The Chuck Berry Database
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The Chuck Berry Database contains the most accurate and up to date information about the recordings of Chuck Berry.

Fred Rothwell: Long Distance Information Morten Reff: Chuck Berry International Directory Vol. 1 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.

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Leonard Chess can be heard on these Chuck Berry recordings:

Leonard Chess

21. 5. 1955 (CHESS Records)

Maybellene | Come Back Maybellene | Mabellene | Maybelline
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording

Chuck Berryvocal, guitar
Johnnie C. Johnsonpiano
Willie Dixondouble bass
Ebbie Hardydrums
Leonard Chessmaracas (poss.)
Jerome Greenmaracas (poss.)

Length2:18
MasterCHESS 7844
ProducerLeonard & Phil Chess
First release on 45rpmMaybellene b/w Wee Wee Hours (CHESS 1604, USA, 1955-07)
First release on albumRock Rock Rock (CHESS LP 1425, USA, 1956-12)

Audience dubbed (CHESS)

Length2:18
First release on albumChuck Berry On Stage (CHESS LP 1480, USA, 1963-08)

Audience dubbed (DEJA VU)

Length2:18
First release on albumThe Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986)

DJ dubbed

George "Jumpin'" OxfordDJ talk (overdub)
Length2:18
First release on albumCruisin' 1955 (Increase INCM 2000, USA, 1972-01)

 

9. 1955 (CHESS Records)

Thirty Days | Fourty Days | Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording

Chuck Berryvocal, guitar
Johnnie C. Johnsonpiano, chorus
Willie Dixondouble bass, chorus
Ebbie Hardydrums, chorus
Leonard Chessmaracas (poss.)
Jerome Greenmaracas (poss.)

Length2:23
MasterCHESS 7898
ProducerLeonard & Phil Chess
First release on 45rpmThirty Days b/w Together (CHESS 1610, USA, 1955-09)
First release on albumRock Rock Rock (CHESS LP 1425, USA, 1956-12)

Audience dubbed

-audience (overdub)
Length2:21
First release on albumThe Chuck Berry Collection (DEJA VU DVLP 2068, I, 1986)

 

12. 6. 1958 (CHESS Records)

Vacation Time | 21 | 21 Blues | When You're Twenty-One
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording, named 21 remake, take 9 overdub 13A, released as Vacation Time

Chuck Berryvocal, guitar, 2nd guitar (overdub)
Paul Gaytenpiano
Willie Dixondouble bass
Odie Paynedrums

Length2:44
MasterCHESS 8849
ProducerLeonard & Phil Chess
First release on 45rpmBeautiful Delilah b/w Vacation Time (CHESS 1697, USA, 1958-06)
First release on albumLet It Rock (CHECKMATE 1955, NL, 1987)

incl. Spoken intro

Leonard Chessstudio talk
Length2:54
First release on albumJohnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01)

 

17. 2. 1959 (CHESS Records)

Blue On Blue (instrumental)
(Chuck Berry)
CHESS Recording

Chuck Berryguitar
Johnnie C. Johnsonpiano
Willie Dixondouble bass
Jasper Thomasdrums

Length2:58
MasterCHESS 9238
ProducerLeonard & Phil Chess
First release on albumChuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 3 (CHESS 60028, USA, 1974-04)

Faded out

Length2:49
ProducerLeonard & Phil Chess
First release on albumOn the Blues Side (ACE Records CDCH 397, UK, 1993)

incl. Spoken intro

Leonard Chessstudio talk
Length3:08
ProducerLeonard & Phil Chess
First release on albumJohnny B. Goode (Hip-O Select B0009473-02, USA, 2008-01)

 

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