If I was black, I would be proud of my Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix -- The Bookends of Rock n' Roll. -- Rock n' Roll begins and ends with Chuck Berry, and Jimi Hendrix took the guitar farther than any one else.
My band backed Chuck & Bo Didley up for a show in Reno Nevada around 1973. There were about 5,000 people at the show. The plane carrying Chuck & Bo was about an hour and a half late and there was almost a riot at the Reno Fairgrounds. Bo was fine, but Chuck did everything he possibly could do to screw up the show. Of course, no rehearsal. Chuck called out tunes without saying what key he would play in. In the middle of the second song, he decided to have the bass player move to the opposite side of the stage WHILE WE WERE PLAYING. Roadies were moving amps and chords and nobody knew what was going on. Chuck was out of tune the entire show. Fans loved him and it all turned out ok. As soon as the show was over, all Chuck wanted to do was play poker in his room and fleece our band out of the money we earned for playing the gig. It was fantastic!
Now if you wanna hear some boogie like I'm gonna play It's just an old piano and a knockout bass The drummer man's a cat they call Kickin' McCoy You know, remember that rubber-legged boy? Mama's cookin' chicken fried and bacon grease Come on along boys it's just down the road a piece [2x:] Well, there's a place you really get your kicks It's open every night about twelve to six Now if you wanna hear some boogie you can get your fill And shove and sting like an old steam drill Come on along you can lose your lead Down the road, down the road, down the road a piece
Don Raye's original lyric ... "The drummer is a man we call Eight-Beat Mac, And you remember Doc and Ol' Beat-Me-Daddy Slack. Man, it's better than chicken fried in bacon grease ..." and concludes ... "That eight-beat'll hit ya like an old steam drill. C'mon along before they lose their lease ..."
He COVERED alot of songs...HIS BIGGEST HIT FOR ONE.... .'My Ding-a-Ling' was originally recorded by Dave Bartholomew in 1952 for King Records. When Bartholomew moved to Imperial Records, he re-recorded the song under the new title, 'Little Girl Sing Ding-a-Ling'. In 1954, The Bees on Imperial released a version entitled "Toy Bell." Berry recorded a version called "My Tambourine" in 1968,
My Ding-a-ling est une aimable plaisanterie grivoise,rien de plus.Rien ne se crée,tout se transforme.N'oublie pas de trouver une influence pour Memphis,You never can tell,Little Queenie,Rock'n'Roll music et tout le reste.We all knew all what you said.And the rest of the fans too.
In this recording of a traditional blues song, we hear Chuck playing some blues guitar. I loved the B side of Chuck Berry's singles where he plays solo blues guitar. He wasn't going to waste a first class cut on the B side or give a two for one like Elvis and many others. I always played the B side first. I remember Ritchie Valenzuela doing "Donna" for the A side and a traditional Mexican song in Spanish on the B side. I liked the B side and played it whenever I was in the student snack bar at college. That B side became his most remembered song and is his signature tune today; "La Bamba".
No, Milburn recorded it in 1946. The original recording was from 1940. Millburn did a great version, though! And let's give credit to the guy who did write the song, Don Raye, who I believe played with Will Bradley's orchestra.
Down the Road Apiece,Amos Milburn,Ain't That Just Like a WomanLouis Jordan, Baby What You Want Me to Do-Jimmy Reed, Confessin' the Blues-Jay McShann-Don't You Lie to Me-Tampa Down the Road a Piece-Will Bradley Triio Driftin Johnny Moore Hi Heel Sneakers-Tommy Tucker, Hoochie Coochie Man-Muddy Waters House of Blue Lights-Freddie Slack+Don Raye,Got to Find My Baby-Doctor Clayton, I Just Want to Make Love to You-Muddy Waters Merry Christmas Baby-Johnny Moore/Charles Brown,My Babe,Little Walter
Les Stones ne faisaient que des reprises à leurs débuts,Chuck en a fait et ce ne sont pas ses gros hits,Elvis n'a jamais rien créé,Jerry Lee non plus.Et alors?seul compte le talent,le succès et...la créativité(pour Chuck).
What people don't realise, is the beginning and first solo is Matt guitar Murphy( he of the Blues Brothers), single string playing// the secound solo, and thereafter is Chuck Berry, double stopping. Things like ' confessing the blues', is the same; it's Matt gtr Murphy, Berry never plays those fluent single string runs.
Know what you mean, Feels he invented it all but he stole from all of them old good Jazz Players like Charlie Christian & God save the soul of Johnnie Johnson who he stole ALL of his music from, then his band & leaves the guy back on the street, as a bus driver. Thank God Keith Richards dug him up & he wasn't sure Chuck would be able to face him after all those years, But Mr. Berry never missed a step acts like he just saw him last nite. I think Richards filed a lawsuit for Mr. Johnson against Chuck for songwriting royalties & they settled it out of court.
Oh, Jesus, this again. There's simply no evidence that what you assert is true. Johnson probably contributed to the songs, like any band member would, but if he was that great a songwriter, why is there nothing that he wrote apart from Chuck that was ever a successful song, yet Chuck wrote tons of successful songs without Johnnie Johnson? Johnson supposedly lost his spot in the band because of his drinking, not because Chuck threw him under the bus. Chuck is a difficult man. I know first hand. But there is no evidence beyond the claims of a bitter drunk that he wasn't the primary writer of his music.
selmer862 No fuckicin Johnson wrote the music, Then Berry redid the piano style onto the guitar & did probably write most of the words. Also It was Johnnie Johnsons band at the time.& it was a blues band late 40's Berry took it over when R&R became popular & just speeded the blues up. See the Video on by Keith Richards on Berry's 60th birthday. Watch it all to see what an asshole he really was. Richards said every time he saw him live he sucked & wanted him to be remembered playing with a good band. He also got Johnnie Johnson into the R&R hall of fame as best piano sideman. Then sued Berry for the rights to some of the music from his songs.
And of course you know this because you were there... Right! Again I ask: if what you say is true, how come Johnson never wrote a successful song apart from his time with Chuck? And how come Chuck continued to write successful songs after Johnson left the band? I'm not knocking him, he was a great pianist, but he was never a primary songwriter. I played with Chuck; I know he can be hard to deal with and hard to like. I saw that video and it brought back some harsh memories. He's never been a warm a fuzzy guy. But to try to deny him his genius because he's temperamental is a bit childish and vengeful. And please note that Johnson was inducted into the R&R HOF as a sideman, not as a songwriter.
selmer862 I did say he was inducted as a sideman asshole, & Richards paid for his lawsuit against Berry for SOME of the songwriting credits. Maybe you should read some of the things he said about how he lifted licks from Charlie Christian THE BEST JAZZ GUITAR PLAYER EVER everybody wanted him in their bands or recordings. You should get your nose into a real book sometime & forget about R&R Get back to the 20's 30's & 40's where it all originated.
That second guitar solo still makes the hair on my neck stand up after more than 50 years. What a player he was
If I was black, I would be proud of my Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix -- The Bookends of Rock n' Roll. -- Rock n' Roll begins and ends with Chuck Berry, and Jimi Hendrix took the guitar farther than any one else.
Hvae you heard Freddy Slack and Ray McKinley
He's the reason I learned guitar
My band backed Chuck & Bo Didley up for a show in Reno Nevada around 1973. There were about 5,000 people at the show. The plane carrying Chuck & Bo was about an hour and a half late and there was almost a riot at the Reno Fairgrounds. Bo was fine, but Chuck did everything he possibly could do to screw up the show. Of course, no rehearsal. Chuck called out tunes without saying what key he would play in. In the middle of the second song, he decided to have the bass player move to the opposite side of the stage WHILE WE WERE PLAYING. Roadies were moving amps and chords and nobody knew what was going on. Chuck was out of tune the entire show. Fans loved him and it all turned out ok. As soon as the show was over, all Chuck wanted to do was play poker in his room and fleece our band out of the money we earned for playing the gig. It was fantastic!
The One and ONLY, "King of Rock 'n Roll!" Rest in Peace sweet soul.
From the great Chuck Berry We got years of great music from the Rolling Stones.🌐🌏🌍
Chuck lives on forever
A very strongly swinging number...! 🕵🏻🎶🔥💚👍👍
Always thought down the road a piece was a Brownsville song now I know Chuck did it how cool
Rock n Roll aka Chuck Berry .
R.I.P CHUCK.YOU LIVE FOREVER
Chuck Berry,o pai do rock.
shook hands with chuck in the lyceum in London love the rnr
Now if you wanna hear some boogie like I'm gonna play
It's just an old piano and a knockout bass
The drummer man's a cat they call Kickin' McCoy
You know, remember that rubber-legged boy?
Mama's cookin' chicken fried and bacon grease
Come on along boys it's just down the road a piece
[2x:]
Well, there's a place you really get your kicks
It's open every night about twelve to six
Now if you wanna hear some boogie you can get your fill
And shove and sting like an old steam drill
Come on along you can lose your lead
Down the road, down the road, down the road a piece
Don Raye's original lyric ...
"The drummer is a man we call Eight-Beat Mac,
And you remember Doc and Ol' Beat-Me-Daddy Slack.
Man, it's better than chicken fried in bacon grease ..."
and concludes ...
"That eight-beat'll hit ya like an old steam drill.
C'mon along before they lose their lease ..."
what a joy to hear what the professionals can do to what i consider the greatest boogie piece ever
Boss!
FREDDIE SLACK with Vocals by DON RAY was the original version
But you gotta hear the Amos Milburn version, too!
Yes yes ❤❤❤❤RAa
This is Johnny B Good.
r.i.p :(
This is probably the one time that Chuck's lyricism failed him as his words just pale in comparison to Don Raye's original lyrics.
He COVERED alot of songs...HIS BIGGEST HIT FOR ONE....
.'My Ding-a-Ling' was originally recorded by Dave Bartholomew in 1952 for King Records. When Bartholomew moved to Imperial Records, he re-recorded the song under the new title, 'Little Girl Sing Ding-a-Ling'. In 1954, The Bees on Imperial released a version entitled "Toy Bell." Berry recorded a version called "My Tambourine" in 1968,
My Ding-a-ling est une aimable plaisanterie grivoise,rien de plus.Rien ne se crée,tout se transforme.N'oublie pas de trouver une influence pour Memphis,You never can tell,Little Queenie,Rock'n'Roll music et tout le reste.We all knew all what you said.And the rest of the fans too.
I was always embarrassed that the great Chuck Berry recorded" "My Ding a Ling" . It was below him.🙏🎵🎶👀❗
geil !!!
Chuck Berry was great in the studio but he SUCKED live
Bollocks!! I saw him live at Birmingham England 20 years ago & he was ACE!
Yes, sadly he did. I saw him in 1984 in Oxford and he was so bad I couldn't believe it. I still love all his stuff though.
I saw Chuck at the Arie Crown here in Chicago in '70 or '71 and he cooked!!!
In this recording of a traditional blues song, we hear Chuck playing some blues guitar. I loved the B side of Chuck Berry's singles where he plays solo blues guitar. He wasn't going to waste a first class cut on the B side or give a two for one like Elvis and many others. I always played the B side first.
I remember Ritchie Valenzuela doing "Donna" for the A side and a traditional Mexican song in Spanish on the B side. I liked the B side and played it whenever I was in the student snack bar at college. That B side became his most remembered song and is his signature tune today; "La Bamba".
And a great birthday wish for you Chuck on your 90th yesterday. You are the KING of rock & Roll
Chuck only did good stuff.
RIP sir.
Chuck's version was a cover as well. Freddie Slack and Will Bradley did the original in the '40s. I still have the 78!
There may even be an older version.
selmer862 i thought amos milburn did it first
No, Milburn recorded it in 1946. The original recording was from 1940. Millburn did a great version, though! And let's give credit to the guy who did write the song, Don Raye, who I believe played with Will Bradley's orchestra.
il me semble que freddy slack en a fait une version avec ella mae morse .
Check out the Refreshments' version.
His best?chuck like jerry sometimes equalled the original or bettered it.nuff said.
John Jackson that guitar playing and Chuck berry’s vocals just rocks
O my god how good is Chuck Berry
Chuck was too talented to record covers, but this song is worthy of being an exception.
Down the Road Apiece,Amos Milburn,Ain't That Just Like a WomanLouis Jordan, Baby What You Want Me to Do-Jimmy Reed, Confessin' the Blues-Jay McShann-Don't You Lie to Me-Tampa Down the Road a Piece-Will Bradley Triio Driftin Johnny Moore Hi Heel Sneakers-Tommy Tucker, Hoochie Coochie Man-Muddy Waters House of Blue Lights-Freddie Slack+Don Raye,Got to Find My Baby-Doctor Clayton, I Just Want to Make Love to You-Muddy Waters
Merry Christmas Baby-Johnny Moore/Charles Brown,My Babe,Little Walter
Les Stones ne faisaient que des reprises à leurs débuts,Chuck en a fait et ce ne sont pas ses gros hits,Elvis n'a jamais rien créé,Jerry Lee non plus.Et alors?seul compte le talent,le succès et...la créativité(pour Chuck).
Chuck recorded quite a few covers in his time Shake,rattle and roll, rip it up, st louis blues, route 66 and many more. nothing wrong with that tho
What people don't realise, is the beginning and first solo is Matt guitar Murphy( he of the Blues Brothers), single string playing// the secound solo, and thereafter is Chuck Berry, double stopping. Things like ' confessing the blues', is the same; it's Matt gtr Murphy, Berry never plays those fluent single string runs.
Not a bad effort by Chuck, although The Refreshments do it best for me.
Great cover by Chuck!!! My only complaint is that he kind of weakened the lyrics.
Who's playing guitar with Chuck on this tune? And yes the true king of rock and roll!
think its one of the Chicago "murphy" brothers on 2nd lead.
Rip grandpa
RAa
I never heard this great song before.
Stones did a great cover in 65.
Très belle version
Tive a sorte de ver aqui em Porto Alegre no Pepsi on stage em 2008.
I looked for this awhile back. Glad to hear this again.....
Rolling Stones first single
never heard this before the original
Chuck,s the man
Oh just a slide show
Amen
not his song
Klasse Musik 🍀😍
Loves himself a little too much
Know what you mean, Feels he invented it all but he stole from all of them old good Jazz Players like Charlie Christian & God save the soul of Johnnie Johnson who he stole ALL of his music from, then his band & leaves the guy back on the street, as a bus driver. Thank God Keith Richards dug him up & he wasn't sure Chuck would be able to face him after all those years, But Mr. Berry never missed a step acts like he just saw him last nite. I think Richards filed a lawsuit for Mr. Johnson against Chuck for songwriting royalties & they settled it out of court.
Oh, Jesus, this again. There's simply no evidence that what you assert is true. Johnson probably contributed to the songs, like any band member would, but if he was that great a songwriter, why is there nothing that he wrote apart from Chuck that was ever a successful song, yet Chuck wrote tons of successful songs without Johnnie Johnson? Johnson supposedly lost his spot in the band because of his drinking, not because Chuck threw him under the bus. Chuck is a difficult man. I know first hand. But there is no evidence beyond the claims of a bitter drunk that he wasn't the primary writer of his music.
selmer862 No fuckicin Johnson wrote the music, Then Berry redid the piano style onto the guitar & did probably write most of the words. Also It was Johnnie Johnsons band at the time.& it was a blues band late 40's Berry took it over when R&R became popular & just speeded the blues up. See the Video on by Keith Richards on Berry's 60th birthday. Watch it all to see what an asshole he really was. Richards said every time he saw him live he sucked & wanted him to be remembered playing with a good band. He also got Johnnie Johnson into the R&R hall of fame as best piano sideman. Then sued Berry for the rights to some of the music from his songs.
And of course you know this because you were there... Right!
Again I ask: if what you say is true, how come Johnson never wrote a successful song apart from his time with Chuck? And how come Chuck continued to write successful songs after Johnson left the band? I'm not knocking him, he was a great pianist, but he was never a primary songwriter. I played with Chuck; I know he can be hard to deal with and hard to like. I saw that video and it brought back some harsh memories. He's never been a warm a fuzzy guy. But to try to deny him his genius because he's temperamental is a bit childish and vengeful. And please note that Johnson was inducted into the R&R HOF as a sideman, not as a songwriter.
selmer862 I did say he was inducted as a sideman asshole, & Richards paid for his lawsuit against Berry for SOME of the songwriting credits. Maybe you should read some of the things he said about how he lifted licks from Charlie Christian THE BEST JAZZ GUITAR PLAYER EVER everybody wanted him in their bands or recordings. You should get your nose into a real book sometime & forget about R&R Get back to the 20's 30's & 40's where it all originated.