays [Vision 9 Records ] • USA, 2018 A pretty standard rockinâ version. LA SETTA (Italy) Very authentic quartet, sounding just like the â60s. Carol ( : ) 1992 LP: 1965, Ramazzini Street [Dischi Impero/Contempo Records DI-102] • Italy, 1992 They are also covering âDonât You Lie To Meâ but since this is not a Berry song in the first place itâs not counted for. Around And Around (2:59) 1993 LP: Hey! [Destination X Records DSX-33010] • Italy, 1993 They also do covers of âRoute 66â and âDonât You Lie To Meâ (blues version). You Canât Catch Me (3:13) 1993 CD: Torture [Contempo Records CD-014] • 1993 LATERAL BLUE (USA) A Nashville based string quartet, consisting of two guys, Caleb Edwards (mandolin), Kyle Lee (banjo) and two girls, Kori Caswell (bass), Laura Epling (fiddle), and it seems that they all sing. Run Rudolph Run (3:27) 2019 CD: This Christmas [Green Hill Productions 562142] • USA, 2019 As the cover proclaims, A Progressive Bluegrass Holiday Collection. 15 mostly well known Christmas songs done in a traditional Bluegrass style. Again I find it interesting that they include this Berry classic among the other standard Yuletide songs. SCOOTER LEE (USA) See Volume 3, page 1312 for a cover of âYou Never Can Tellâ from 2005. Tulane (3:04) 2013 CD: Welcome To Scooterville [Scooter Lee/Superline Inc. ] • USA, 2013 Quite a good version. EDDY MITCHELL (France) See Volume 3, page 1367 for biographical info. Medley: Almost Grown [Câest La Vie Mon ChĂ©ri] / No Particular Place To Go [Ă Credit et en StĂ©reĂł] / Iâm A Rocker [as âCâest Un Rockerâ] (6:30) 2016 (live) 2-CD: Big Band - Palais des Sport 2016 [Polydor 572 315-5] • France, 2016 Recorded 2 December 2016. Iâm A Rocker [as âCâest Un Rockerâ] (3:57) 2017 w/ Johnny Hallyday CD: La MemĂ© Tribu Vol. 1 [Universal 5788976] • France, 2017 No Particular Place To Go [Ă Credit et en StĂ©reĂł] (2:48) 2018 CD: La MemĂ© Tribu Vol. 2 [Universal 7450542] • France, 2018 LEO MORACCHIOLI (Norway) A singer and multinstrumentalist based in Oftedal. Born 1978 (Italian father). He is known for his metal covers of famous songs which have gained him over 4 million followers (!) on YouTube as Frogleapstudios. Besides arranging all the songs and playing all instruments (mostly) he also creates videos. The story goes that he has recorded over 400 covers. He also has a band called Frog Leap who did a European tour in the Spring of 2019 which resulted in an album, âFrog Leap Live In Europeâ. Johnny B. Goode (3:52) 2017 Mp3: Leo Metal Covers / Volume 13 [Frog Leap Studio] • Norway, 2017 This should not be here but thinking of how many albums heâs done I think he deserves it. Run Rudolph Run (Metal Version) (4:03) 2019 Single mp3 [Frog Leap Studio] • Norway, 2019 I know this should not be here either, however, I do fancy this version with great guitar work. They call it metal but to me it sounds more like rockinâ punk. EMILY OSMENT (USA) Actress, singer, songwriter Emily Jordan Osment was born in 1992. She has starred in numerous TV series and movies. Run Rudolph Run (2:14) 2008 CD single: The Bicycle Music Company • USA, 1 January 2009 Recorded late 2008. There are various performances on YouTube where she sings this Berry cover. KAT PERKINS (USA) Kathy Joan Perkins, singer, songwriter from Scranton, North Dakota, born 1980. So far sheâs released one full album âKat Perkinsâ (2015) and four EPs and a few singles. She was also a part of the Voice 6th season in 2014 and reached the semifinale. Run Rudolph Run (2:55) 2018 CD: A Kat Perkins Christmas III [Kat Perkins Music Inc. ] • USA, 2018 A rockinâ version with a horn section. ROCKPILE (UK) See volume 3, page 1471 for biographical info. Let It Rock / Letâs Talk About Us (6:58) 1980 (live) CD: Live At Rockpalast [Repertoire REP-5325] • Germany, 2013 Previously unissued. 1 DVD and CD, same tracks. Recorded at Markthalle, Hamburg, West-Germany, 12 January 1980. S-CAPE (Germany) Singer/songwriter/guitarist Sina Emmerich (born 1969) from Kloster Lehnin (near Berlin). After many years as a guitar player in various rock bands she decided to go solo in 2010 and released her first album âImaginationâ. Rock & roll legends like Chuck Berry influenced her style of playing. She also uses the standard rock & roll set up, guitar, bass and drums. Johnny B. Goode [In a Rock & Roll Medley] (4:58) 2020 CD: Raceday [RecordJet 1002 189REJ] • Germany, 2020 The medley consists of Letâs Have A Party - Blue Suede Shoes - Johnny B. Goode. WILLIAM SHATNER (Canada) Born in 1931. Singer and actor. Heâs probably best known as Captain James T. Kirk of The USS Starship Enterprise from the science fiction TV series Star Trek and also the TV police series T. J. Hooker in the â80s and many others. Heâs had several albums out and as late as 2020 he released one titled âThe Bluesâ featuring a.o. Brad Paisley and Sonny Landreth. Run Rudolph Run (3:13) 2018 CD: Shatner Claus - The Christmas Album [Cleopatra Records CLO-0959] • USA, 2018 Itâs also been released as a limited LP variant (same cat.no.) in four different colours, red, green, white and splatter vinyl. SHOWADDYWADDY (UK) See volume 3, page 1504 for biographical info. Bye Bye Johnny (1:05) [in medley with âMove Itâ (3:14)] 2002 CD: Hey RockânâRoll [Ovation Recordings CLAP-001] • UK, 2002 Tulane (2:35) 2006 CD: I Love Rock âNâ Roll [Demon Music Group DMGTV-030] • UK, 2006 SARAH SMITH (Canada) Singer, songwriter born 1978 in Guelph, Ontario and now lives in London, Ontario. Sheâs a very popular rock artist who was the lead singer of the rock band The Joys but started her solo career in 2012 with the album âStronger Nowâ. Sheâs won several awards in her homeland and play some 300 gigs a year. So far sheâs released six albums, including her newest titled âUnveilingâ (2019). Run Rudolph Run (2:38) 2018 CD: A Christmas Wish [Sarah Smith Music ] • USA, 2018 This is a pretty goode hard rockinâ version and I must say doesnât reflect the image of the CD cover. Most of the songs have a rockinâ beat to them although you get a few slower and kinder approaches. GEORGE THOROGOOD (USA) See volume 3, page 1558 for biographical info, and a lot of other Berry covers. No Particular Place To Go (4:36) 1982 (live) 4-LP: Live In Boston, 1982âThe Complete Concert [Craft (Rounder) CR00282] • USA, 2020 Previously unissued. Part of this concert was first out in 2010 on a single Rounder Records CD including âIt Wasnât Meâ (see page 1559). So there are actually three Berry covers in the whole set, plus the Berry soundalike âHouse Of Blue Lightsâ. Tuesday, October 27. 2020CBID - Cover versions on DVD
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: You can add this release to both the DVD and the Cover Versions sections of CBID. DVD BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN Carol â Chuck Berry, âHail, Hail Rock & Rollâ movie 1986 / Maybellene â Chuck Berry, Chess 1955 / Wee Wee Hours â Chuck Berry, Chess 1955 / You Canât Catch Me â Chuck Berry, âRock, Rock, Rockâ movie 1956 / Around And Around â The Rolling Stones, âThe T.A.M.I Showâ (âGather No Mossâ UK) 1964 / Roll Over Beethoven â The Beatles, Washington Coliseum concert 1964 / Johnny B. Goode â Jimi Hendrix, âJimi Plays Berkeleyâ 1971 / Back In The USA â Linda Ronstadt, âHail, Hail Rock & Rollâ movie 1986 / Nadine â Chuck Berry, âHail, Hail Rock & Rollâ movie 1986 / Sweet Little Sixteen â Chuck Berry, BBC TV show âSounds For Saturdayâ 1972 / (Johnny B. Goode â Paul Shaffer & His Band, âRock And Roll Hall Of Fameâ induction 1986) see below / Johnny B. Goode â Chuck Berry & Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, âRock And Roll Hall Of Fameâ Grand Opening concert 1995 / Roll Over Beethoven â Jeff Lynn & Electric Light Orchestra, âRock And Roll Hall Of Fameâ induction 2017 / Carol â Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, âSoundstageâ 2003 / Brown Eyed Handsome Man â Paul McCartney, âLive at the Cavern Clubâ 1999 / Let It Rock â Chuck Berry, BBC TV show âSounds For Saturdayâ 1972 / Memphis, Tennessee - Chuck Berry, BBC TV show âSounds For Saturdayâ 1972 Bonus: 26 minute interview with Chuck from the German TV show âBeat Club, 24 March 1972. (See page 2037 âThe Lost Broadcastsâ in Vol. 4.) This could be a bootleg but who cares(?) Good picture and sound quality. This documentary has been transmitted on various TV stations but so far very few have seen it, therefore this DVD is a welcome addition. The best performance is by all means Tom Pettyâs version of âCarolâ !!! What a drive and what a band. This documentary is more like a musical tribute to Berry than the other documentaries coming out lately. All performances are complete with no interruptions. Note: The Paul Shaffer performance from the induction in 1986 is not featured although itâs printed on the back cover. I have tried to find it on You Tube but itâs not there either. When Jeff Lynne starts off with âRoll Over Beethovenâ thereâs a big screen behind showing a picture of Chuck Berry. This song was ELOâs first hit in the USA in 1973. Also he was inducteed in 2017 not 2016 as printed on the back cover. I have searched for Liberation Hall (printed on the back cover) to see what turned up and they actually have a website and there seems to be some other releases like The Blasters, The Flaminâ Groovies, Commander Cody and more according to discogs. So maybe itâs not a bootleg after all (?) Saturday, October 17. 2020CBID - A first Chuck Berry release from China
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: CBID lists and shows Chuck Berry Vinyl and CD releases from all over the world. Recently I came across a release from a country not listed so far. CHINA CLASSIC CHUCK BERRY - The Universal Masters Collection Same 20 tracks with some electronic stereo cuts as the 1999 UK (EU) issue MCA (Universal) 112 172-2 (page 216). However, since this is from China there are some differences involved, a separate lyric booklet in Chinese for one and much other Chinese printings. And it also has a cardboard wrapper. Considering what I wrote about this release in â99, the only interesting thing is that it was actually released in China (Made in China both on cover and label). Weâve never had anything from China before. It says in small printing For Distribution in Mainland China only. Also Shanghai Tendery Music Production Co., LTD. Thursday, July 16. 2020CBID - Cover versions: Hard Rock and Jerry Lee
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: a wild mixture from blues to hard rock — and some more Jerry Lee. CARBURETORS (Norway) Hard rock quintet from Oslo who had their first single out in 2002 titled âBurning Rubberâ. Edwing Pinilla Gustoff (vocals), Kai Kristiansen (guitar), Stian Krogh (guitar), Gunnar Lund Wang (bass) and Cristopher Lindahl (drums). Let It Rock (2:31) 2016 45: Steamhammer SPV-269886 • Germany, 2016 (picture sleeve) Hard rockinâ version. A-side is âLords Of Thunderâ written by the band. Sweet Little Rock And Roller (2:41) 2018 45: FFR (3) FFR-006 • Norway, 2018 (picture sleeve) This was a limited edition. Really noisy hard rockinâ version. A-side titled âHurricaneâ written by the band. BOBBY CRAFFORD And The Pacers (USA) See Volume 3, page 1145 for biographical info. Wee Wee Hours (2:44) 1961 45: Vaden 45-303 • USA, 1961 Now this is a rare one. 45cat doesnât have it and neither do Rockinâ Records but youâll find it mentioned on the Rockinâ Country Style site . Anyway, itâs a lightweight white blues rendition, but still interesting that someone covered it in 1961 and released it as an A-side. The Fabulous Silver Tones had it as a B-side in 1960 (see page 1180). JERRY LEE LEWIS (USA) See Volume 3, page 1317 for biographical info. Johnny B. Goode / Carol (6:17) 1974 LP: The Knox Phillips Sessions [Saguaro Road Records 30847-Z] • USA, 2014 Previously unissued. It says in the booklet that this was recorded at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis in late â70s, however, on-line it says 1973 or â74 and also 1979. Take your pick, I did. Again itâs annoying that one canât print when the damn thing was recorded. There must have been a tape-box or something. In 73-74 he was with Mercury. Anyway, the medley is again typical Jerry Lee but the sound is a bit woolen. Whatâs the matter with the guys mastering sound these days? Promised Land (2:55) 2014 LP: Rock & Roll Time [Vanguard 78334-1 ] • USA, 2014 The sound here is also a little woolen (donât like the mastering) but the song itself is okay in typical Jerry Lee style. Another Berry cover to fill in on the very long list of Jerry Lee Lewis Sings Chuck Berry. You can also add âCarolâ on the Ace CD above. SWEET SOUL (USA) California band who plays something described like pop-punk. Come On (1:45) 2020 EP: Noises Drown [New Morality Zine ] • USA, 2020 Rather a cover of the 1963 Rolling Stones version. TONY VILAPLANA (Spain) We still have no biographical info for this artist who was already listed in our July 2019 CBID Update. Carol ( : ) 1965 EP: Tony [Vergara 299 XC] • Spain, 1965 I havenât heard this one either. It never stops regarding Berry covers. This one was spotted on eBay on 1 July 2020. Think of all the ones we still donât know about??? Thursday, June 4. 2020CBID - Cover versions: a big surprise
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: a few additions, two corrections, and a big surprise. A new one to place in the NO CHUCK section. BOOKER T. JONES (USA) Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1944. Heâs an multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and arranger. Booker T & The MGâs should be a well known name for lots of people, soul music from the â60s. They were the unnamed house band for Stax Records. Along with Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn he did all the Stax hits from Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and so on. âGreen Onionsâ is a classic instrumental hit from 1962 with a really good groove. His first solo album came in 1974. Havana Moon (4:26) 2019 CD: Note By Note [Edith Street 51182] • USA, 2019 This album is released together with an autobiography titled âTime Is Tight â My Life, Note By Noteâ. He was on a national tour of concert and book reading events which started in November 2019 and went on through February 2020. On the album he has help from several people both on vocals and various instruments. Booker T. himself is handling the vocals on this Berry number and gets help from his son Teddy on guitar. This is not so different from several other versions and is performed in an okay latin way, all considered. CONNECTION (USA) Rock quartet from Rochester, New Hampshire, consisting of Brad Marino (vocals-guitar), Geoff Palmer (lead guitar-vocals), Bobby Davis (bass) and Zack Sprague (drums), plus additional musicians like Kris Rodgers (piano-organ). Again interesting that of 14 tracks 12 are written by Marino and Palmer, one cover by the Rolling Stones âConnectionâ and the Berry cover, which of course was also covered by the Stones. Let It Rock (2:12) 2013 CD: Let It Rock [Collectors Club CCR-12] • USA, 2013 A good rockinâ version with elements of the Stones (naturally). JERRY GARCIA BAND (USA) See Volume 3, page 1207 for biographical info. Let It Rock (8:59) 1989 (live) 2-CD: GarciaLive Volume 13: September 16th, 1989 Poplar Creek Music Theatre [Round Records 40152] • USA, 2020 The 13th installment of an ongoing series of archival concert albums from the Jerry Garcia Band was released on Friday 24 April, featuring a previously unreleased performance the late Grateful Dead frontman's side group gave outside of Chicago that featured a guest appearance by late E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons. HATTERFOX (USA) School Day [School Days] (2:11) 1970s 45: Med-Fly Records MFR-001 • USA, 1970s This was spotted on eBay March 2020 and the seller wanted over 200 dollars for it so I passed. I wonder, old records arenât gold anymore but some sellers still think so. BIBER HERRMANN (Germany) Acoustic folk/blues singer, songwriter. His first two albums (in 1993 & 1999) he released himself. The one below is his third and he also has four more CDs and a couple of guitar workshop DVDs. You Canât Catch Me (3:45) 2007 CD: Rainbow Walker [Wonderland Records WR-9043] • Germany, 2007 Pretty unusual acoustic guitar version with nice and easy drums put on to good effect. SKIP JENSEN (Canada) Real name Serge Gendron, born in 1967 and raised in Lachine, Montreal. Singer, songwriter, cartoonist. While also performing solo heâs been in various rock bands like Scat Rag Boosters (1996-2004), Stack-OâLees, The Wrong Doers and Demonâs Claws. Promised Land (3:56) 2002 EP: Skip Jensen & His Shakinâ Feet [Yakisakana Records SAZAE-010] • France, 2003 3 tracks. Issued with an insert quoting: Recorded at home in my room and bathroom at the end of 2001 and beginning of 2002. Skip Jensen sings, plays guitar, harmonica and his feet do the rest. If you read my comments on the below youâll get an idea, although this sounds more simple in structure, interesting but pretty boring, sorry to say. Promised Land (3:57) 2005 CD: Abscond [Delta Pop Music DPM-005] • USA, 2005 Strange mid tempo folky version with harmonica (Dylan type). Actually heâs trying to sound a bit like Dylan in his singing too. The beauty of Berryâs original is almost gone. KAISERS (UK) See Volume 3, page 1283 for biographical info. Nadine (2:20) 2018 CD: Ruff âNâ Rare [Sound Flat Records SFR-10-005] • Germany, 2018 LIVINâ BLUES (Netherlands) Rock/blues band whoâs been around since 1967 in various formations. So far they have released some 12 albums, the first coming out in 1969, titled âHellâs Sessionâ. Also a lot of compilation albums throughout the years. It seems like they are being very popular. Havana Moon (3:50) 1987 LP: Now [Bounce Records BR-8701] • Netherlands, 1987 Less caribbean and more bluesy version with harmonica. BRAD MARINO (USA) Rock singer/songwriter from Rochester, New Hampshire. Founding member of the rock group The Connection who had an album released in 2013 titled âLet It Rockâ. Bye Bye Johnny (2:30) 2019 CD: Extra Credit [RUM BAR Records RUM-042] • USA, 2019 The LP was a limited edition with only 500 copies pressed. MORRIS FONTANE (USA) Maybellene [as âMaybellineâ] ( : ) 1955 45 EP: EP Records EP 4 Hits EPR-11 • USA, 1955 Various artists performing then current hit records. Budget label out of Brooklyn, New York. Morris Fontane was better known as Morris Fontain who recorded âJuicinâ And Goofinâ â on Savoy 1139 in 1954. The other two artists featured are The Echoes (2 songs) and Emmet Hobson. PANIKS (Spain) Punk/garage rock quartet consisting of JosĂ© RamĂłn Rioja (vocals, guitar), Ainoa Astiazaran (guitar), Maribel Ortiz De Urbina (standup bass), Patxi LĂłpez Monasterio (drums). At least that was the band when they recorded the album below. Stop And Listen (2:55) 2007 CD: Panik Piknik [Bi Batean Diskak BBD-004] • Spain, 2008 Thereâs an extra track on the LP at the end of side B. POPA CHUBBY (USA) See Volume 3, page 1422 for biographical info. No Money Down (9:59) 2002 (live) 2-CD: Live At FIP [Dixie Frog DFGCD-8550 ] • France, 2003 This is what happens when you donât have the actual album in hand. The track was recorded live at Radio France (Studio 105), Paris, 12 February 2002. He also does Carl Perkinsâ âMatchboxâ and the country classic âJacksonâ a.o. And it was a 2-CD set and album released in France. TOMMY C & THE BLACK WIDOW GREASE BAND (USA) Tommy C has been rocking crowds since 1979. Singer, saxophone player. Heâs played on stage with many of the rocknâroll legends and also had a 10 year stretch as a musical director for Chubby Checker. Tommy C is a Detroit native and has been influenced by musical styles from Motown to rock ânâ roll. A revival band with a Detroit sound from Santa Clarita (California). Bye Bye Johnny ( : ) 2019 CD: Hidden Treasures [TCI 0968] • USA, 2019 A Tribute to the Finest Era of American Rock And Roll, so the add tells us. And he and the band are doing concert dates throughout the US during 2020, also Canada. Sunday, March 29. 2020CBID - Chuck Berry's Greatest Hits also released in South Korea
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: A South Korean record from the 1960s we hadn't seen before. SOUTH KOREA CHUCK BERRYâS GREATEST HITS This looks very much like the ones from Taiwan. Thin paper jacket, however, it has an open folio sleeve with an art work for a George Jones album on the opposite side. Same tracks as the original US Chess LP. Monday, February 10. 2020CBID - Corrections and Additions to the Chuck Berry Cover Versions List
[Edit 04-06-2020: Added comment on the number of Grateful Dead cover versions.]
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site. 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: Some corrections, one answer to a long open question and yet another list of cover versions to be added to the chapter on Chuck Berry covers in Volume 3. It has come to my attention that âRoll Over Beethovenâ from 1964 by the Searchers is not actually this group but rather by Ian & The Zodiacs aka the Koppykats. The German LP referred to in the text on page 1494 seems like a Searchers album and nothing is mentioned that the track in question is actually not by this group. And not just that, six of the songs are by the Searchers and 6 songs by the Koppykats â page 1296 (aka Ian & The Zodiacs). Thatâs really too much monkey business. On page 1650 (Vol. 4) Mystery Cover Version. Now finally it seems we have found the answer. A popular Canadian rock band called April Wine was the support act for the Rolling Stones when the Stones played in Toronto, Canada in 1977. Unfortunately I have not been able to find this track âLittle Queenieâ on the April Wine album âLive At The El Mocamboâ (1977). So maybe this single in disguise was a try to see what happened. Very strange though. On page 1249 John Hill & The Retreads (USA) âJohnny B. Goodeâ must be erased as you will find the same entry on page 1449 as by The Retreds (USA) which by the way is the correct name. Itâs a garage rock version. ANIMALS (UK) See Volume 3, pages 1041-42 for biographical info. Sweet Little Sixteen (3:04) 1966 2-CD set: Broadcasts 1964-1966 [Rhythm & Blues Records RANDB-057] • UK, 2019 I havenât been able to check if the âSweet Little Sixteenâ track on the LP R&B-13 is the same as the one above on this release. âWee Wee Hoursâ is a live recording from a radio session, and again Eric Burdon proves his ability as a singer of great power. BALLROOM ROCKETS (Germany) Aka The Rosmaity Brothers, Christoph (guitar) and Fabian (vocals, bass), plus RenĂ© Lieutenant on drums. Thirty Days (2:29) 2008 CD: Ready If Youâre Willinâ [Rhythm Bomb Records CDRBR-5682] • Germany, 2008 Straight ahead rockabilly version. See also The Rosmaity Brothers. CLIFF BENNETT & THE REBEL ROUSERS (UK) The band Rebel Rousers was formed in 1957 by Cliff Bennett. They released singles on the Parlophone label but it was first in 1964 that they got hit singles with a.o. âOne Way Loveâ and 1966 âGot To Get You Into My Lifeâ. The members consisted of a.o. Chas Hodges who would later team up with Dave Peacock as Chas & Dave. Bye Bye Johnny [as âJohnny B. Goodeâ] (2:27) 1963 (mono) 4 CD-set: Into Our Lives: The EMI Years 1961-1969 [EMI 50999 6 97388 2] • UK, 2009 Previously unissued. Itâs a tough and rockinâ goode version. Strange but it says âJohnny B. Goodeâ on the album. They couldnât tell the difference in 2009? GRATEFUL DEAD (USA) See Volume 3, page 1218-1220 for biographical info, and Vol. 4 page 2048. Around And Around (9:10) 1977 (live) 3 CD: Daveâs Picks Vol 1 -The Mosque, Richmond, VA â5/25/77 [Rhino / Grateful Dead R2-529201] • USA, 2012 Run Rudolph Run (3:43) 1971 (live) 3 CD: Daveâs Picks Vol.22 â Felts Forum, New York â12/7/71 [Rhino / Grateful Dead R2-557453] • USA, 2017 Run Rudolph Run (3:28) 1971 (live) 3 CD: Daveâs Picks Vol.26 âAlbuquerque Civic Auditorium, NM 11/17/71 [Grateful Dead R2-565049] • USA, 2017 Recorded live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 14 December 1971. Bonus concert. Around And Around (7:50) 1977 (live) 3 CD: Daveâs Picks Vol.29 âSwing Auditorium San Bernardino, CA [Rhino Records R2-573507] • USA, 2017 âJohnny B. Goodeâ recorded live at Robertson Gym, University Of California, Santa Barbara, CA 27 February 1977, bonus track. Johnny B. Goode (3:55) 1973 (live) 3 CD: Daveâs Picks Vol.32 âThe Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 3/24/73 [Rhino Records R2-573510] • USA, 2019 This would have to do. Volumes 1 â 2 â 3 - 4 â 5 â 7 â 8 â 11 â 12 â 16 â 18 â 20 â 21 â 23 â 24 â 25 â 28 â 31 also includes one or two Berry covers, such as Around And Around, Johnny B. Goode or Promised Land . RICHARD GRAY & THE FOUR BROTHERS (Australia) This is not a new entry, see page 1221, but additional information and correction. Maybellene (2:33) 1955 78: Philips P-37031 • Australia, 1955 KINKS (UK) See Volume 3, page 1292 for biographical info. Bye Bye Johnny (2:27) 1965 (live) 2-CD set: Transmissions 1964-1968 [Audio Vaults AV-201809] • UK, 2019 âLittle Queenieâ recorded 7 September, 1964, BBC Saturday Club, Playhouse Theatre, London. CHARLIE LILLY (USA) Nadine (3:30) 1974 45: Revelation Records Ltd. AS-1027 • USA, 1974 The seller on eBay wrote that it was a garage 45, however, itâs more like a soul blues with harmonica. Itâs in stereo and was as printed on the label Recorded in the country at Appalachia Sound Recording Studios, Chillicothe, Ohio. The A-side is âMama Canât Sleepâ written by one Walt Cook. MASTERâS APPRENTICES (Australia) See Volume 3, pages 1347-1348 for biographical info. Around And Around (2:55) 1966 CD: From Mustangs To Masters, First Year Apprentices [Nickoff Records NCD-1] • Australia, 2004 21 previously unreleased tracks. They also did âRoute 66â (two versions) which is modelled after the Berry/ Stones versions. All recorded in April 1966 at The Garage. Sound quality is not perfect, and for fans only. EARL PRESTON & The T.T.âs (UK) Mersey Beat quintet who had one single out on Fontana in 1963, and was also featured on tracks by Eden Kane and Cy Tucker. The latter part of the group. Lead singer George Joseph Spruce from Liverpool took his stage name from his brother-in-law Earl and American artist Preston Epps. Betty Jean (2:37) 1963 CD: Unearthed Merseybeat Vol. 3 [Viper CD-032] • UK, 2005 Previously unissued demo. Thanks to Peter Checksfield for this entry. PRETTY THINGS (UK) See Volume 3, page 1431 for biographical info. Johnny B. Goode (1:42) 1964 (live) CD Box set: Bouquets From A Cloudy Sky [Snapper SMABX-1029] • UK, 2015 Previously unissued track from the BBC 2 Live on the Beat Room, recorded December 1964. The box is a collectors item consisting of all their original albums on 11 CDs, a copy of an acetate (4 tracks), and rarities on 2 CDs, and 2 DVDs, plus memorabilia and a thick hardcover book. Released to commemorate the band's 50th Anniversary. ROLLING STONES (UK) See volume 3, pages 1475-1477 for biographical info. Little Queenie (4:18) 1998 (live) 2 CD: Bridges To Buenos Aires [Eagle Rock RBCD-5407] • USA, 2019 (CD + Blue-Ray) Recorded live at River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 5 April 1998. STORMY TEMPEST (UK) Johnny B. Goode (2:38) 1989 45: Everbimes EVB-0071 • UK, 1989 (picture sleeve) I did spot this on 45cat but havenât been able to find a link to listen to it or any info. Maybe a reader can? Wednesday, January 15. 2020CBID - new Chuck Berry tribute albums and songs
[Edit 04-06-2020: Added some more info on the Mike Zito album]
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site. 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: Chapter 14 in Volume 2 describes tribute songs and albums. Here are some additions to this:. ROSMAITY BROTHERS (Germany) Fabian and Christoph Rosmaity, guitar and bass respectively featuring Christian Bleiming (piano) and Alex Lex (drums). The brothers have been playing together for over 20 years. Let It Rock (1:50) / Thirty Days (2:27) / Carol (2:55) / You Never Can Tell (2:56) / Roll Over Beethoven (2:38) / Wee Wee Hours (4:22) / Johnny B. Goode (2:49) / No Particular Place To Go (2:36) / Nadine (4:02) / Sweet Little Sixteen (2:52) / Little Queenie (3:02) / Maybellene (2:34) / Worried Life Blues+ (3:06) / Promised Land (2:21) / Rock And Roll Music (2:42) â 2016 CD: Berry Pickinâ - A Salute To the Genius of Chuck Berry [The Rocket Sound Lab] • Germany, 2016 I do appreciate that the guys took the time and recorded an album with 14 Berry songs and one related. Unfortunately they almost sound like the originals, updated that is. The tracks that really work are the two blues oriented songs. Interesting to hear âWorried Life Bluesâ the Berry way. Itâs okay to record ones favourite Berry song(s) but since they have been recorded by almost whoâs who in the music business itâs therefore important to get a personal and different approach, like they did with âWee Wee Hoursâ. RICHARD THOMPSON (UK) See Volume 3, page 1181 under Fairport Convention for more info. Guitar Heroes (7:40) â 2015 CD: Still [Propel Records PRPCD131] • UK, 2015 Here Thompson pays tribute to his guitar heroes. One of them being Chuck Berry, others being Django Reinhardt, James Burton, Hank Marvin (The Shadows) etc. In one verse he sings about Berry and imitates his guitar style. RONNIE WOOD & His Wild Five (UK) Ronald David Wood, singer, songwriter, guitarist, author and radio personality, born in 1947. Today best known as a member of The Rolling Stones since 1975, but also as a member of Faces and The Jeff Beck Group. Tribute To Chuck Berry (2:04) 2018 (live) CD: Mad Lad â A Tribute To Chuck Berry [BMG 538527702] • UK, 2019 The box-set above contains the LP (180G vinyl), CD and album cover art print. Nothing fancy really. Playing time of around 40 minutes is way too short today. But I like the music and Imelda May lifts the result on the two tracks sheâs involved in. She also sings backup vocals on âAlmost Grownâ. Irritating that the running time of the tracks are completely missing. MIKE ZITO And Friends (USA) Mike Zito, singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer from St. Louis, Missouri, born in 1970. Since 1998 when his first CD âBlue Roomâ came out heâs released some 15 albums. St. Louis Blues+ (3:19) 2019 - Charlie Berry III CD: RockânâRoll â A Tribute To Chuck Berry [Ruf Records RUF-1269] • Germany, 2019 The LP contains 15 tracks, but you can download the 20 tracks for free. The following songs are NOT on the 180 gram audiophile vinyl pressing: I Want To Your Driver / No Particular Place To Go / Down Bound Train / School Day / Brown Eyed Handsome Man. Some of the artists are already in the covers* or soundalikes** sections, or like Jimmy Vivino in the Johnnie Johnson discography (Vol. 2). So what should one say about such a gigantic release, I mean 20 tracks, 20 different guitar players and singers! This album might help younger people to get to know Berryâs music. In that sense the album is very important and a rockinâ goode one. Late addition and a little enlightening on the âWee Wee Hoursâ track. We started to work on these basic tracks at the end of 2018 and the beginning of January 2019 My group cut basic rhythm tracks and then e-mail them to the guitarists in question and have them add their parts. Joe Bonamassa texting him: âHey man, Iâm getting ready to record this track. Do you want me to play it tradional or do you want fire and fury?â I said, I want fire and fury, by all means. And he just blew the doors off. Well now we know why it ended up sounding like it did. I still donât like it, but thatâs not the point here. They got it how they wanted it and thatâs what counts. Tuesday, January 14. 2020CBID - Additions to the Chuck Berry discographies for Japan and South Africa
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: Sometimes it takes decades until I am finally able to see and show a specific Chuck Berry album. And sometimes getting one requires me to rewrite a description. JAPAN CHUCK BERRYâS GREATEST HITS No Particular Place To Go / You Never Can Tell / Maybellene / Nadine / Brenda Lee / You Two / Memphis, Tennessee / Sweet Little Sixteen / Roll Over Beethoven / Rock And Roll Music / Johnny B. Goode / Brown Eyed Handsome Man (1961 version) Referring to page 374. The tracks are of course not the same as the US release Chess LP-1485, as you can easily see. I didnât have this album back then and unfortunately I messed it up when writing. Anyway, it really says The Best of Chuck Berry on the back cover and on the label. As far as I can see this was the very first Berry LP issued in Japan. Including âNo Particular Place To Goâ and âYou Never Can Tellâ were wise, however, âYou Twoâ and âBrenda Leeâ were not, even though they were B-sides of the first two tracks. The front cover is the same as the US LP-1485 with the yellow sticker. SOUTH AFRICA LIVE AT THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM See page 2019 in Volume 4. Since I finally got a copy, I would like to show you the cover and label here. Thursday, October 17. 2019CBID - a test pressing of MAL-660
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: a rarity from the UK UK CHUCK BERRYâS GREATEST HITS (Test pressing) See page 176 for info. Now this is the first time we have found a test pressing of any UK albums from the â60s. The label is pure white with Side 1 and Side 2 handwritten on each side. Very few test pressings of albums turn up so this is a rare treat for collectors. We can assume that the other Marble Arch albums might be around as test pressings also. And maybe others too. At least now we know they exists. This is how the labels of the commercial release look like: Wednesday, September 25. 2019CBID - From one of the best versions in years to just noise - the cover versions keep coming
[Edit 04-06-2020: Added comment on Almost Grown by Ron Hacker]
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site. 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: A huge list of cover versions to be added to the chapter on Chuck Berry covers in Volume 3. This time I must emphasize the help I have been given from Ari Niskanen in Finland (he was also a great resource with Vol. 3). Several months ago he sent me a bunch of 5 CDs with over 20 Berry covers on each, and many of them I had never heard of before. A big thank you Ari for your enthusiasm and knowledge for Berry covers. AC-ROCK (USA) See Volume 3, page 1033 for biographical info. Rock And Roll Music (2:10) 2012 CD EP: Framed ! [AC-Rock AR-007] • USA, 2012 The album contains 6 tracks. CHRIS ANDREWS (UK) Heâs been around since the â60s when âYesterday Manâ was a big hit for him in 1965 and âPretty Belindaâ. He was born in 1942. Heâs been writing songs and recording ever since. No Particular Place To Go (2:13) 2014 CD: Still Rockinâ And Ravinâ [CAP-Sounds ] • Germany, 2014 To be quite honest, these versions are very goode indeed. Solid band and straight ahead arrangements. 15 tracks of good ole rockânâroll music. Berry is the only one who has 3 songs covered, although thereâs a Buddy Holly medley and âPeggy Sueâ. BILLY BOY ARNOLD (USA) Blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter from Chicago. Born in 1935. He recorded with Bo Diddley in the â50s. And has released many solo albums throughout the years. Nadine (3:23) 2014 CD: The Blues Soul of Billy Boy Arnold [Stony Plain SPCD-1378] • USA, 2014 Produced by Duke Robillard and backed by fabulous musicians, plus the Roomful Of Blues horns. However, the presentation is standard. BREAKAWAYS (New Zealand) Beat, R&B, rock quartet from Wellington. Guitar Boogie (1:55) 1966 (instr) LP: Letâs Take A Sea Cruise! [His Masters Voice MCLP-6221] • New Zealand, 1966 I have only managed to listen to Guitar Boogie and they have almost followed Berryâs arrangement. BULLFROG RATA & THE UNDERGATORS w/ Midge Marsden (New Zealand) According to himself, I do all sorts of things depending on what feels right, with me, and the vibe in the crowd at the time! But blues is definitely the glue that holds the gumbo together. This could mean a driving Texas shuffle, or a sly West Coast swing, maybe a riveting acoustic ballad or a stinging slide solo perhaps. No Money Down (4:41) 2002 CD: All I Need â Live At The Globe [Jayrem no # ] • New Zealand, 2002 Now this is faster than the original, becoming an uptempo R&B number. Very different and unusual. No Particular Place To Go (2:55) 2002 CD: It Is What It Is [Jayrem CDMULL-14] • New Zealand, 2003 A little bit slower than Berryâs but pretty simple and soulful. DAVID CARBE Kvartett (Sweden) Martin David Carbe was born 1993 in KungĂŁlv, Sweden. He started playing piano when he was 15 and studied piano while in college. Heâs played and toured with Robert Wells and in 2016 was a part of his Rhapsody in Rock Summer tour. Roll Over Beethoven (3:18) 2016 CD: 88 Toner Och 13 Kompositioner [Self released 73 2556 00014 4 5] • Sweden, 2017 CHANG PO CHING (New Zealand) Heâs a full time working singer, songwriter, guitarist from South Auckland. Heâs become very popular. Johnny B. Goode (2:03) 2018 (live) CD single: Universal Music Australia • 2018 This probably shouldnât be here, but I couldnât help wondering why an artist/singer would perform this classic for a TV performance in his third entrance in the competition. Interesting isnât it? Maybe because most of the viewers of the Voice are at the age from 30 and down(?) ERIC CHURCH (USA) One of the popular modern rockinâ country artists. Born in 1977 in Granite Falls, North Carolina. In 2008 he had his first Top Twenty hit and later on he hit #1 several times with songs like âDrink In My Handâ 2011, âGive Me Back My Hometownâ 2014 a.o. Seems like heâs a great Berry fan. Check out âTulaneâ on You Tube. Nadine (3:22) 2017 (live) CD: 61 Days In Church Vol. 4 [EMI Nashville EC-61 / 73683 4 2] • USA, 2017 Tulane (3:06) 2017 (live) CD: 61 Days In Church Vol. 3 [EMI Nashville EC-61 / 73683 4 2] • USA, 2017 âNadineâ recorded live at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri on 13 May 2017. âTulaneâ recorded live at Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah on 25 March 2017. The 100 songs are from the Holdinâ My Own Tour. I read somewhere that it was a box set of 5 CDs, but when checking Amazon itâs just mp3 downloading. However, on eBay thereâs a lot of LPâs for sale from volume 1 to 15. I feel Eric is a very good performer of these two Berry covers. He has the right drive and voice. COLWELL BROTHERS (USA) Guitar brothers. They âadvertiseâ the CD as follows: Old School Soul/Blues/R&B 100% autotuneddrummachinesynthesizerfree stuff. Beautiful Delilah (3:08) 2012 CD: Guilty Pleasures [Colwell Brothers CBCD-793447357720] • USA, 2012 COUNTRY MUSIC FIVE (USA) No biographical info. Promised Land (2:19) 1971 Various CD: Rare 1960s Country Rock From Nashville [SPV 309002] • USA, 2011 This is strange and again I wonder what people (compilers) might be thinking when they say 1960s, as this cover is truly based on the hit version by Freddy Weller which was big on the country charts in the Autumn of 1971. DUM DUM BOYS (France) France's number one fuzz rockers. When I saw this I thought, hey, has one of the most popular bands in Norway recorded a Berry song, but I was wrong. This is a French band whoâs released some 12 albums so far. Havana Moon (2:52) 2019 LP: Play All Your Favourite Songs [Mono Tone Records MT 030LP] • France, 2019 HOWARD EMERSON (USA) Born 1951 in Boston, MA. It says that his musical DNA was permanently disarranged upon hearing Chuck Berryâs âMaybelleneâ when he was 4 years old (my oh my, that was early!). However, he learned playing guitar by listening to a dozen albums by The Ventures. He became a very accomplished master on the guitar, electric slide and fingerpickinâ. Since 1998 heâs released 4 albums with mostly self penned original songs. Maybellene (3:33) 2004 CD: A Tale To Tell [Orchard 804986] • USA, 2004 As Howard says himself: The CD represents all the musical influences that have affected me since childhood. Then itâs interesting to notice that he performs only original songs except the Berry one. NATHAN FOLEY (Australia) Singer and musician born in 1979. For ten years he was a member of the Australian childrenâs entertainment group Hi-5. Roll Over Beethoven (2:45) 2018 CD: At This Moment [self released 01 9192 49250 6 4] • Australia, 2018 This is a cross between Berry and Beatles with a more nod to Berry. I think this is just available digital. GHOSTS OF NOTHING (Australia/UK) They are actually Sean Lowry and Ilmar Taimre with artistic collaborators including Lee Devaney, Charles Famous, Coleman Grehan, Lyndall Johnston, Laura Purcell, Frank J. Miles and more. See below for more info. Johnny B. Goode (5:07) 2014 CD: In Memory of Johnny B. Goode - A Rock Opera [Ghosts of Nothing 940499] • Australia/UK, 2014 This is not even peculiar, this is weird. There are absolutely no guitar riffs or melody and if you listen carefully youâll hear the lyrics. Itâs not easy to explain what this is all about, however, itâs a play in 3 acts containing 13 songs altogether. You can visit www.ghostsofnothing.com and see and read for yourself. Also visit You Tube and listen to Johnny B. The CD cover is a fold-out with lots of old fashioned pictures. 5 of the songs are covers a.o. Rock Around The Clock, and Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin), the rest are composed and arranged by Sean Lowry and Ilmar Taimre. Very strange concept indeed. IAN GILLAN & THE JAVELINS (UK) See Volume 3, page 1268 under Javelins for biographical info. Memphis, Tennessee ( : ) 2018 CD: Ian Gillan & The Javelins [Ear Music 0211877 EMU] • Germany, 2018 Ian is reuniting with original band members from the early â60s to play the songs they did back then. 15 tracks from the likes of Howlinâ Wolf, Bo Diddley, Sam Cooke, the Drifters, the Coasters, Buddy Holly, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and the Contours. RON HACKER And The Hacksaws (USA) Blues-rock singer, guitarist born 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He released his first album back in 1988, titled âNo Very Musicâ. Almost Grown (5:57) 1990 (live) CD: Barstool Blues [Hacksaw HRH-1990] • USA, 1990 Recorded live at the Saloon North Beach, San Francisco Almost Grown (3:01) 2003 CD: Burninâ [Hacksaw HR-6415] • USA, 2003 âAlmost Grownâ on a blues record? Well folks, it works! Really. What a groove. Nadine (3:28) 2015 CD: Goinâ Down Howlinâ [Hacksaw WTB-1003] • USA, 2015 Slower and more bluesy. STEVE HACKETT (UK) Real name Stephen Richard Hackett. Born 1950 in Pimlico, London. Heâs regarded as a first class guitar player and is well known for his prominent work with Genesis. He did 8 albums with the group before he would concentrate on a solo career. Guitar Boogie (2:12) 1982 (instr) CD: Highly Strung [Virgin 00946 377318] • UK, 2007 Too fast and too noisy. Loses the beauty of the melody⊠This album was a reissue of the original from 1983 with 3 bonus tracks including the Berry cover. WARD HAYDEN And The Outliers (USA) Country rock quartet from Boston, Massachusetts, formerly known as Girls, Guns and Glory. Promised Land (2:34) 2018 CD: Canât Judge A Book [ unknown ] • USA, 2019 Now folks, this is a really raw, rockinâ country version with great guitar work (by Cody Nilsen). One of the best versions Iâve heard in years. Check them out on You Tube. RICHARD HENDERSON (Canada) Country-blues player on acoustic lap steel which is a pretty rare solo instrument. The CD below contains 15 tracks and he has help from other people on several but itâs only Henderson and his lap steel featured on the two Berry covers. He has some original songs but mostly it is covers of blues standards. Again it is interesting to notice the inclusion of Berryâs music. As it says in the album notes: Chuck Berryâs âNadineâ and âYou Canât Catch Meâ are not really blues standards I guess but they certainly do get re-interpreted on solo lap steel. Nadine (2:33) 2010 CD: Seventh Day: Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar [Richard Henderson 775020996328] • Canada, 2010 HETTY & VIBES (Australia) No biographical info. Johnny B. Goode (4:40) 2012 CD: Hetty & Vibes [Belmar Records mp3 ] • Australia, 2012 Johnny B. Goode the slow way⊠I know, itâs mp3 and I usually donât include mp3âs, but I wanna make an exception as I think this is quite unusual and goode. JACKYS (Switzerland) A quartet led by pianist and singer Jacky, real name Ueli Schmutz, born in 1945 in Bern. The band has released 11 albums since 1976, and Jacky himself has released a few. Jacky is known as MR. Swiss RockânâRoll. Sweet Little Sixteen ( : ) 1976 LP: Jackyâs Boogie [EMI 3E 054 33865] • Switzerland, 1976 11 country and rockânâroll covers plus two originals. Memphis, Tennessee (3:46) 1980 LP: My Little World [EMI 13C 058 76103] • Switzerland, 1980 Rockânâroll and country covers. Roll Over Beethoven (3:36) 1988 CD: Hello Rock And Roll [Phonacord CDPA-82007] • Switzerland, 1988 Rockânâroll and country covers and originals. Little Queenie ( : ) 2015 CD: 50 Years [Sound Service JACKCD-11] • Switzerland, 2015 10 rockânâroll covers and one by Kris Kristofferson. MARVIN JENKINS (USA) American jazz pianist and composer. Has played with many of the jazz greats and was a member of the Barney Kessel Quartet. Born 1932 in Aultman, Ohio, died 2005 in Pasadena, California. Memphis, Tennessee (2:37) 1965 LP: Big City [Palomar G-24001 (mono) /GS-34001 (stereo)] • USA, 1965 Nice to have another jazz man recording a Berry number. We are still looking for Stan Kentonâs cutting Maybellene(?) EVAN JOHNS (USA) Johns was born 1956 in McLean, Virginia, but started his musical career as a songwriter and guitarist in Washington D.C. In the â70s he played with Danny Gatton and later started his own band The H-Bombs. He died in 2017. No Money Down (2:50) 2016 CD: Does The Great American Songbook Vol. 1 [Jelly Roll Record ] • USA, 2016 12 tracks from the pens of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Carl Perkins, Merle Haggard and more. Again Berry is the only one with two songs !!! Produced by Evan Johns and recorded at Teenie Weenie Sound Studios in Vancouver, Canada. J J JOHNSON (USA) James Louis Johnson, jazz trombone player and songwriter, born 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana and died in 2001. According to Wikipedia he played jazz, bebop, hard bop and third stream (!) No Particular Place To Go (2:13) 1965 LP: Goodies [RCA Victor LSP-3458] • USA, 1966 He must have been one of the very first to cover this Berry tune, and in the jazz field(!) Again I am amazed how many different styles and artists/musicians who covers Berry. LORANES (Germany) Garage rock, neo-blues, psychedelic trio who came on the scene in 2015 with their debut single and album âTrustâ. Johnny B. Goode (4:12) 2018 (live) LP: Live At Acoustic Lakeside Festival 2018 [H42 Records H42-059] • Germany, 2019 According to Discogs this was a one sided limited vinyl release with 250 copies pressed, 125 on black vinyl and 125 on clear-red vinyl. It also seems it was released as a full 11 track album. Sorry to say but to me this is just noise. LORENZO MENZERSCHMIDT (USA) Just so you know, this is a three piece blues band, consisting of âLost Jimâ Ohlschmidt (lead vocals, guitars), Tony Menzer (bass, vocals) and Victor de Lorenzo (drums, vocals). Kinda interesting invention of a band name. Johnny B. Goode (4:19) 2012 CD: Lorenzo Menzerschmidt [Lorenzo Menzerschmidt 884501814195] • USA, 2012 A minor swing version of this classic. Very unusual. As they say at CD Baby: What do Sleepy John Estes, Mississippi John Hurt, Chuck Berry, and Blind Blake have in common? - They're all covered by this adventurous roots trio with an original song list shaped by old-school blues and rock 'n' roll. TRADE MARTIN (USA) Born in 1943, Union City, New Jersey. Musician, songwriter, producer. He worked with Johnny Powers in the late â50s, recording as Johnny & The Jokers. He later on recorded for Roulette a.o. and released an album on Buddah in 1972. But it is as a composer and producer heâs best known throughout the â60s and â70s especially. In 1990 he was also involved in B. B. Kingâs Grammy Award winning CD âLive At San Quentinâ. School Day (2:45) 2005 CD: Then - Songs Of Our Youth [Innovation Digital ] • USA, 2005 Heâs followed Berryâs arrangement to the point, even the guitar is in the same key. SWEET MIKEY C (USA) Real name Mike Campbell. Family moved from Phoenix, Arizona to Odessa, Texas in 1956 when he was about 9 years old. He remember seing Roy Orbison on TV and later got hooked on the guitar playing by Scotty Moore. So there you have his roots. Nadine (4:18) 2012 CD: Scooby Daddy [Mikey C Music 1951089] • USA, 2012 Featuring Bobby Keys and Johnny Hiland. This was his second CD where he is in a little Roy Orbison mood by covering 3 early songs by him. Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Java Jive Studios in Nashville, TN. Mikeyâs first album came out in 2009 titled âRock ânâ Roll Time Capsuleâ, a 2-CD set, where he a.o. covered 4 Buddy Holly songs, and a lot of other rockânâroll classics. MOODY BROTHERS (USA) Country music trio , Carlton Moody, Dave Moody, and Trent Moody who started out in the early parts of the â80s. Got nominated for a Grammy for their recording of the classic âCotton Eyed Joeâ in 1985. In 1988 they recorded an album in Prague, Czechoslovakia with Jiri Brabec and Country Beat. The album Friends was the first such cooperative production between an American company, Lamon Records and what was then a communist state-owned record label Supraphon. Johnny B. Goode (2:37) 2012 (live) CD: Live From Billy Bobâs Disneyland Paris [Lamon Records ] • USA, 2012 MARIUS âBUTCHâ NORDAL (USA) Jazz pianist, jazz journalist and educator. He was born in New Orleans but family moved to Seattle when he was seven. After several years of piano lessons he became an accomplished boogie woogie and blues player with a little rock and roll thrown in for good measure. School Day (3:35) 2009 (instr) CD: Boomer Jazz [Origin Records â82545] • USA, 2009 Nice to see even another jazz musician playing Berry. Of his background he has this to say: During my high school years,I grew up during the last few years of an eclectic, bluesy era where Miles Davis, Count Basie, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Bill Doggett co-existed with Doris Day, Pat Boone, Perry Como and Frank Sinatra. You could even hear any of them on a single radio station! CLAIRE PETRIE (USA) Country singer who grew up in a large musical family in Saratoga Springs, New York. "You Never Can Tell" was her debut single from the album and also with a following video. You Never Can Tell (3:32) 2015 CD: The One [Playback Records ] • USA, 2015 She does a very decent cajun version of this Berry classic, good voice and arrangement, check out the video (pretty nice) on You Tube. QUIREBOYS (UK) Heavy hard rock band from London, formed in 1985 disbanded in 1993. They got together again in 2000. They released 5 albums from 1990-1994 and some 16 albums from 2000-2019. Man they have been productive. Little Queenie (4:24) 2017 CD: White Trash Blues [Off Yer Rocka Recordings OYR-044] • UK, 2017 On an album from 2014 they do a song titled You Never Can Tell which is not the Berry classic, although they repeat several times It goes to show⊠So they learned something. RATS (UK) See The Treacle below RONA (Israel) No biographical info. Johnny B. Goode (3:06) 2015 CD: Goose Chase [ ? ] • Israel, 2015 Synthesizer ⊠very slow interpretation and the guitar has been sampled several times during the 3 minutes playing time, the same opening riff over and over again while Rona sings very sensual. Donât know if thereâs an actual CD release here. I can only find two songs with her from 2015. And thereâs even a couple of videos on You Tube of her singing Johnny B. JIM RORIE (USA) Country singer, songwriter It says that he plays Mississippi country blues, but I feel he sounds much more country than blues. Memphis, Tennessee (4:18) 2012 in medley with âMr. Crumbâ (1:31) CD: My Home Is Memphis, Tennessee [Jiro Records 887516161537] • Unfortunately he follows the Johnny Rivers arrangement almost note for note. All songs on the album are about Memphis, the home of Rock and Roll and the home of the Blues. Songs by W. C. Handy, Hoagy Charmichael, Berry, Tommy Tucker and Curley Williams, plus six new songs written by Rorie. WOLFGANG SCHMID (Germany) Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock quintet. Johnny B. Goode (5:07) 2004 CD: A Swift Kick [Skip Records SKP-9053 2] • Germany, 2005 Recorded live at Dreamscape studios, Munich, 2004. SHAKERS (Canada) Now hereâs another Shakers group, this time from Canada. A rock quartet who was active from 1979-1982. They had two albums out, 1981 - 1983. Rick Andrew played bass. Hail! Hail! boys for pickinâ an obscure Berry song. In 1980 nobody else had ever thought of covering "My Mustang Ford". Strange actually because itâs a good rocker, again a car song with excellent lyrics. My Mustang Ford (3:02) 1980 12â EP: Rock And Roll [Warpt Records WRC1-1515] • Canada, 1980 No Money Down ( : ) 1980 12â EP: Rock And Roll [Warpt Records WRC1-1515] • Canada, 1980 SHOVELS & ROPE (USA) A country/folk duo from Charleston, South Carolina. They are husband Michael Trent and wife Cary Ann Hearst. You Never Can Tell (2:19) 2017 CD: Busted Jukebox Vol. 2 [New West Records NW-6415AD ] • USA, 2017 Strange version, it starts with a Johnny B. guitar riff and then runs way too fast. Also with a weird sound. BJĂRN SPELLMANN (Norway) Accordionist. Real name BjĂžrn Brenne. Playing pop and country oriented music. He also had an album out in 2001 âTrekkspill I 2001â. Memphis, Tennessee (2:40) 2004 (instr) CD: Trekkspill I 2004 [Busk Records BCD-245] • Norway, 2004 Not bad and it swings, but heâs followed the Johnny Rivers arrangement (as so many others) and it becomes sort of predictable. JOHN THIBODEAU (Canada) John and the boys play a kind of accoustic blues and folk music. John Thibodeau (guitar, vocals), Barry Brown (guitar), Chris Turner (harmonica) and Mark Thibodeau (piano). Maybellene (3:48) 2009 CD: Passinâ through [Ruination Records 700261266374] • Canada, 2009 A slower more bluesy version. TREACLE (UK) Featuring guitarist Mick Ronson and Benny Marshall and Keith Cheesman. It seems like the connection between the Rats and the Treacle were actually Mick Ronson. The Rats had three singles out in 1964-65. Donât know if Treacle released any records but three songs by them are on both the CDs mentioned below. Guitar Boogie (4:28) 1969 (instr) prev. unissued CD: The Rise And Fall Of Bernie Gripplestone And The Rats From Hull [Tenth Planet TP-012] • UK, 1995 This is not the worst I have heard but it comes pretty close. Okay, so they got he idea from Jeff Beck, but⊠Harmonica doesnât fit the song guys, and the so-called short drum solos sounds like a joke. I am almost sure this was not supposed to be issued, and it should have stayed in the can. The overall sound is rotten too. TRIPWIRES (USA) Rock and roll group from Seattle, Washington featuring John Ramberg on vocals and lead guitar. Tulane (2:39) 2007 CD: Makes You Loook Around [Paisley Pop 678277145924] • USA, 2007 Not quite sure what to make of this heavy version. Itâs like a total mess The vocals are not following the music. It sounds like they were living in two different worlds. JOHN VERITY BAND (UK) Blues-rock band. Guitarist John Verity was born in 1949 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Heâs been in bands like Argent and Phoenix. Has released some 20 albums, the latest being âBlue To My Soulâ in 2017. Johnny B. Goode (5:16) 2015 CD: Live At Bosky [VaVoom Records 478897] • UK, 2015 They also do a version of âRoute 66â the Berry/Stones way. Recorded live in one day at Bosky Studios in the village of Ireland in Bedfordshire. Live? JOHN C. WAKELY (USA) Son of country & western singer/songwriter Jimmy Wakely. The man who wrote a.o. âToo Lateâ which Berry recorded in 1974. Memphis, Tennessee (2:48) late â60s or early â70s CD: Country Son Of A Western Singer [Essential Media Mod 5191076] • USA, 2012 Saturday, July 27. 2019CBID - Further entries to the Berry discographies for UK, NL, Spain and more
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: still we discover releases which were missing from the book, including some from well-documented countries. UK CHUCK BERRYâS GREATEST HITS See page 176 for info. Same tracks as the mono LP but in electronic stereo. STEREO MALS is stamped in red letters on the back cover. Â You will find the labels with the printing Stereophonic or without. Both have MALS 660 printed on the labels. NETHERLANDS Nadine / Come On Here we have three different variants. The Chuck Berry Song Series was a series of 45s going way up to #17. This one pictured had an orange Funckler label with some variations in printing. However, you might find it with a black label although I have never seen one. The other two images show two different (earlier) releases having colour tops, blue and purple. One with orange and one with black Funckler label, the latter being the first issue. Although we have no info what came first, the hen or the egg. NEW ZEALAND ST. LOUIS TO LIVERPOOL This is the mono variant. Donât know if the stereo one was released. PHILIPPINES You Never Can Tell / Brenda Lee Multicolor label. The sound here is pretty poor. According to Thierry Chanu it seems like master (the tape machine) might have fluctuated. SPAIN ROCKINâ AT THE HOPS Same as the UK reissue Charly (Green Line) LP GCH-8041 (1986). NEW JUKE BOX HITS Same as the UK reissue Charly (Green Line) LP GCH-8008 (1986). BERRY IS ON TOP Same as the UK reissue Charly (Green Line) LP GCH-8043 (1986). TAIWAN CHUCK BERRYâS GOLDEN DECADE VOL. 2 [2-LP] Same as US LP 2CH-60023, but it seems as this was a single LP cover, no fold-out. And the back cover is in black & white, no colours. Tuesday, July 23. 2019CBID - more by Johnnie Johnson and Keith Richards
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: An addition to chapter 18 in Volume 2. This chapter covers the session work and records by Chuck Berry's main musical partner Johnnie Johnson, recorded in addition to his work with Berry. SESSION WORK and GUEST APPEARANCES Keith Richards TALK IS CHEAP (30th Anniversary De-luxe edition) 2-CD: BMG 4050538466980 • USA, 2019 Big Town Playboy (4:19)(See page 876.) A remastered edition of the 1988 original album, released 29 March 2019. CD one has the original album and CD two has 6 tracks all previously unissued. The track above featuring Johnnie Johnson is previously unissued. Itâs a midtempo bluesy tune with Johnnie in good form and Keith throwing in some Berry riffs at the end. Also available on 180gr. vinyl as a 2 album set. Thursday, July 4. 2019CBID - Some new tributes to Chuck Berry
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: three additions to chapter 14 in Volume 2 which covers tributes to Chuck Berry. Ă
GE ALEXANDERSEN (Norway) GĂ„ GĂ„ GĂ„ (3:52) (Chuck Berry-ge Alexandersen) 2018 CD: So far this is only available on line. He performed it live during his 70 years birthday party (where he spoke highly of Berry) which was filmed for TV. This is Ă geâs tribute to one of his mentors, Chuck Berry. He says he once did get some Berry singles with Johnny B. Goode and Sweet Little Sixteen and he knew what he was going to do. He says that there wouldnât be any rockânâroll as we know it without Chuck Berry. He uses a great deal of the text from Sweet Little Sixteen and then writes his own lyrics to fit in. Itâs actually a rock song but itâs not rockinâ, if you get my drift. Anyway, itâs a good tribute. LA MANZANA PLASTICA (Mexico) Berry Rides Again (as âEl Gran Chuck Berryâ) (2:20) 1970 45: CBS 6644 • Mexico, 1970 Sung in Spanish. Taken from The Steppenwolfâs tribute to Berry from 1968 (see Steppenwolf on pages 761 and 1895). GUNN-TRUSCINSKI DUO (USA) Seagull For Chuck Berry (5:02) (Gunn-Truscinski) 2017 (instr) LP: Bay Head [Three Lobed LPTLR-124] • USA, 2017 Recorded at Echo Canyon West (?) in March 2017. Not so much Berry pickinâ on this slow and unusual instrumental. You can hear traces from âDeep Feelingâ, but Gunn explains that we sometimes took direct inspiration from the late rockânâroll godfather. However, you will have to listen closely. Anyway, because of the title itâs a tribute all right. The album above was their third as a duo. Wednesday, July 3. 2019CBID - Newly discovered Berry covers - and two non-covers
CBID is the Chuck Berry International Directory, a 2.200 page pile of Chuck Berry records information published in four volumes between 2008 and 2013. For details see the bibliography section of this site.
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: Yet another list of cover versions to be added to the chapter on Chuck Berry covers in Volume 3 and two songs which made it there by mistake: Hereâs another cover that must be moved to the NO Chuck section: However, cover versions of Berry song keep coming. And some of these are quite goode, indeed. Here's the latest list of new and newly discovered Berry covers. GEORGE BENSON (USA) Singer, songwriter and guitar player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1943. Alternating between jazz, pop, R&B , and scat singing. In the â60s and â70s he was known for his funky instrumental jazz, and in the â80s and â90s for his more smooth R&B crooning. His first album âThe New Boss Guitar Of George Bensonâ came out in 1964. He recorded a tribute album to Nat King Cole in 2013. Havana Moon (4:54) 2019 CD: Walking To New Orleans [Provogue PRD 819873018650] • USA, 2019 The subheading is Remembering Chuck Berry and Fats Domino. The LP is available in both black and yellow vinyl. âNadineâ turns out to be the best Berry cover on the album. Of course itâs interesting that a guy like Benson turns to Berryâs and Dominoâs music to make an album. Although I would have wished for a more original approach. I have been listening to the album several times and it becomes a little predictable, thereâs no surprises. Although I must admit that âHow Youâve Changedâ was an interesting and good choice which has become more of a ballad thing. Come to think of it, isnât the song actually a ballad? WILD BOB BURGOS And His Houserockers (UK) See Volume 4, page 1779 for biographical info. Itâs My Own Business ( : ) 2018 CD: Yeah!!...Dedicated To Rockinâ!! [TCY Records TCY-033] • Switzerland, 2019 Recorded in December 2017. âDedicated to the memory of the late great Chuck Berryâ. SANDY FORD & FLYING SAUCERS (UK) See Volume 3, page 1197 for biographical info on The Flying Saucers. Maybellene ( : ) 2018 CD: Out Of The Blue [Raw 1041] • UK, 2018 Self published album, containing 27 tracks, mostly covers of well-known rockânâroll songs, and some originals. Produced by Sandy Ford and he also plays most of the instruments himself. Sandyâs voice is remarkable reminiscent of Gene Vincentâs. JERRY GARCIA BAND (USA) See Volume 3, page 1207 for biographical info. Let It Rock (6:37) 1987 (live) 6-CD box: Electric On The Eel [ATO Records JGFRR-1021] • USA, 2019 Both songs recorded live at French's Camp On The Eel River in Piercy, California on 29 August 1987 respectively on 10 August 1991. HET COCKTAIL TRIO (Netherlands) No biographical info. No Particular Place To Go [as âDe Hele Wereld Alleen Van Onsâ] ( : ) 1964 45: Imperial IH-608 • Netherlands, 1964 (PS) JP AND THE RAZORS (UK) A three-piece rhythm and blues/rockânâroll outfit from the North-West of England. Guitar, bass and drums. It Wasnât Me (3:50) 2018 CD: Nothinâ To Lose [JPRCD-18011] • UK, 2018 Again it goes to show, all material is original apart from the Berry number! LOS DRACS (Spain) Beat sextet. Johnny B. Goode [as âVen Johnny Venâ] (2:24) 1965 EP: Los Dracs [Alma 4010-XC] • Spain, 1965 Johnny B. follows the others from Spain or Mexico. Rock And Roll Music built around the Beatlesâ version, plain and straight forward. SEAMUS McGARVEY BAND (UK) At the age of 72, Seamus McGarvey comes out with his debut album! A family band from Southend On Sea consisting of Seamus McGavey on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, John McGarvey on harmonica, Pat McGarvey bass, 5-string banjo and backing vocals, plus Jed Potts on rhythm and lead guitars, Calum McIntyre drums and washboard. Roll Over Beethoven (3:10) 2018 CD: Seamus OâBoogie [Johnny Rock Records JOROCK-028] • UK, 2019 A rockinâ goode version with a solid beat, one of the best Iâve heard in a long while. Recorded in Edinburgh during two days in March 2018. LITTLE HERBIE MAYES & The Twisters (USA) No biographical info. Maybellene (1:51) 1962 45: Alley AS-1064 • USA, 1962 Fast rockabilly version with a good bass line. DUKE ROBILLARD BAND (USA) See volume 3, page 1460 for biographical info. Dear Dad (2:13) 2019 CD: Ear Worms [Stony Plain SPCD-1403] • USA, 2019 This is a rockin goode version for sure. Duke has gathered a lot of friends to participate on this album and it is Klem Klimek who sings on this track but Duke is playing guitar, at least. The album was conceived as an album of songs that he heard and was attracted to growing up. Duke had this to say about pickinâ âDear Dadâ: It is one of my favorite Chuck Berry tunes. A latter song of his and never a hit, but it possesses all the components of a great Berry composition. Chuckâs command of the English language and his ability to create the coolest slang ever written is uncanny â Coolerator?!!! Whatâs cooler than that? TOMMY ROE (USA) See volume 3, pages 1472-73 for biographical info. It has come to my knowledge that it is actually guitar wizard Reggie Young who plays the eminent guitar fills and solos on Tommy Roeâs version of âCarolâ from 1964. The guitar playing blew my mind the first time I heard it. I was sure there must have been someone special, but now it is out that it actually was Reggie Young, a studio musician whoâs played on 100s of country, rock and pop songs (and hits) since the late â50s. Unfortunately he died 17 January 2019 at the age of 82. LINDA RONSTADT (USA) See volume 3, pages 1478-79 for biographical info. Back In The USA (2:58) 1980 CD & LP: Live In Hollywood [Rhino 574477] • USA, 2019 Recorded 24 April 1980 for her HBO television special at Television Center Studios in Hollywood. She was joined on stage by a band featuring Kenny Edwards (guitar), Danny Kortchmar (guitar), Billy Payne (keyboards), Dan Dugmore (pedal steel), Bob Glaub (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums), plus backing vocalists Wendy Waldman and Peter Asher, the latter besides being the executive producer also plays percussion. The Berry cover sounds very much like the hit version from 1978, very solid. The album contains 12 tracks, and except for two of them the rest are previously unreleased, including the Berry number. ARLEN ROTH (USA) See volume 3, pages 1481 for biographical info. Promised Land (5:21) 2019 feat. Jerry Donahue CD: Tele-Masters [Aquinnah AQ-0414] • USA, 2019 A whole album of players who are known for their Fender Telecaster skills. 16 tracks and besides featuring Arlen Roth (of course) youâll hear in the country field people like Vince Gill, Steve Wariner, Brad Paisley, Albert Lee. In the blues field Joe Bonamassa a.o. And people like Steve Cropper, Bill Kirchen, Redd Volkaert and also Cindy Cashdollar (Fender steel). LUDWIG SEUSS BAND (Germany) Born in 1964, Munich, Germany. Blues, Cajun, Zydeco pianist, organist and accordionist. Has been a member of the Spider Murphy Gang since 1987. Check out this group on pages 1526-1527 in Vol. 3. Maybellene ( : ) 2018 (live) CD: Live Im Lustspielhaus [Styx Records STYX-1094] • Germany, 2018 Sounds okay by me. The vocalist on this Berry number is GĂŒnther Sigl, a founding member of the Spider Murphy Gang. JIMMY (STAGGER LEE) SMITH (USA) No biographical info. Memphis, Tennessee [as "Memphis"] ( : ) 1970s 45: Rexius RR-5051 • USA, 1970s Donât know much about this except I have seen the record and label but havenât heard it. It could be an instrumental version or⊠The flip side is a cover of âStagger Leeâ and is actually credited to Chuck Berry! Record label out of Portland, Oregon. I am not even sure about the year either, it could be the late â60s for all I know. TONY VILAPLANA (Spain) No biographical info. Maybellene ( : ) 1964 EP: Tony Vilaplana Y Sus Teen Stars [Vergara 35.0.076 C] • Spain, 1964 I havenât heard it but he looks like a teen star and he probably sounds like it too, or maybe he listened to Gene Vincentâs version?
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