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Promised Land (Chuck Berry song) " Promised Land " is a song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball", an American folk song. The song was first recorded in this version by Berry in 1964 for his album St. Louis to Liverpool. Released in December 1964, it was Berry's fourth single issued following his prison term for a ...
You Never Can Tell (song) " You Never Can Tell ", also known as " C'est La Vie " or " Teenage Wedding ", is a song written by Chuck Berry. It was composed in the early 1960s while Berry was in federal prison for violating the Mann Act. [ 2] Released in 1964 on the album St. Louis to Liverpool and the follow-up single to Berry's final Top Ten ...
Chuck Berry. Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive with songs such as "Maybellene" (1955 ...
Like several other songs on Darkness on the Edge of Town, Springsteen had the chorus for "The Promised Land" before he was able to come up with the lyrics for the verses. [13] The song's title pays homage to Chuck Berry's song "Promised Land". [4] [14] [13] In Berry's song, the singer leaves his Virginia home to go to the "promised land" of ...
Promised Land is the twenty-first studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records on January 8, 1975. It was recorded in December 1973 at Stax Records studios in Memphis and released on Presley's 40th birthday in January, 1975. In the US the album reached number 47 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and number 1 ...
The trip began on US 40 and continued along US 66 to the California coast. [ 1] Troup initially considered writing a tune about US 40, but Cynthia suggested the title "Get Your Kicks on Route 66". The song was started during the ten-day trip and finished after consulting a map in Los Angeles. The lyrics mention several cities and towns ...
For the album of the same name, see Surfin' U.S.A. (album). " Surfin' U.S.A. " is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys, credited to Chuck Berry and Brian Wilson. It is a rewritten version of Berry's " Sweet Little Sixteen " set to new lyrics written by Wilson and an uncredited Mike Love. The song was released as a single on March 4 ...
Professional ratings. Chuck Berry Is on Top is the third studio album by rock and roll artist Chuck Berry, released in July 1959 on Chess Records, catalogue LP 1435. With the exception of one track, "Blues for Hawaiians", all selections had been previously released on 45 rpm singles, [1] several of which were double-sided and charted twice.