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The Chuck Berry Database contains the most accurate and up to date information about the recordings of Chuck Berry.
The database is an international joint work by Fred Rothwell, England, author of "Long Distance information - Chuck Berry's Recorded Legacy",
Morten Reff, Norway, author of "The Chuck Berry International Directory", and Dietmar Rudolph, Germany, author of "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry"
featuring collaboration from Thierry Chanu (†), Arne Wolfswinkel, and Claude Schlouch with help from record collectors world-wide.
Using this database you can find out which songs Chuck Berry recorded during his musical career, when he recorded the often multiple versions of a song, and who helped recording it.
All Songs — All Sessions — All Musicians
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My Ding-A-Ling
| words and music by | Dave Bartholomew, Chuck Berry |
| also known as | Ding-A-Ling |
18. 3. 1967 (Bill Graham archive)
live 18 Mar. 1967 San Francisco
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Steve Miller | guitar |
| Jim Peterman | keyboards |
| Lonnie Turner | bass |
| Tim Davis | drums |
| Length | 5:31 |
| First release on album | Check Me Out! (Crying Steel CSR02, EU, 2014) |
29. 6. 1967 (Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA)
live 29 June 1967 San Francisco
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| James "Curly" Cooke | guitar |
| Steve Miller | guitar |
| Jim Peterman | organ |
| Lonnie Turner | bass |
| Tim Davis | drums |
| Length | 4:36 |
| Engineer | Dennis Drake |
| First release on album | Live at Fillmore Auditorium (Mercury 836 072-2, USA, 1989-06) |
29. 12. 1967 (Bill Graham archive)
live 29 Dec. 1967 San Francisco
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| James "Curly" Cooke | guitar |
| Jim Peterman | organ |
| Lonnie Turner | bass |
| Tim Davis | drums |
| Length | 1:42 |
| First release on album | Check Me Out! (Crying Steel CSR02, EU, 2014) |
13. 9. 1969 (Toronto Rock’n’Roll Revival, Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
live 1969 Toronto
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Ron Marinelli | guitar |
| Hughie Leggat | bass |
| Danny Taylor | drums |
| Length | 9:34 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | Live in Concert (Magnum MR-703, USA, 1978) |
heavily shortened
| Length | 5:17 |
| Producer | Brower/Walker Enterprises |
| First release on album | My Dingaling (Royal Collection RC 83148, NL, 1991) |
CHESS 1969 Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano, chorus |
| Phil Upchurch | bass, chorus |
| unknown | drums |
| Robert "Bob" Baldori | harmonica, chorus |
| Length | 3:42 |
| Master | CHESS 18556 |
| Producer | Esmond Edwards |
| Engineer | Malcolm Chisholm |
| First release on album | Have Mercy (Hip-O Select B0013790-02, USA, 2010-02) |
3. 2. 1972 (Lanchester Arts Festival, Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, UK)
live 1972 Coventry
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
Original LP version
| Length | 11:34 |
| Master | CHESS CH2228 |
| Producer | Esmond Edwards |
| First release on album | The London Chuck Berry Sessions (CHESS 60020, USA, 1972-04) |
Single edit
| Length | 4:16 |
| Master | CHESS 2028E |
| First release on 45rpm | My Ding-A-Ling b/w Johnny B. Goode (CHESS 2131, USA, 1972-07) |
| First release on album | Chuck and His Friends (Aristocrat BR-100, USA, 1974) |
Single edit faded out
| Length | 4:09 |
| First release on album | On Stage (On Stage OS 007, EEC, 1991) |
live 1972 BBC
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Length | 10:41 |
| Producer | Stanley Dorfman for BBC Television |
| Other notable release | Live at the BBC (ZitRock ZR-DVD-CHB-16-03, US, 2016) |
shortened
| Length | 6:10 |
| Producer | Stanley Dorfman for BBC Television |
| First release on album | Saturday Rock - Live at the BBC '72 (Rough 40148, 2018-03) |
live 1972 Hempstead
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Length | 3:05 |
| First release on album | Check Me Out! (Crying Steel CSR02, EU, 2014) |
19. 5. 1977 (De Zandkuil Open Air Theatre, Lochem, The Netherlands)
live 1977 Lochem
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Steve Bloomfield | guitar |
| Rusty Lupton | piano |
| Fred Poke | bass |
| Wild Bob Burgos | drums |
| Length | 7:57 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Meets Matchbox (Promised Land Record PL 92 1977, D, 1994) |
27. 4. 1981 (Shinjuku Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan)
live 27 Apr. 1981 Tokyo
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Ingrid G. Berry | vocal |
| Shigeru Narumo | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Tsutomu Maki | drums |
| Length | 6:51 |
| Producer | Kei Ishizaka |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Tokyo Session (East World WTP 90072, J, 1981) |
29. 4. 1981 (Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan)
live 29 Apr. 1981 Tokyo
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Ingrid G. Berry | vocal |
| Shigeru Narumo | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Tsutomu Maki | drums |
| Length | 4:01 |
| Other notable release | Tokyo 1981-04-29 YouTube |
live 1985 Los Angeles
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Ron Wood | guitar, chorus |
| John Mayall | keyboards |
| Mitch Mitchell | drums |
| Mick Fleetwood | drums |
| John Lodge | percussion, chorus |
| Kenny Jones | percussion |
| Barbara Paige | chorus |
| Aniijia Shockley | chorus |
| Ronnie Lane | chorus |
| Carmine Appice | chorus |
| Length | 3:30 |
| First release on album | Rock'n'Roll All Star Jam (Pepper Cake 2042-2, D, 2008-11) |
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