Keith Richards' Rockin' Rollin' 'Run Rudolf Run' Christmas Gift Idea For Yuletide Tree

The Rolling Stones' KEITH RICHARDS recording of Run Rudolph Run (Marvin Brodie, John D. Marks) - 1979 UK limited edition 7" vinyl single, also includes The Harder They Come, picture sleeve. Richards plays Chuck Berry's 1958 song and is a great fan of the African-American rock and roll icon.

Keith Richards Christmas contribution is Chuck Berry's, "Run Rudolf Run"... Richards is one of the original members of the Rolling Stones. As active as ever, he is all dressed up, looks good and the vinyl recording is a great Christmas gift idea. Can you get a copy?

Image: http://spittingoutteeth.com/
You Tube (sidebar): RocknRollShaman/December 09, 2007. Thank You!

Santana, The Carpenters And Johnny B. Goode

CHUCK BERRY 3:

Nearly 4 million viewers have seen it on You Tube, so you don't discuss Chuck Berry without discussing his own 1958 composition Johnny B. Goode, sometimes mistakenly understood as, Johnny Be Good.

It's the most widely covered rock n roll song as about 70 pop singers and groups have recorded it. It's usually the starter or main dish but never dessert for many Singapore 60s bands when they appear on our Orchard Road belt to perform.

Elvis, The Beatles, Buddy Holly, The Shadows, The Tornados, Bill Haley, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Hendrix, Jerry Lee Lewis, Santana, Elton John, Freddie & The Dreamers and the Carpenters are just some of them.

So listen to it because if you don't like this song baby, you don't like rock n roll. And watch out for that "cling, cling, cling jazz" in the middle.

You Tube Video by: Helminen1 (March, 22/2007).

Image: http://www.gibson.com/

Original article: Andy Lim.

Chuck Berry - O Rangutan, Orang Utan Vinyl

CHUCK BERRY 2:

CHUCK BERRY 1:

In one of Roger Poh's recent postings, he has a classic picture of a 'man of the forest' or 'orang utan' (literal translation in the Malay Language). Then a few days ago a wonderful lady friend came home from England and presented blogger with Chuck Berry's The Latest And The Greatest, not a CD but the original vinyl. And one of the instrumentals he recorded was, O Rangutang. 'O' is probably an endearment and 'rangutang' the English equivalent.

Flying under the PYE International R & B Series banner, Chuck Berry has most of his greatest recordings from his earlier days on this vinyl. Fraulein, with Berry's unique flavour is one of them. Another hit, No Particular Place To Go, is a favourite amongst our own Singapore 60s band members. It is their anthem during the long bus rides to Malaya when they tour up North.

The others include Things I Used To Do, Don't You Lie To Me, Driftin' Blues, Lonely All The Time, Jaguar And The Thunderbird, You Two and Bye Bye Johnny. They are all Berry classics.

The instrumentals are, Guitar Boogie, Liverpool Drive, Deep Feeling and O Rangutang. Oh the guitar rang and twang. Really great and it didn't cost $2.00.

Image from: http://www.footlooseinasia.blogspot.com/

Vinyl No: NPL 28031/Monaural

Original article: Andy Lim Collection.

(7) Chuck Berry, Bobby Darin, Frankie Avalon, Buddy Holly, Coasters - A Keg Of Dynamite

TOP TUNES INFLUENCE: 1959 - 60

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
Venus - Frankie Avalon
Lonely Boy - Paul Anka
A Big Hunk O'Love - Elvis Presley
*1. Mack The Knife, 2. Fever,
3. Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
Heartaches By The Number - Guy Mitchell
Why - Frankie Avalon
*1. Maybelline, 2. Roll Over Beethoven
3. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
1. Great Balls of Fire, 2. Whole Lotta
Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis
1. Peggy Sue, 2. Oh Boy - Buddy Holly/Crickets
1. Ain't That a Shame, 2. Bluberry Hill - Fats Domino
1. Donna, 2. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
Sixteen Candles - The Crests
Charlie Brown - The Coasters
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner

The list shows some of the hits around 1959, the year before the big 60. Chuck Berry, an African/American, shook the world with his rockin' and rollin'; Bobby Darin, of Italian descent, fevered, knifed and splashed us with his jazz renditions (images).

These were the singers that many Singapore 60s music bands could relate to as they grew up with the classics. Many of our local bands covered the songs and many of our singers impersonated the top stars.

So in the last years of the fifties with its vital mix of Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Everly Brothers, The Coasters, Perez Prado, Les Baxter and Elvis Presley, our local boys and girls had the keg of dynamite they needed for the fuse and trigger - Cliff and his Shadows.

"Look out, old Macky's back..."

(This is the last posting in the series: Top Tunes Influence 50s.)

Images: http://www.dancetothesixties.nl/ &

http://www.earyago.com/

Original article: Andy Lim Collection.