The Rough Guide to Chuck Berry

Compilation by Chuck Berry

Released 30 March 2018

Bo Diddley
guitar [23]
Bob Bushnell
electric bass guitar [10]
Chester Simmons
background vocals [23]
Chuck Barksdale
background vocals [23]
Chuck Berry
electric guitar [7, 9, 11], guitar [1, 3-5, 5-6, 8, 10, 12-14, 16-20, 22-25, 27], lead vocals [1, 3-14, 16-20, 22-24, 27], vocal [5, 20, 22-23, 25, 27]
Ebby Hardy
background vocals [17], drums (drum set) [3, 6, 19, 22], membranophone [17]
Etta James
background vocals [14, 23]
Fred Below
drums (drum set) [5, 7, 14, 20, 27]
Harvey Fuqua
background vocals [23]
Hubert Sumlin
guitar [20]
James Nolan
background vocals [23]
Jasper Thomas
drums (drum set) [1, 9-11, 23, 25]
Jerome Green
maracas [17]
Jimmy Rogers
guitar [16]
Johnnie Johnson
background vocals [17], piano [1, 3-5, 5-6, 8-11, 14, 17, 20, 22-23, 27]
Lafayette Leake
piano [7, 13]
Leonard & Phil Chess
producer [1, 3-14, 16-20, 22-25, 27]
Leonard Chess
maracas [17]
Leroy C. Davis
tenor saxophone [4-5, 5]
Marvin Gaye
background vocals [23]
Melvin Billups
drums (drum set) [4-5, 8]
Odie Payne
drums (drum set) [12-13, 18, 24]
Otis Spann
piano [6, 22]
Paul Gayten
piano [12, 18, 24]
Reese Palmer
background vocals [23]
Reggie Boyd
electric bass guitar [27]
The Marquees
background vocals [14, 23]
The Moonglows
background vocals [23]
Vincent Pitts
trumpet [4-5]
Willie Dixon
background vocals [17], bass [5, 23, 27], double bass [1, 3-9, 11-14, 16-19, 22-25]
[unknown]
percussion [12]