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Coinciding with what would have been the legendary rock’n’roll pioneer Chuck berry95th today comes the word that an archival concert album titled Live from Blueberry Hill will be released on December 17th on CD and digital formats.
The album features performances of 10 songs recorded between July 2005 and January 2006 during shows Berry performed regularly at the Blueberry Hill restaurant and music club near his hometown of St. Louis.
Live from Blueberry Hill features interpretations of Berry classics including “Roll Over Beethoven”, “Rock and Roll Music”, “Sweet Little Sixteen”, “Around and Around”, “Nadine” and, of course, “Johnny B. Goode”.
One of the tracks, a raucous and catchy mix of “Carol” and “Little Queenie”, was previewed in streaming.
In his later years, Berry performed 209 times at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room, named after Chuck’s famous “duckwalk†stage movement. Berry’s support group for shows became known as Blueberry Hill Group, and the schedule of recorded concerts for the upcoming album included his daughter Ingrid Berry on the harmonica, his son Charles Berry Jr. on guitar, bassist and conductor Jimmy marsala, pianist Robert lohr and drummer Keith robinson.
Live from Blueberry Hill can be pre-ordered now. The vinyl versions of the album, pressed on black vinyl or limited edition color vinyl, are slated for release in April 2022.
In other news, Gibson marked Berry’s 95th birthday by releasing a new Chuck Berry signature electric guitar that replicates his favorite Gibson ES-355 model from 1978. The instrument, which is available now, has a list price. of $ 6,999.
Berry passed away on March 18, 2017, at the age of 90. His latest studio album, Mandrel, was released posthumously in June.
Here is the Live from Blueberry Hill track list:
“Roll on Beethoven”
“Rock and roll music”
“Let it rock”
“Carol” / “Little Queen”
“Sweet little sixteen”
“Around and Around”
“Nadine”
“Organic”
“Middle Old World”
“Johnny B. Goode”
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