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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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Around And Around
| words and music by | Chuck Berry |
| also known as | 'Round and 'Round |
CHESS Recording, overdub 2A
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Bob Bushnell | bass (overdub) |
| Length | 2:44 |
| First release on album | Johnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01) |
CHESS Recording, overdub 3A
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Bob Bushnell | bass (overdub) |
| Length | 2:34 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry (Marble Arch MALS-611, UK, 1966-09) |
CHESS Recording, original release
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub) |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Jasper Thomas | drums |
| Bob Bushnell | bass (overdub) |
| Length | 2:39 |
| Master | CHESS 8693 |
| Producer | Leonard & Phil Chess |
| First release on 45rpm | Johnny B. Goode b/w Around and Around (CHESS 1691, USA, 1958-03) |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry Is On Top (CHESS LP 1435, USA, 1959-07) |
Audience dubbed
| - | audience (overdub) |
| Length | 2:37 |
| First release on album | The Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986) |
26. 10. 1966 (Mercury Records)
Mercury Recording
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | electric piano |
| Forrest Frierson | bass |
| Eugene Washington | drums |
| Length | 2:21 |
| Master | Mercury YWI-39167 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Golden Hits (Mercury 826 256-2, 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 | 7:43 |
| First release on album | Check Me Out! (Crying Steel CSR02, EU, 2014) |
3. 2. 1972 (Lanchester Arts Festival, Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, UK)
live 1972 Coventry
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Owen McIntyre | guitar |
| Dave Kafinetti | piano |
| Nic Potter | bass |
| Robbie McIntosh | drums |
| Length | 2:58 |
| First release on album | Have Mercy (Hip-O Select B0013790-02, USA, 2010-02) |
21. 5. 1977 (Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany)
live 1977 Hamburg
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Sandy Ford | guitar |
| Nigel "Niggsy" Owen | guitar |
| Jacko Buddin | piano |
| Pete Pritchard | bass |
| Terry Earl | drums |
| Length | 1:52 |
| First release on album | Chuck Berry's Rock'n'Roll Party with The Flying Saucers (Driving Wheel C 7788, EU, 1988) |
live 1980 Seattle
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Barry Curtis | guitar |
| Tom Katica | electric piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass (prob.) |
| George Rudiger | drums |
| Length | 1:58 |
| First release on album | Hail! Hail! Chuck Berry! Live! (Rough 640509040147, EU, 2017-12) |
6. 6. 1986 (3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
live 1986 Chicago
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Matthew "Matt Guitar" Murphy | guitar |
| Lafayette Leake | piano |
| Thomas "Tiaz" Palmer | bass |
| Casey Jones | drums |
| Length | 2:20 |
| Other source | Chicago Blues Fest 1986 (audience tape) |
16. 10. 1986 Show 1 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")
live 1986 Fox Theatre Show 1, 1
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Keith Richards | guitar |
| Joey Spampinato | bass |
| Steve Jordan | drums |
| Length | 1:12 |
| Other source | Fox Theatre Show 1 (Audience Tape) |
16. 10. 1986 Show 1 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")
live 1986 Fox Theatre Show 1, 2
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Keith Richards | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Chuck Leavell | keyboards |
| Joey Spampinato | bass |
| Steve Jordan | drums |
| Length | 2:22 |
| Producer | Keith Richards |
| Other source | Fox Theatre Show 1 (Audience Tape) |
Overdub
| Chuck Berry | vocal (overdub) |
| Length | 2:22 |
| Producer | Keith Richards |
| First release on album | Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (MCA Records MCA-6217, USA, 1987) |
17. 10. 1986 Show 2 (Universal Movie "Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll")
live 1986 Fox Theatre Show 2
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Keith Richards | guitar |
| Johnnie C. Johnson | piano |
| Chuck Leavell | keyboards |
| Joey Spampinato | bass |
| Steve Jordan | drums |
| Length | 3:16 |
| First release on album | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll - 60th Birthday Celebration (Crying Steel CSR03, 2015) |
| Other notable release | Concert Vault |
31. 12. 1988 (Palladium Theater, New York City, NY, USA)
live 1988 Palladium
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| unknown | guitar, piano, bass, drums |
| Length | 2:12 |
| First release on album | The Sheik Of Chicago (Smashing Pumpkin Records PMK-1126, EU, 2016) |
7. 2005 - 1. 2006 (Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Missouri, US)
live 2005/2006 St. Louis
| Chuck Berry | vocal, guitar |
| Charles Jr. "Butch" Berry | 2nd guitar |
| Robert Lohr | piano |
| James "Jimmy" Marsala | bass |
| Keith Robinson | drums |
| Length | 1:58 |
| Producer | David Torretta |
| Engineer | Jeremy Lutito / Logan Matheny |
| First release on album | Live From Blueberry Hill (Dualtone 803020224124, US, 2021-12) |
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