Sunday, 19 March 2017

United kingdom claims credit for Berry's only No.1



Chuck Berry may have been a true American rock 'n' roll great, but his only number one record was recorded in Britain.
During his 1972 tour of the UK, the guitarist performed an epic version of his racy song My Ding A-Ling at the Locarno Ballroom in Coventry as part of the Lanchester Arts Festival, according to the city's Music Museum.
Berry's performance of the Dave Bartholomew novelty song was recorded live, and he split the audience into gender groups with the girls singing "I want you to play with" followed by the boys singing "My Ding A-Ling".
My Ding A-Ling's lyrics drew scorn from moral guardian Mary Whitehouse, but was a hit with fans and took the number one spot in both the UK and US charts.
The song was Berry's first - and only - record to make it to number one.
My Ding A-Ling was originally 11.28 minutes long on The London Chuck Berry Sessions album, but was cut down to 4.13 minutes for the single.
It stayed in the US charts for a year, and the follow up song - Reelin' 'n' Rockin', which was also recorded at Coventry - made it to number 18 in the UK and 27 in the US charts.
Berry apparently had no idea that the concert was being recorded. He referred to the show at the time as the "defining moment in his career", the museum said.
The Coventry show over-ran and fans were urged to leave the venue by a compere - a recording of which made it onto the Johnny B Goode live track.

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