Album: Chuck Berry's Golden Hits by Chuck Berry (1967)
Genre: Rock | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Island Mercury
Format: Album

Description: Chuck Berry's Golden Hits is the tenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1967 by Mercury Records, his first for that label. It consists of new recordings of songs he had recorded for Chess Records and one new song. The re-recordings were performed with faster tempos and recorded in stereo. While the rest of Berry's albums for Mercury rest in obscurity, Golden Hits is still available.

Artist Background: Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), Chuck Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive, with lyrics focusing on teen life and consumerism and utilizing guitar solos and showmanship that... Part of the Missouri, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley

Music Scene: Part of the Missouri, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Rock, Cheerful, 1960s, Album, Island Mercury


Chuck Berry's Golden Hits is the tenth studio album by Chuck Berry, released in 1967 by Mercury Records, his first for that label. It consists of new recordings of songs he had recorded for Chess Records and one new song. The re-recordings were performed with faster tempos and recorded in stereo. While the rest of Berry's albums for Mercury rest in obscurity, Golden Hits is still available.

Chuck Berry's Golden Hits

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