Rock And Roll Music
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| Single by Chuck Berry | ||||
| from the album One Dozen Berrys | ||||
| B-side | "Blue Feeling" | |||
| Released | September 1957 | |||
| Format | 7" 45-RPM, 10" 78-RPM | |||
| Recorded | May 6 or 15, 1957, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Chess 1671 | |||
| Writer(s) | Chuck Berry | |||
| Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess | |||
| Chuck Berry singles chronology | ||||
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The Belgian single release of the song, backed with "I'm a Loser"
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| Song by The Beatles from the album Beatles for Sale | |
| Released | December 4, 1964 |
| Recorded | 18 October 1964 |
| Genre | Rock and roll |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Parlophone |
| Writer(s) | Chuck Berry |
| Producer(s) | George Martin |
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| Single by The Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album 15 Big Ones | ||||
| B-side | "T M Song" | |||
| Released | May 24, 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Brother/Reprise | |||
| Writer(s) | Chuck Berry | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson | |||
| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Rock and Roll Music" is a 1957 hit single written and recorded by rock and roll star Chuck Berry. The song has been widely covered and is recognized as one of Berry's most popular and enduring compositions. In the fall of 1957, his recording reached number 6 on Billboard magazine's R&B Singles chart and number 8 on its Hot 100 chart.
The song has been recorded by many well-known artists, including Bill Haley & His Comets, the Beatles, the Beach Boys (who had a top ten hit with the song on the Hot 100 in 1976),Dickie Rock and the Miami Showband, REO Speedwagon, Mental As Anything, Humble Pie, Manic Street Preachers and Bryan Adams. Berry performed it on December 16, 1957, on ABC's short-lived variety program The Guy Mitchell Show.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Berry's version number 128 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The song is also included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
The sessions for "Rock and Roll Music" took place on either May 6 or May 21, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois. The session was produced by Leonard Chess and Phil Chess. Backing Berry were Lafayette Leake (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), and Fred Below (drums).
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