Chuck Berry Is on Top

Personnel includes: Chuck Berry (vocals, guitar, steel guitar); Bo Diddley (guitar); Johnny Johnson, Lafayette Leake (piano); Willie Dixon, George Smith (bass); Fred Below, Jasper Thomas, Eddie Hardy (drums); Jerome Green (maracas).Recorded in Chicago, Illinois during 1958-1959, except "Maybelline" (May, 1955) and "Roll Over Beethoven" (February, 1956). Includes liner notes by Don Kamerer and original release liner notes by John Sippel.Personnel: Chuck Berry (vocals, guitar); Bo Diddley (guitar); Johnnie Johnson, Lafayette Leake (piano); Fred Below, Eddie Hardy, Jasper Thomas (drums); Jerome Green (maracas).Liner Note Authors: Don Kamerer; John Sippel.Recording information: Chicago, IL.Chuck Berry was 33 when his third album, BERRY IS ON TOP, was released in 1959. This was still the era of the 45, and albums often did little more than coast along as a sort of extended souvenir of hit songs. While an amazing three-quarters of this album charted as singles (both before and after the LP's