Two Great Guitars
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Studio album by Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry | ||||
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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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.
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
Side one
- "Liverpool Drive" (Chuck Berry) – 2:56
- "Chuck's Beat" (Berry, Ellas McDaniel) – 10:39
Side two
- "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional; arranged by McDaniel) – 2:52
- "Bo's Beat" (McDaniel, Berry) – 14:08
Reissue bonus tracks
- "Fireball" (McDaniel) – 2:51
- "Stay Sharp" (McDaniel) – 3:44
- "Chuckwalk" (Berry) – 2:30
- "Stinkey" (McDaniel) – 2:35
Personnel
Musicians
- 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
- Andy McKaie – producer
- Ron Malo – engineer
- Esmond Edwards – cover photography
- Don Bronstein – cover design and artwork
References
External links
- Two Great Guitars at Discogs (list of releases)
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