Memphis
Composer: Chuck Berry
Related
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, 1998
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry releases include;
Single (Back in the USA / Memphis, Tennessee), Chuck Berry, 1959
Single, Chuck Berry, 1963
Chuck Berry On Stage, Chuck Berry, 1963
Chuck Berry's Greatest Hits, Chuck Berry, 1964
Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Chuck Berry, 1967
Pop Origins, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Chuck Berry), 1969
The Great Twenty Eight, Chuck Berry, 1982
Hail, Hail, Rock N Roll Soundtrack, Chuck Berry, 1987
The Chess Box Set, Chuck Berry, 1988
His Best, Vol. 1, Chuck Berry, 1997
Roots of Rock N' Roll #1, Various Artists (Chuck Berry), 1997
Chess Blues-Rock Songbook, Various Artists (Chuck Berry), 1997
Anthology, Chuck Berry, 2000
Gold, Chuck Berry, 2005
Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings, Chuck Berry, 2007
Others recordings
The song has been recorded by a vast range of groups and individuals including; Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Duane Eddy, King Curtis, The Surfaris, Jan and Dean, The Ventures, Roy Clark, Roy Orbison, The Animals, Hollies, Shadows, Tom Jones, Ronnie Hawkins, Paul Anka, Del Shannon, Bo Diddley, Bob Marley, Pere Ubu, Sandy Denny and John Cale.
Country and bluegrass versions have been recorded by Flatt & Scruggs, Statler Brothers, Buck Owens, Nashville West and Boxcar Willie
Another notable jug band recorded the song and was possibly the source for the Mother McCrees version. Recordings can be found on;
Jug Band Music, Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band, 1965
Greatest Hits, Jim Kweskin, 1970
Acoustic Swing & Jug, Jim Kweskin, 1998
Selected recordings
Plays Tunes by Chuck Berry, Bill Black Combo, 1964
The Animals, The Animals, 1964
The Greatest Live Show on Earth, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1964
The Electric 12 String Guitar, Tom Tedesco, 1964
Plays Tunes by Chuck Berry, Bill Black Combo, 1964
Play the Chuck Berry Songbook, The Routers, 1965
Berry Pickin' in the Country, Jim & Jesse, 1965
I've Got A Tiger By The Tail, Buck Owens, 1965
Jug Band Music, Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band, 1965
Makin' Waves, George Semper, 1966
The Many Moods of Wanda Jackson, Wanda Jackson, 1969
Greatest Hits, Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band, 1970
Greatest Hits Volume 2, Bill Black's Combo, 1973
Nashville West, Nashville West, 1976
Sky Hawk, Sky Hawk, 1978
Bill Black's Greatest Hits/Plays Tunes by Chuck Berry, Bill Black Combo, 1988
Anthology, 1964-1977, Johnny Rivers, 1991
Friend Of Mine, Bill Morrisey, 1993
Bluegrass And More, Jim & Jesse, 1994
Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine, Wanda Jackson, 1997
Ultimate Collection, Tom Jones, 1997
All-Time Greatest Hits, Johnny Rivers, 1998
Acoustic Swing and Jug, Jim Kweskin, 1998
Memphis Wham!, Lonnie Mack, 1999
Waltz Across Texas, Ernest Tubb, 1999
Secret Agent Man: The Ultimate Johnny Rivers Anthology, Johnny Rivers, 2006
Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-1964, ,Buck Owens, 2008
Notes
Originally released in 1959 as the B-side of Back In The USA and not released on an LP at that time.