Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (Chuck Berry album) explained

Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
Type:live
Artist:Chuck Berry & Steve Miller Band
Cover:Chuck Berry - Live At The Fillmore Auditorium.jpg
Released:1967
Venue:Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
Genre:Rock and roll, blues
Length:61:13
Label:Mercury
Producer:Abe "Voco" Kesh
Prev Title:Chuck Berry in Memphis
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:From St. Louie to Frisco
Next Year:1968

Live at the Fillmore Auditorium is a live album by the American musician Chuck Berry.[1] He was backed by the Steve Miller Blues Band (which later became better known as the Steve Miller Band). Berry's second live album, it was released in 1967 by Mercury Records.[2]

The album was re-released on CD by Rebound Records, with three additional tracks, "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", "Reelin' and Rockin'" and "My Ding-a-Ling". Incorrectly marked as bonus tracks are "Feelin' It" and "It Hurts Me Too", both of which are on the original album. The Rebound reissue omits "Wee Baby Blues", which is on the original album. An earlier CD reissue by Mercury additionally includes "Bring Another Drink" and "Worried Life Blues".

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote that "the most interesting cuts are the instrumentals where Berry applies his rock guitar to Chicago blues and the Steve Miller Band comes into the foreground."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Chuck Berry except where noted

  1. Medley: "Rockin' at the Fillmore" / "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) (8:36)
  2. "C.C. Rider" (Ma Rainey, Lena Arantt) (4:14)
  3. "Driftin' Blues" (Charles Brown, Eddie Williams, Johnny Moore) (3:56)
  4. "Feelin' It" (4:01)
  5. "Flying Home" (Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin) (2:44)
  6. "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) (5:54)
  7. "It Hurts Me Too" (unknown) (4:47)
  8. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Sonny Boy Williamson) (2:50)
  9. "Fillmore Blues" (3:29)
  10. "Wee Baby Blues" (Joe Turner, Pete Johnson) (4:06)
  11. "Bring Another Drink" (2:22)
  12. "Worried Life Blues" (3:47)
  13. "Reelin' and Rockin'" (5:57)
  14. "My Ding-a-Ling" (4:36)
  15. "Johnny B. Goode" (3:14)

Personnel

The Steve Miller Blues Band
Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The American Book of the Dead. Oliver. Trager. December 4, 1997. Simon and Schuster. Google Books.
  2. Web site: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Colin. Larkin. May 27, 2011. Omnibus Press. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Live At Fillmore Auditorium. Jann S.. Wenner. Rolling Stone. November 10, 1971.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (Chuck Berry album)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.