Chuck Berry - Chuck - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Chuck Berry was one of the key figures in the rock 'n' roll explosion of the mid-'50s, as musical styles that had been part of R&B and country for a number of years came together in a cross-cultural hothouse fuelled by the power of mass media and the rebellious attitudes of the baby boom generation. So distinctive and individual are Chuck's guitar technique and songwriting style that his hits from that era have become some of the touchstones which characterise the whole genre of rock 'n' roll. His trademark guitar intros and riffs, and songs like InchJohnny B. GoodeInch and InchRoll Over BeethovenInch have become part of the universal language of rock 'n' roll to the extent that any group of reasonably competent musicians could perform a passable version of them without a rehearsal. Signed to the Chess tag on Muddy Waters recommendation in 1955, he scored a million seller with his first hit InchMaybelleneInch, and over the next few years recorded a string of classics, the songs articulating the experiences of teen life and the new consumerism in brilliantly observed lyrics as well as a musical style that combined the best of R&B and country. Even B sides like InchRound And RoundInch, InchReeling And RockingInch and InchMemphis TennesseeInch have become classics which have been essential elements of many bands' repertoire over the years. This great value 50-track 2-CD set comprises every A &B side released by Chuck during these phenomenal formative years, and it's a must-have for every true fan of rock 'n' roll. Album Tracks 1. Maybelline 2. Wee Wee Hours 3. Thirty Days (To Come Back Home) 4. Together (We Will Always Be) 5. No Money Down 6. The Downbound Train 7. Roll Over Beethoven 8. Drifting Heart 9. Brown Eyed Handsome Man 10. Too Much Monkey Business 11. You Can't Catch Me 12. Havana Moon 13. School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) 14

Digitally remastered edition of 2 original albums in a 2 CD set. Album Tracks 1. Maybellene 2. Down the Road a Piece 3. Mad Lad 4. School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) 5. Sweet Little Sixteen 6. Confessin' the Blues 7. Back in the U.S.A 8. Johnny B. Goode 9. Oh Baby Doll 10. Come on 11. I Got to Find My Baby 12. Betty Jean 13. 'Round and 'Round 14. Almost Grown 15. Sweet Little Rock and Roller 16. Anthony Boy 17. Little Queenie 18. Worried Life Blues 19. Carol 20. Reelin' and Rockin' 21. Thirty Days (To Come Back Home) 22. Brown Eyed Handsome Man 23. Too Much Monkey Business 24. Wee Wee Hours 25. Jo Jo Gunne 26. Beautiful Delilah

One of the principal architects of Rock & Roll, CHUCK BERRY was the man of whom John Lennon said InchIf you tried to give Rock & Roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry. InchThis compilation of classic Chuck Berry cuts is drawn from EPs issued in the US, the UK and Sweden between 1956 and '63, and comprises a prime selection of A-sides, B-sides and LP tracks. Between 1955 and '59 Chuck was a one-man conveyer belt of hit records, with 'Maybelline', 'Thirty Days', 'No Money Down', 'Roll Over Beethoven', 'Too Much Monkey Business', 'Brown-Eyed Handsome Man', 'You Can't Catch Me', 'School Day', 'Oh Baby Doll', 'Rock And Roll Music', 'Sweet Little Sixteen', 'Johnny B. Goode', 'Carol', 'Sweet Little Rock And Roller', 'Back In The USA', etc. Album Tracks 1. Maybellene 2. Wee Wee Hours 3. Thirty Days 4. Together (We Will Always Be) 5. School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell) 6. Brown Eyed Handsome Man 7. Too Much Monkey Business 8. Rock and Roll Music 9. Blue Feeling 10. Oh Baby Doll 11. Roll Over Beethoven 12. Drifting Heart 13. Sweet Little Sixteen 14. Rockin' at the Philharmonic 15. Reelin' and Rockin' 16. Guitar Boogie 17. Carol 18. Beautiful Delilah 19. Jo Jo Gunne 20. Sweet Little Rock and Roller 21. Johnny B. Goode 22. Around and Around 23. Our Little Rendezvous 24. Back in the USA 25. You Can't Catch Me 26. No Money Down 27. Bye Bye Johnny 28. Broken Arrow 29. Memphis Tennessee 30. I'm Talking About You