Chuck Berry: My Ding A-Ling# 1- One of the most influential artists in the history of pop music and the man that the Beatles and the
Rolling Stones claim as their major idol, it is hard to believe that
Chuck Berry would finally get his first # 1 hit in 1972 with "My Ding A-ling". Since hitting the charts in 1955 with "
Maybellene" and recording such rock standards as "Johnny B Goode", "
Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Rock n Roll Music”. seventeen years later he reached the top spot. He was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1984 Grammy Awards. "My Ding A-ling" was a live recording with backing from the
Average White Band.
Chuck Berry: Reelin' & Rockin '-# 27- A live recording of one of his 1958 b¬sides found the innovator of rock n roll back on the charts with a Top 30 hit with "Reelin & Rockin' Berry was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1984 Grammy's. He has been recognized by such acts as
The Beatles and
Rolling Stones as their inspiration to become musicians.
