Various – The Chuck Berry Sound

This album is dedicated to legendary St. Louis, Missouri-bred Charles Edward Anderson whose style, elegance and lyrics inspired the artists on the Atomicat Album The Chuck Berry Sound (ACCD162) with thirty songs from thirty artists from the Golden Years 1955 through to 1963. It's got a backbeat, you can't lose it, any old time you use it, it's gotta be Chuck Berry influenced music if you wanna dance with me. The thirty up-tempo sounds featured within The Chuck Berry Sound have a resplendent danceable backbeat, from artists who have their style or a degree of Berry-ish mimicry. The ensemble includes rhythm and blues artists; Brownie McGhee, Anna Mae, and Buddy Lucas and His Combo, Oh Mary Ann. Both songs were inspired by John Greer and Mercy Dee's recording Come Back Maybelline, which in turn was inspired by Chuck Berry's Maybelline. Both songs are stand-alone sledgehammer rockers which you need in your collection. Dee Clark's Dance On Little Girl has a Berry-ish arrangement. I Was Gone was recorded by Eddie Clearwater who was a Berry look-alike, sound-alike and the recording's vocal group resembles Berry's use of vocal harmony. Texan brothers John Dawson Winter III aka Johnny Winter and Edgar Holland Winter strolling classic School Day Blues opens with a Brown Eyed Handsome Man guitar-riff and maintains the Berry- influence throughout the song The white rock tracks which mainly feature the guitar include; Billy Peek's, Rock To The Top which is adorned with perpetuating Berry guitar riffs, and lyrically it's based on Roll Over Beethoven. Tony Casanova tops them all, he mixes lots of Berry riffs, and his song Showdown is additionally very reminiscent of Eddie Cochran. Dale Hawkins's brother Jerry Hawkins Swing Daddy Swing replicates the Berry-style guitar, and Margaret and Rose Lewis provided the vocal backing.

Track Listing:
Brownie McGhee: 1. Anna Mae -   Dee Clark: 2. Dance On Little Girl -   Ray Sharpe: 3. Justine -   Billy Peek: 4. Rock To The Top -   Tony Cassanova: 5. Showdown -   The New Blockbusters: 6. Rock'n'Roll Guitar Part 1 -   Carroll (Wild Red) Pegues: 7. Rhythm Feet -   Big Daddy G: 8. Big Berry -   Terry Gale: 9. Betty Jean -   Buddy Lucas: 10. Oh Mary Ann -   Scotty McKay: 11. Brown Eyed Handsome Man -   Buddy Howard: 12. Take Your Hands Off Me Baby -   Margaret Lewis: 13. Roll Over Beethoven -   Eddy Bell & The Bel-Aires: 14. Johnny Be-Good In Hollywood -   Eddy Clearwater: 15. I Was Gone -   Jerry Hawkins: 16. Swing Daddy Swings -   Johnny & The Jammers: 17. School Day Blues -   Tiny Morrie: 18. Everybody Rocks -   Jimmy Breedlove: 19. Rock'n'Roll Music -   The Gadabouts: 20. Too Much Monkey Business -   Rayvon Darnell: 21. Don't Want You Maybellene -   Oliver And The Twisters: 22. Mother Goose wist -   Gootch Jackson: 23. Johnny B. Good -   Glen Garrison: 24. Pony Tail Girl -   Jim Miller: 25. Carol -   Jimmy King: 26. Knockin' On Your Door -   Tommy Roe & The Satins: 27. Caveman -   Wes Reynolds: 28. Forty Days -   The Jet Tones: 29. Henry -   The Dusters: 30. Rock At The Hop -