Songs of Chuck Berry (1926-2017) is the theme for this edition of Stranger Songs.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Chuck Berry, who died in 2017 at the age of 90, was an influential guitar player, singer and songwriter and one of the founding and foundational figures of rock ‘n’ roll. Berry was a St. Louis blues musician who signed with Chess Records in Chicago and began releasing singles in 1955 and LPs in 1957. It wasn’t long before he was one of the early stars of rock ‘n’ roll. |
| Rock and Roll Music Chuck Berry - Best of the Chess Years - Not Now Music |
| Roll Over Beethoven The Beatles - With The Beatles - Parlophone |
| Carol The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones - Decca |
| Brown Eyed Handsome Man Mollie O'Brien - Big Red Sun - Sugar Hill |
| Maybellene Ken Hamm - Live '05 - North Track
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| Beautiful Delilah Chuck Berry - Best of the Chess Years - Not Now Music |
| Forty Days Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - The EP Collection - See for Miles
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| Promised Land The Band - Moondog Matinee - Capitol
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| Back in the U.S.A. Linda Ronstadt - Living in the U.S.A. - Asylum |
| Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry - Best of the Chess Years - Not Now Music |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| Memphis, Tennessee Jim Kweskin & The Jugband - Jug Band Music - Vanguard |
| Havana Moon Geoff & Maria Muldaur - Sweet Potatoes - Omnivore |
| La Juanda Geoff Muldaur & Amos Garrett - Geoff Muldaur & Amos Garrett - Flying Fish |
| How You've Changed George Benson - Walking to New Orleans: Remembering Chuck Berry and Fats Domino - Provogue |
| You Can’t Catch Me The Stephen Barry Band - Happy Man - Bros
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| Too Much Monkey Business Tom Rush - Tom Rush/Take a Little Walk with Me - BGO |
| (You Never Can Tell) C’est La Vie Emmylou Harris - Luxury Liner - Warner Bros./Rhino |
| Johnny B. Goode Dion - Born in the Bronx - Dance House |
| Bye Bye Johnny Chuck Berry - Best of the Chess Years - Not Now Music |
| Nadine Jim Byrnes - St. Louis Times - Black Hen Music
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| 13 Question Method Ry Cooder - Get Rhythm - Warner Bros. |
| School Days Ann Rabson - Struttin’ My Stuff - M.C. |
| Little Queenie Jerry Lee Lewis - Jerry Rocks - Bear Family |
| Let It Rock Chuck Berry - Best of the Chess Years - Not Now Music |
| Tulane Chris Smither - Another Way to Find You - Flying Fish |
| No Money Down Geoff Bartley - Hear That Wind Howl - Waterbug |
| Reelin’ and Rockin’ Gerry & The Pacemakers - The EP Collection - See for Miles |
| Downbound Train Chuck Berry - Best of the Chess Years - Not Now Music |
| Berry Pickin’ Chuck Berry - Best of the Chess Years - Not Now Music |
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Another "knock out" show, man. Incredible cast of characters honouring Chuck. I can't wait.
12:27 PM, February 13th, 2024