Man look at. The bad turn. To have thank you so much for joining me I'm at the cat and welcome to another edition of the juke in the back your weekly showcase for 1940 s. And fifty's rhythm and blues for the soul that came before Rock n roll in this week's What a show I'm dedicating the entire program to the great Chuck Berry This is part one of a 3 part feature on his early recordings we'll focus on his 1st full year recording from May of 1955 through May and June of 56 and through that one year in the spotlight you will actually see a snapshot of rock n roll being born now as we all know rock n roll through rhythm and blues country and western gospel and blues music had gradually been incubating for a long period of time I like to go back to the early 1940 s. Some people take it all the way back to the 1920 s. This music had been around it was developing it was brewing just out of the mainstream it was taken to the next level by band leaders such as Lionel Hampton lucky Milind or hell singer Maxwell Davis Bill dog and many more blue shelters like one only Mr Blues Harris Roy Brown Eddie clean head Vincent and Big Show Turner taking it up a notch piano man such as Nat King Cole Charles Brown Floyd Dixon and Ray Charles were doing their thing and you had guitarists like T.-Bone Walker b.b. King Elmore James and Chuck Berry. Now that last cat Charles. Anderson Barry he was the most important over there why is that because he took the rhythm and blues and country music that was aimed at adults really wrote it for the kids and right there that's the key to rock n roll rhythm and blues went mainstream and was called Rock n roll when it was aimed at the younger generation now finally kids had something to call their own these were now songs about cars and drag race about cutting school about that pretty girl who sat next to you in class through his 2 and a half minute mini operas Chuck Berry created a whole new world but before we get into Chuck Berry's beginnings and the beginnings of rock n roll itself let's take a look at one of the cats who really influenced Chuck's guitar style Carl Hogan What's that you've never heard of Carl Hogan Well he was the great guitarist for Louis Jordan and his temp in a 5 and in 1946 Louis Jordan took Ain't that just like a woman to the top of the rhythm and blues lists for Decker records listen to Carl Hogans opening riff it's going to sound a lot like Chuck Berry signature. Kicking off a full show dedicated to Chuck Berry with one of his biggest influences peers Louis Jordan with Ain't that just like a woman I met the cat and you're digging on the juke in the back RINGBACK RINGBACK. I don't have is a man could be. Got a love of training. He said just like a woman. Does not a woman do it every time. A lot is a lot of down to cuddle stuff them up if you want mine up in the garden you can saw a movie and then just not a one for the movie that's just like Obama and. Not just like Obama had every time. Samson father Loughner was on display on the lawn nice you does not. Louie Jordan from $46.00 and $8.00 that just like a woman featuring Carl Hogan on guitar playing that riff at the beginning of the song that would be the basis of the Chuck Berry Chuck Berry was born on the 18th of October 19th 2006 at $2520.00 good Ave in St Louis Missouri and just scholars out there that's good g o o d e ave his 1st inspiration was gospel music and Chuck sang in the choir but soon he discovered country western music boogie woogie blues and rhythm and blues. His 1st time singing in public was at age 14 at some their High School's all men's revue he sang the song confessing the blues and was accompanied by his fellow student Tommy Stevens on guitar later in June of 1952 Tommy and shock had their 1st professional gig. Checks notoriety grew to the point where local celebrity pianist Johnny Johnson noticed him and asked him to fill in for an ailing saxophonist at a big New Year's Eve gig with his group the serge Johns combo it was during Chuck's time with the Sir John's combo that his style really began to develop before long pianos Johnny Johnson had relinquished control of the group to Chuck and soon they were on their way to Chicago Chuck med is idle Muddy Waters and asked him how he could get a record made money directed him to Leonard Chess met with Leonard Chess and played for him a song he had written called Ida made it was heavily based on Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys I don't read likes to Boogie which of course itself was based on the old country. Song I do read Let's take a little listen to Ida read likes to boogie you can hear some of Maybelline in the musical accompaniment. Chuck's version of that item a containing only 2 syllables didn't really fit the song very well so the way legend has it there was a Maybelline cosmetics bottle left in the studio that prompted Chuck to change the name of the song to Maybelline and on May 21st 1955 Chuck Berry entered chess studios to record Maybelline. On piano and really smokin on this record was a long time friend Johnny Johnson the great songwriter and sidemen Willie Dixon was playing bass it was either Eddie Hardy or Jasper Thomas on drums and there's a good chance that the guy playing the maracas on that record was both Diddley sidemen Jerome green it was originally released as just single 1604 in July 1955 it rose to number one on the rhythm and blues lists and top 5 on the pop charts this is Rock n roll based on 12 bar. Here's Chuck Berry and his very 1st recording and this week's juke in the back here's Maybelline. Hours The flipside of Maybelline chess singles 1604 released in July 1955 and by the end of summer it had topped out at number one in the r. And b. Lists and number 5 on the pop charts Chuck Berry rode both of those tunes but if you look at the original chest single you'll see that Alan Freed is name is listed as a songwriter next to Chuck Berry that of course was a common payola practice at the time see Chess Records in Chicago had been borrowing money from Alan Freed and in order. Name. There. He was back in the studio. They would. Be covered. 40 days. It was 30 days. We will be. I saw you over there. But what could I. I couldn't stand and then say. Our common told to you and By far one of the greatest car songs of all time you can't catch me. 3rd recording session held on December 20th 1955 however it was not released as a single until November of 1956 where it was. And didn't make the charts Johnny Johnson is not playing piano on that record it's blues great span and I just love the feel of that record you can really hear Chuck Berry's country and western influence coming through as really Dixon slaps rockabilly Up next also recorded the 3rd session in December of 55 it's an instrumental entitled Rolie Polie this one was never released as a single it came out on Chuck Berry's 957 LP after school session. We're featuring. So there is 1st year of records from May of $55.00 to May and June of 1956 it's part one of a 3 part feature on the early recordings of shark this is the juke in the back 1940 s. And fifty's rhythm and blues. 3 Man with a gloriously eerie sound that's Chuck Berry's 3rd single from his 3rd recording session Downbound Train recorded and released in December of 1950. It was backed with a true check very classic no money down about trading in his old Ford for a brand new Cadillac and not just any Cadillac but a Cadillac with all the extras a truce that he had made it his 1st single went to number one his 2nd single went to number 2 and this his 3rd single went to number 8 Here's no money down this week's feature on the juke in the back the 1st year of recording for the great shock Barry. Is ours motive be. Back in town. I thought Cadillac signed. No money down. So I. Walked in sat. Deal it came to me. Just tell me what you want on. And then sign that line. And I have it brought down to you. It was time. You. 2 can buy a. Boat. With a continental span. I want power steering. And power brakes. I want to pop the motor. With it General. I won't ask can do. I won't automatically. I want to be. In my back seat. I won't show up. I won't t.v. In a phone you know I gotta talk to my baby. I'm not alone. I won't. Examples. You. Know what Dick called. A military spot. Now I want to fight you get. This thing I've got. $10.00 deductible. A $20.00. Bill. Oh. Oh. A cute upbeat instrumental called. Barry pickin from Chuck Berry's 3rd session in the summer of 1955 This next song is the final number of 6 tunes that was recorded Chuck Berry's 3rd recording session it's called changed and it didn't see released until the late eighty's when m.c.a. Records put out the chest box a collection of Chuck Berry's greatest hits this is from December and Chuck Berry wouldn't make it back into the studio until April 1956 We'll pick that up in just a moment here's I've changed as we feature the 1st year of recording for Chuck Berry the Shakespeare of rock n roll this week. I Just one Barry's double sided smash single for Chess Records that tune featuring a bit of social commentary he says Brown eyed handsome man but Czechs really say in a brown skinned handsome man if you read between the lines could the civil rights movement in music have begun with that record that certainly up for debate that song went to number 5 on the rhythm and blues lists and its flipside To Much Monkey Business a song about just being fed up with your situation topped out at number 4 it was the final tune recorded at shocks for a recording session held on the 16th of April in 56 and that's where we'll close our show this week we featured the 1st full year of recording for the Shakespeare of rock'n'roll the father of rock n roll Mr Chuck Berry a man who took all of his influence. Says the guitar work of T.-Bone Walker b.b. King and Karl Hogan along with the Western swing of Bob Wills rolled it all up into such a powerful force that he would influence every single rock'n'roll guitar player that came after him now that's saying something Barry is the epicenter of rock n roll the rock n roll explosion the summer of 1955 is where the fuse was lit and the dynamite went off joining next week for part 2 of our 3 part series on the early recordings of Chuck Berry next week we'll focus 119-5657. Remember until next week so it's all a black thing a song a white thing it's a feeling I get that feeling each week here in your source from 1940 s. And fifty's with rhythm and blues that you can the back let's close it down with Chuck Berry and too much. On her makes for drug. And I feel free to let Matt they can know if you did the show the man I met Matt the cat and Matt the cat that cut. You can that is recovered. To locate the stepping stone insane. For more information please visit your dad. 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