Two Great Guitars

Two Great Guitars
Two Great Guitars
Studio album by Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry
Released	August 1964
Recorded	March 1964
Studio	Tel Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Rock and roll, instrumental rock
Length	30:53
Label	Checker LP 2991
Producer	Andy McKaie
Chuck Berry chronology
Singles from Two Great Guitars
	"Chuck's Beat"/"Bo's Beat"; Released: August, 1964;

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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 is considered one of the earliest "super session" albums of rock music.^{[by whom?]} It was the first studio album issued by Berry after his release from prison.

The two men were friends, and both recorded for Chess. The album consists of two lengthy spontaneous instrumental jams plus a couple of 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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Rudolph, Dietmar. "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955–1966)". Retrieved September 29, 2010.
^ http://www.discogs.com/Bo-Diddley-Chuck-Berry-Two-Great-Guitars/release/2432288
^ "AllMusic Review - Two Great Guitars". Retrieved October 28, 2017.

External links[]

Two Great Guitars at Discogs (list of releases)

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[berry-chess-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Rudolph, Dietmar. "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955–1966)". Retrieved September 29, 2010.

[discogs-2] ttp://www.discogs.com/Bo-Diddley-Chuck-Berry-Two-Great-Guitars/release/2432288

[3] "AllMusic Review - Two Great Guitars". Retrieved October 28, 2017.

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