Rock and Roll Music

Infobox Single
Name = Rock and Roll Music


Cover size =
Caption =
Artist = Chuck Berry
from Album = One Dozen Berrys
A-side =
B-side = "Blue Feeling"
Released = September 1957
Format = 7" single
Recorded =
Genre = Rock and roll
Length = 2:30
Label = Chess 1671
Writer = Chuck Berry
Producer = Leonard and Phil Chess
Certification =
Chart position =
* #8 Pop
* #6 R&B
Last single = "Oh Baby Doll"
(1957)
This single = "Rock and Roll Music"
(1957)
Next single = "Sweet Little Sixteen"
(1958)
Misc =Infobox Song
Name = Rock and Roll Music


Artist = The Beatles
Album = Beatles for Sale
Released = 4 December 1964
track_no = 4
Recorded = Abbey Road: 18 October 1964
Genre = Rock and roll
Length = 2:30
Writer = Chuck Berry
Label = Parlophone
Producer = George Martin
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Beatles for Sale
Type = studio
Tracks = ;Side one
# "No Reply"
# "I'm a Loser"
# "Baby's in Black"
# "Rock and Roll Music"
# "I'll Follow the Sun"
# "Mr. Moonlight"
# Medley: "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey";Side two
# "Eight Days a Week"
# "Words of Love"
# "Honey Don't"
# "Every Little Thing"
# "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
# "What You're Doing"
# "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"Infobox Single
Name = Rock and Roll Music/TM Song


Artist = The Beach Boys
from Album = 15 Big Ones
Writer = Chuck Berry
Released = 24 May 1976
Format = Vinyl
Recorded = Unknown
Genre = Rock music
Length = 2:29
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Brian Wilson
Chart position = • #5 (US)• #36 (UK)
Reviews =
Last single = "Sail On, Sailor"/"Only with You"
(1975)
This single = "Rock and Roll Music"/"The TM Song"
(1976)
Next single = "It's OK"/"Had to Phone Ya"
(1976)"Rock and Roll Music" is a song written and originally recorded by Chuck Berry which became a hit single in 1957, reaching #8 in the U.S. chart, and was later covered by many artists, notably The Beatles and The Beach Boys .

The lyrics of the song extoll the virtues of rock and roll in comparison to other musical styles, and express the singer's resolve to dance only to this style of music.

The song has subsequently been recorded by a number of other well-known artists, including Humble Pie, Manic Street Preachers, Bill Haley & His Comets, REO Speedwagon, Tenpole Tudor and Australian new wave band Mental As Anything.

Berry's version is ranked number 128 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The Beatles version

The Beatles performed the song in many of their early Hamburg shows, and also played it on the BBC show "Pop Go the Beatles". In late 1964, exhausted from non-stop touring and recording and short of original material, they decided to record several of their old rock and rhythm and blues favorites to fill out their LP release "Beatles for Sale". Among these was a version of Berry's tune that eventually became as well-known as the original. The lead vocal in the Beatles' version was performed by John Lennon. In contrast to Berry's even-toned rendition, Lennon sang it as loudly and dynamically as his voice would permit. In the USA, it was released on the LP "Beatles '65". The only change to the song that Lennon made was to replace the lyric "if you wanna rock with me" with "if you wanna dance with me".

The Beatles' version of "Rock and Roll Music" was released as a single in some countries, and topped the charts in Norway [http://lista.vg.no/show_list.php?ListsOp=showWeek&week=12&year=1965&listID=1] and Australia [http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/topspot/1965.htm]

The Beach Boys version

The Beach Boys' version is notable for the use of backing vocals which repeat the phrase "Rock, roll, rockin' and roll." There is a difference between the LP version and the single version in that the LP version has more synthesizer. Their version reached #5 in the US chart in 1976.

Personnel

*Mike Altschol – saxophone, clarinet
*Ed Carter – guitar
*Steve Douglas – saxophone
*Dennis Dreith – saxophone, clarinet
*Gene Estes – percussion
*Billy Hinsche – guitar
*Al Jardine – vocals
*John J. Kelson, Jr. – saxophone, clarinet
*Mike Love – lead vocal
*Carol Lee Miller – autoharp
*Jack Nimitz – saxophone, clarinet
*Brian Wilson – organ, piano, Moog bass, synthesizer
*Carl Wilson – vocals
*Dennis Wilson – drums, vocals
*Marilyn Wilson – vocals