CHUCK BERRY Maybellene / Wee Wee Hours (Chess 1604, 1955) 10" 78 RPM Record
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CHUCK BERRY Maybellene / Wee Wee Hours (Chess 1604, 1955) 10" 78 RPM Record
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and is one of the pioneers of rock and roll music.
A: Maybellene
"Maybellene" is one of the first rock-and-roll songs. It was written and recorded in 1955 by Chuck Berry, and inspired/adapted from the Western Swing fiddle tune "Ida Red," which was recorded in 1938 by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. It was released in July 1955 as a single by Chess Records, of Chicago, Illinois. It was Berry's first single and his first hit. "Maybellene" is considered one of the pioneering rock-and-roll songs.
Recorded May 21, 1955. In 1988 "Maybellene" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for its influence as a rock-and-roll record.
Chuck Berry – vocals, guitar
Johnnie Johnson – piano
Willie Dixon – bass
Jerome Green – maracas
Jasper Thomas or Ebby Hardy – drums
B: Wee Wee Hours
"Wee Wee Hours" is a song composed and recorded by Chuck Berry in 1955. Originally released as the B-side of his first single, "Maybellene", it went on to become a hit, reaching number 10 in the Billboard R&B chart. "Wee Wee Hours" was on the audition tape submitted by Berry to Leonard Chess in hope of landing a recording contract with Chess Records.
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