CBID - CHUCK BERRY TRIBUTE SONGS – Updated June 2026

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 updated and complete list of Chuck Berry tribute songs.

Many musicians influenced by Chuck Berry covered known or unknown songs from his repertoire. The thousands of cover versions listed in CBID and later on this blog prove this.

In addition there have been dozens of musicians showing their admiration by writing and/or recording tribute songs highlighting Berry’s music or the man himself.

These tribute songs were listed in CBID Vol. 2, pages 760 to 770, and in CBID Vol. 4, pages 2054 to 2056 plus on this blog. The list below is an update to these previous reports.

What was missing so far was a chronological survey of the tribute songs discovered so far. Here it is, ordered by recording year. This shows that the very first Chuck Berry tribute songs were published in the early 1960s. I added composer credits so you can distinguish songs having the same title.

1. MIKE WAGGONER & THE BOPS (USA)
   Guitar Man (2:42) (Mike Waggoner) 1960/61


2. BIG DADDY G (USA)
   Big Berry (Boss Man Guitar) (1:45) (L. Drake-J. Stokes) 1963
   In CBID Vol. 4 page 1837 this song is filed under Lenny & The Thundertones, 1964. But the single was released under the name Big Daddy G in 1963 on Hyland 3009.
   This song was later covered by Legacaster in 2016.


3. KING CURTIS (USA)
   Soul Twine (Chuck) (2:51) (Cornell Dupree-Curtis Ousley) 1964 (instr)


4. The BEACH BOYS (USA)
   Do You Remember (1:37) (Brian Wilson) 1964
   One verse is a tribute to Berry.


5. All Stars: JIMMY PAGE & JEFF BECK (UK)
   Chuckles (2:24) (Jimmy Page) 1966 (instr)


6. The WOOLIES (USA)
   Chuck's Chunk (2:01) (Baldori-Groendal-Baldori) 1967 (instr)


7. STEPPENWOLF (USA/Canada)
   Berry Rides Again (2:51) (John Kay) 1968
   This is the original version, later covered by the Music Convention in 1968, by the Envoys in 1969, by La Manzana Plastica (in Spanish) in 1970, and by Ole Andersen in 1974.


8. The MUSIC CONVENTION (New Zealand)
   Berry Rides Again (2:56) (John Kay) 1968


9. CROW (USA)
   Listen To The Bop (Dedicated To Chuck Berry) (3:12) (D. Wiegand-L. Wiegand-D. Waggoner) 1969


10. ENVOYS (Sweden)
    Berry Rides Again (3:04) (John Kay) 1969


11. JODY GRIND (UK)
    Rock And Roll Man (4:29) (Tim Hinkley-Ivan Zagni) 1969


12. LA MANZANA PLASTICA (Mexico)
    El Gran Chuck Berry (2:20) (? -John Kay) 1970
    This is a Spanish-language cover of "Berry Rides Again".


13. ELEPHANT'S MEMORY (USA)
    Chuck 'n' Bo (3:33) (Elephant’s Memory) 1972
    A tribute to Berry & Diddley.


14. OLE ANDERSEN (Norway)
    Berry Rides Again (2:54) (John Kay) 1974


15. The COBRAS! (UK)
    (Chuck) Berried (2:44) (Paul Mitchell) 1975 (instr)


16. GILBERTO GIL (Brazil)
    Chuck Berry Fields Forever (4:37) (Gilberto Gil) 1975 (original version)
    Chuck Berry Fields Forever (5:24) (Gilberto Gil) 1976 (live)
    Chuck Berry Fields Forever (8:45) (Gilberto Gil) 1978 (live)
    Chuck Berry Fields Forever (4:40) (Gilberto Gil) 2004 (live)
    This song has been covered by Antonio Flores in 1980 and by Ana Cãnas in 2009.


17. JOE STAMPLEY (USA)
    Sheik Of Chicago (2:40) (T. Wheeler) 1976


18. The ROLLING STONES (UK)
    Chuck Berry Style Jam (5:29) (Jagger-Richards) 1976 (instr)


19. CHRIS SPEDDING (UK)
    Guitar Jamboree (4:18) (Chris Spedding) 1976
    This has one verse as a tribute to Berry.


20. JOHNSTON BROTHERS (USA)
    Chuck Berry Fever (2:41) (Wayne Johnston) 1977


21. SERGE BLOUIN (Canada)
    Go Mr. Berry Go (3:34) (S. Blouin-P. Létourneau) 1977


22. BOB SEGER (USA)
    Rock & Roll Never Forgets (3:48) (Bob Seger) 1977 (original version)
    Rock & Roll Never Forgets (3:30) (Bob Seger) 1980 (live)
    The last verse is a tribute to Berry.


23. The PIRATES (UK)
    Johnny B. Goode's Good (2:24) (Mick Green) 1978 (original version)
    Johnny B. Goode's Good (2:38) (Mick Green) 1978 (live)
    Johnny B. Goode's Good (4:45) (Mick Green) 1978 (live)


24. BILLY CAMPBELL & The Ghost Ryders (USA)
    Me And Johnny B. Goode (2:33) (W. Campbell) 1978


25. BULLDOŹER (Yougoslavia)
    I Remember Chuck Berry (0:53) (Brecelj Marko) 1979 (instr)


26. JANNE LUCAS (Sweden)
    Chuck Berry (3:10) (Janne Persson-Gert Lengstrand) 1980


27. ANTONIO FLORES (Spain)
    Chuck Berry Fields Forever (4:41) (Gilberto Gil) 1980


28. LABATOMY (France)
    Let Chuck Berry Go (2:42) (J. Y. Labat-J. Agnello) 1981


29. JERRY REED (USA)
    Hooray For Chuck Berry (2:29) (C. W. Calb Jr.) 1981


30. HANSI BIEBL (East Germany)
    Für Chuck Berry (5:21) (Hansi Biebl) 1981


31. GEORGE THOROGOOD (USA)
    Back To Wentzville (3:30) (George Thorogood) 1982


32. SCREAMING LORD SUTCH (UK)
    Go-Berry-Go (2:32) (Lord Sutch) 1982


33. DAVID ROGERS (USA)
    Chuck Berry Music (1:50) (H.L. Shields-Roy Melton) 1983


34. JEAN-PAUL AMOUROUX (France) & MEMPHIS SLIM (USA)
    Boogie For Chuck Berry (1:50) (Amouroux-Slim) 1984 (instr)


35. STEVE GIBBONS BAND (UK)
    Chuck In My Car (4:01) (Steve Gibbons) 1986


36. ART 314 (France)
    Chuck & Bo (2:31) (Desseignet) 1986
    This is a French-language tribute to Berry & Diddley.


37. DENNY FREEMAN (USA)
    Steelin' Berry's (3:31) (Denny Freeman) 1986 (instr)


38. EDDY GRANT (UK)
    Chuck (Is The King) (4:25) (Eddy Grant) 1988


39. HEART OF MARY (Norway)
    Mozart Never Did The Duckwalk (3:18) (Heart Of Mary) 1988


40. MEFISTO (Czeckoslovakia)
    I Like Chuck Berry (2:58) (Petr Kaplan) 1989 (instr) (original version)
    I Like Chuck Berry (3:13) (Petr Kaplan) 1989 (instr) (live)
    I Like Chuck Berry (3:40) (Petr Kaplan) 1989 (instr) (live)


41. CASINO STEEL (Norway)
    Roll Over Chuck Berry (3:11) (A. Matheson-C. Steel) 1989


42. MOONBEATS (Germany)
    Chuck Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen (2:47) (T. Passman Engel-A. Weindorf) 1990


43. WILD BOB BURGOS (UK)
    Wild Berry Boogie (2:35) (Bob Burgos) 1991 (instr)


44. TIGERMEN (Belgium)
    Chuck Style (2:56) (Texier-Vandeputte) 1991


45. The TOASTERS (USA)
    Chuck Berry (2:40) (Rob Hingley) 1993


46. WILD BOB BURGOS (UK)
    A Taste Of Wild Berries (4:09) (Bob Burgos) 1993 (instr)


47. SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS (USA)
    Hey, Chuck Berry (3:46) (Rick Miller) 1993


48. JOLLY B. GOODE (Finland)
    Chuck Berry Shoes (2:19) (Kotila) 1995 (original version)
    Chuck Berry Shoes (2:20) (Kotila) 1995 (live)


49. YUKON FUDGE (USA)
    He Can’t Play just like Chuck Berry (1:48) (Garth Kolbeck) 1995


50. VENUS RAY (UK)
    Chuck Berry vs NASA (2:37) (D. Kenrick) 1996


51. VODKA COLLINS (Japan)
    Is This Chuck Berry? (2:36) (Alan Merrill) 1997


52. DENNY FREEMAN (USA)
    Stealin' Berry's - Part II (3:52) (Denny Freeman) 1997 (instr)


53. ROBERT 'BILBO' WALKER (USA)
    Berry Pickin' (1:45) (Berry-Walker) 1997 (instr)


54. DARYL DAVIS (USA)
    We All Owe A Debt (Dedicated to Chuck Berry) (2:06) (Daryl Davis) 2000


55. DOOMSDAY ROCKERS (UK)
    Cavan, Eddie, Chuck (2:35) (A. Tate-C. Evans) 2001
    A tribute to Crazy Cavan, Eddie Cochran, and Berry.


56. RONNIE HAIG (USA)
    I Wanna Hear It Again (3:36) (Donald D. Hege) 2001
    This tribute was covered by Art Adams in 2004.


57. VENUS RAY (UK)
    Chuck Berry vs IBM (4:38) (D. Kenrick) 2001


58. ROY ROGERS (USA)
    Duckwalk (2:22) (Roy Rogers) 2002 (instr)


59. RONNY ELLIOTT (USA)
    Ed Brown Meets Chuck Berry (3:33) (Ed Brown) 2002 (narration)


60. TT's (UK)
    Hey Chuck (3:16) (Terry Clemson) 2002


61. BOBBT BARE Jr. (USA)
    Dig Down (3:48) (Bobby Bare Jr.) 2002
    One verse is a tribute to Berry.


62. EUGENE CHADBOURNE (USA)
    Jesse Helms And Chuck Berry Birthday Tribute (5:44) (Eugene Chadbourne) 2002


63. PLASTIC JESUS (USA)
    Chuck Berry (4:18) (Frankie Levittown) 2003


64. SALLY WEISENBURG (USA)
    Play It Like Chuck Berry (2:44) (Don Berbaum) 2003


65. J.D. SILVER (OLD No.38 BAND) (USA)
    Strawberry Man (2:55) (Bordonaro-Skotnicki) 2004


66. ART ADAMS (USA)
    I Wanna Hear It Again (2:51) (Donald D. Hege) 2004
    This is a cover version of the song by Ronnie Haig from 2001.


67. The MIDWESTERNERS (USA)
    Ridin' With Chuck (3:45) (Richard Wiegel-Mike Forkal) 2006 (original version)
    Ridin' With Chuck (6:55) (Richard Wiegel-Mike Forkal) 2010 (live)


68. BINTANGS (Netherlands)
    Good Luck Chuck (3:09) (Frank Kraaijeveld) 2006


69. TONY MARLOW'S GUITAR PARTY (Belgium)
    Uncle Berry (3:05) (Tony Marlow) 2007 (instr)


70. JAIK WILLIS (USA)
    Chuck Berry (2:45) (Jaik Willis) 2007


71. KARI PEITSAMO (Finland)
    In The Name Of Chuck Berry (0:59) (K. Peitsamo) 2007


72. NOBUNNY (USA)
    Chuck Berry Holiday (3:05) (Nobunny) 2008


73. ANA CÃNAS (Brazil)
    Chuck Berry Fields Forever (3:40) (Gilberto Gil) 2009


74. The MODLINS (USA)
    It's Out Of Your Hands, Chuck Berry (3:18) (Killian-Sheridan) 2009


75. JASON AGER & C.O.P.O. (USA)
    Chuck Berry (3:08) (Jason Ager) 2010


76. DR. WU' ...And Friends (USA)
    Rockin' Chuck Berry Blues (3:44) (Ashworth-Freeze) 2011


77. The REFRESHMENTS (Sweden)
    You Can't Beat A Chuck Berry Song (3:03) (Joakim Arnell) 2013


78. TINSLEY ELLIS (USA)
    Berry Tossin' (4:44) (Tinsley Ellis) 2013 (instr)


79. RICHARD THOMPSON (USA)
    Guitar Heroes (7:40) (Richard Thompson) 2015
    This features his various guitar heroes incl. Berry. Each of his heroes has also been credited.


80. STEVE CALIF (USA)
    Ain't No Berry (3:03) (Steve Calif) 2016
    This song has been covered by Chip Dolan, Danny Britt, and Marvin Dykhuis in 2018.


81. LEGACASTER (Spain)
    Big Berry (Boss Man Guitar) (2:16) (L. Drake-J. Stokes) 2016
    This is a cover version of the song by Big Daddy G from 1963.


82. LOS REBELDES (Spain)
    Chuck Berry (2:18) (Carlos Segarra) 2016


83. MICK ABRAHAMS (UK)
    Chuck Brick Aka Berry Drive (3:14) (Mick Abrahams) 2016 (instr)


84. GUNN-TRUSCINSKI DUO (USA)
    Seagull For Chuck Berry (5:02) (John Truscinski-Steve Gunn) 2017 (instr)


85. SCHMIDBAUER (Germany)
    Chuck Berry (3:03) (Werner Schmidbauer) 2017 (live)


86. CHIP DOLAN, DANNY BRITT, MARVIN DYKHUIS (USA)
    Ain't No Berry (3:14) (Steve Calif) 2018


87. The DIFFERENTS (USA)
    Chuck Berry (2:35) (Dan Garrity-Gary Stier-Lou Hallwas) 2018


88. RONNIE WOOD & His Wild Five (UK)
    Tribute To Chuck Berry (2:04) (Ronnie Wood) 2018 (live)


89. ÅGE ALEXANDERSEN (Norway)
    Gå, Gå, Gå (3:52) (Alexandersen) 2018 (TV performance)


90. RAS KASS (USA)
    Chuck Berry (2:49) (John Austin) 2020


91. ERIC WESTPHAL (USA)
    Chuck Berry (3:50) (Eric Westphal) 2021


92. AL PARK (New Zealand)
    The Night I Played In Chuck Berry's Band (3:23) (Al Park) 2024

Note: Chance McDermott aka Chancellor (USA) and the track "Chuck Berry" on CBID page 762 turns out not to have any Berry resemblance whatsoever. Despite the title. It is an instrumental going nowhere musically. Just the same beat and rhythm for over 6 minutes.

Also two other so-called tributes are not included: Great Plains (USA) “Chuck Berry’s Orphan” (1985), and NRG Ensemble (USA) “Wouldn’t Want To Eat It (For Chuck Berry)” (1997). Despite the titles they have nothing to do with Berry’s music.