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UK collection. Ace celebrate the 90th birthday of the Poet Laureate of Rock 'n' Roll with a well-deserved addition to our songwriter series. Rock And Roll Music! Focuses on the most revered songs from Chuck Berry's classic first decade as a writer (1954-64) and shows just how adaptable his words and music are, in selections that embrace hillbilly and country, British beat, R&B, reggae, skiffle and rock 'n' roll. Chuck's eternal anthems to the American way of life have stood the test of time perhaps better than any other songwriter of his generation, and it's hardly surprising they have been revived so frequently down the years. Here are 24 of the best and most diverse reinterpretations - almost all of them appearing on Ace CD for the first time.
Rock and Roll Music - the Beach Boys
Around & Around - the Swinging Blue Jeans
Down Bound Train - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group
Maybellene - Marty Robbins
Come on - Ian Gomm
Memphis Tennessee - Don Covay
Oh Baby Doll - the Pretty Things
Nadine (Is It You) - the Bunch
Little Queenie - Jerry Lee Lewis
I'm Talking About You - the Remains
Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly
Johnny B Goode - Jay and the Americans
Roll Over Beethoven - Helene Dixon
Sweet Little Sixteen - the Hollies
Too Much Monkey Business - Elvis Presley
Almost Grown - Syndicate of Sound
No Money Down - John Hammond
Beautiful Delilah - the Count Bishops
Havana Moon - Carlos Santana (Vocal: Booker T)
Back in the USA - MC5
You Can't Catch Me - Sleepy Labeef
You Never Can Tell - John Prine
Run Rudolph Run - Dwight Yoakam
The Promised Land - Dave Edmunds
