Chess Records singles

1958 song by Chuck Berry

song written and composed by Chuck Berry; originally recorded by Chuck Berry and released in 1957

original song written and composed by Chuck Berry; originally recorded by Chuck Berry and released in 1956

Muddy Waters song

original song written, composed, and performed by Chuck Berry

original song written, composed, and performed by Chuck Berry

original song written and composed by Willie Dixon; first recorded by Howlin' Wolf

original song written and composed by Chuck Berry

"Maybellene" is a rock and roll song by American artist Chuck Berry, adapted in part from the western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red". Released in 1955, Berry’s song tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance, the lyrics describing a man driving a V8 Ford and chasing his unfaithful girlfriend in her Cadillac Coupe DeVille. It was released in July 1955 as a single by Chess Records, of Chicago, Illinois. Berry's first hit, "Maybellene" is considered a pioneering rock and roll song. Rolling Stone magazine wrote of it, "Rock & roll guitar starts here." The record was an early instance of t

original song written and composed by Willie Dixon

"Spoonful" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded in 1960 by Howlin' Wolf. Called "a stark and haunting work", it is one of Dixon's best known and most interpreted songs. Etta James and Harvey Fuqua had a pop and R&B record chart hit with their duet cover of "Spoonful" in 1961 and it was popularized in the late 1960s by the British rock group Cream.

song written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf

song written and composed by Jackie Brenston; based on the original song Cadillac Boogie by Joe Liggins

Muddy Waters single

original song written and composed by Chuck Berry

1957 single by Ann Cole

single recorded by Chuck Berry

single by Chuck Berry

1956 single by Chuck Berry

1956 single by Chuck Berry

song written, composed, and performed by Chuck Berry

1950 song performed by Muddy Waters

song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball"

original song written and composed by Willie Dixon; blues standard

1956 single by Howlin' Wolf

song by Howlin' Wolf

original song composed by Sammy Fain, words by Paul Francis Webster; from the 1953 movie "Calamity Jane"

single by Chuck Berry

original song written and composed by Charles Brown; alternatively credited to Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore

1958 song performed by Chuck Berry

original song written and composed by Chuck Berry

1964 song performed by Chuck Berry

single by Muddy Waters

original song written and composed by Chuck Berry

1960 single by Chuck Berry