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Long before Madonna kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, Jim Morrison was accused of exposing himself onstage — something Lenny Kravitz accidentally did decades later 15 great covers of Chuck Berry classics 15 great covers of Chuck Berry classics From the British Invasion to classic hip-hop, 15 fantastic covers of the late legend's tunes We have the King at #5; only one to a customer…I tend to associate “Promised Land” more with the Dead than I do Elvis, and they played “Johnny B. Goode” probably more than anyone too, but if you’re doing one to a customer I guess that makes sense.Good list, and some of these are off the beaten path (Emmylou!).

The Rolling Stones, “Carol”. They only recorded two of his songs on official albums—The Stones count Berry among their major influences and, in fact, their very first single, Thanks, Anthony. Of course, the Berry original is built on top of a seminal guitar riff but Lewis had no trouble transposing it to piano and rocking it up even more. The Beach Boys later took the melody of this Chuck classic and created Another B-side for Chuck (backing up 1956’s “Too Much Monkey Business”), this one was taken up by Buddy Holly, arranged as a kickin’ rockabilly number, and released in 1963—four years after his death.Elvis and Chuck were contemporaries and the King greatly respected the older artist’s songwriting abilities. Like their rivals, the British rockers honed their craft covering American artists, and their interpretations of Berry songs are essential components of their history. Berry stashed this little gem on the B-side of the “Sweet Little Sixteen” single in 1957, and eight years later, England’s Dave Clark Five brushed it off, cranked up the volume and the tempo and, with the underrated Mike Smith singing, took it up the charts.Carlos Santana is not usually the first guitarist that comes to mind when you think of Chuck Berry disciples, but he too learned plenty from the inventor. Their take on “Roll Over Beethoven” first cropped up on “Best Chuck Berry cover” could be the first point of contention in the eternal Beatles versus Stones debate. Chuck Berry’s musicianship and charismatic performances make up only part of his legacy: His tunes also formed the bedrock of America’s rock and roll songbook.

Exemplary article with videos. He is formerly the editor of Goldmine, CMJ and Relix magazines, has written for dozens of other publications and has authored liner notes for more than 80 CDs. Unexpected, but a perfect fit coming out “Kodachrome”.The Band did “Promised Land” on their Moondog Matinee album, but the expanded edition includes a great live version of the more obscure “Going Back to Memphis” too.Rockpile doing “Oh What A Thrill” — proof that even Chuck’s later songs could be inspirational if you took the time to search them out. See what Sterling K. Brown, Olivia Munn, George R.R. Would the Beatles have been the Beatles had those young Liverpool boys not discovered Chuck Berry? I appreciate the amount of time it took to construct such a warm tribute. Keep it rolling Jeff, Greg, BCB staff & correspondents. Covered by. A couple of decades ago, I was hanging out backstage at a gig starring guitarist Cub Koda, formerly the leader of the Michigan band Brownsville Station, who’d had a huge hit in 1973 with “Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room.” Cub led his own band by this time and they rocked like crazy.

uDiscover’s ongoing celebrations of the brilliance of ‘Promised Land’ is represented both by Johnnie Allan’s brilliant Cajun-influenced rendition and the often-underrated 1970s recording by Elvis Presley. In 1973, Elvis went into Memphis’ Stax Records studios and cut this chugging 1964 rocker, making it the title track of a 1975 LP.It’s a testament to the genius of Chuck Berry that the same song could be molded so easily by a band as hard as Detroit’s The former John Ramistella of Louisiana was (and still is) a master interpreter. No room for “Maybelline”?Even though Brian Wilson added the best part by taking the melody higher (Everybody’s goin’ surfin’…”), I think “Surfin’ USA” should be near the very top of the list.