Two Great Guitars is a studio album by Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, released in August 1964 by Checker Records, a subsidiary of Chess Records. It was the first studio album issued by Berry after his release from prison in October 1963.
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| Released | August 1964[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 1964 | |||
| Studio | Tel Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois[2] | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 30:35 | |||
| Label | Checker LP 2991[1] | |||
| Producer | Andy McKaie | |||
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Diddley and Berry were friends, and both recorded for Chess. The album consists of two lengthy spontaneous instrumental jams and a few recently recorded instrumentals by the two guitarists; additional instrumental recordings, three by Diddley and one by Berry, are included in the compact disc reissue. The album cover shows a Gibson ES-350T owned by Berry and a guitar created by Diddley.
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "Liverpool Drive" (Chuck Berry) – 2:56
- "Chuck's Beat" (Berry, Ellas McDaniel) – 10:39
Side two
edit- "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional; arranged by McDaniel) – 2:52
- "Bo's Beat" (McDaniel, Berry) – 14:08
Reissue bonus tracks
edit- "Fireball" (McDaniel) – 2:51
- "Stay Sharp" (McDaniel) – 3:44
- "Chuckwalk" (Berry) – 2:30
- "Stinkey" (McDaniel) – 2:35
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Chuck Berry – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7)
- Bo Diddley – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
- Norma-Jean Wofford (aka The Duchess) – second guitar (tracks 3, 5, 8)
- Peggy Jones (aka Lady Bo) – second guitar (track 6)
- Jerome Green – maracas (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6)
- Lafayette Leake – piano (tracks 2, 4)
- Jesse James Johnson – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6)
- Billy Downing – drums (tracks 2, 4)
Technical
edit- Andy McKaie – producer
- Ron Malo – engineer
- Esmond Edwards – cover photography
- Don Bronstein – cover design and artwork
References
edit- ^ a b Rudolph, Dietmar. "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955–1966)". Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ "Bo Diddley / Chuck Berry – Two Great Guitars (1964, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- ^ "AllMusic Review – Two Great Guitars". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
External links
edit- Two Great Guitars at Discogs (list of releases)
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