Live from Blueberry Hill

by Chuck Berry

Overview

Over the course of the last 17 years of his life, Chuck Berry played a regular gig at Blueberry Hill, a bar located on the Delmar Loop of St. Louis. He appeared roughly once a month, usually sitting in on a Wednesday, giving a grand total of 209 shows in all. The 2021 album Live from Blueberry Hill collects ten performances recorded between July of 2005 and January 2006 by a group led by bassist Jimmy Marsala and featuring pianist Robert Lohr, drummer Keith Robinson, Chuck's son Charles Berry, Jr. on guitar, and daughter Ingrid on harmonica. Apart from "Bio" and T-Bone Walker's "Mean Old World," the set list relies on the expected hits, ranging from "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Johnny B Goode." Berry's voice can sound a little ragged but he's vigorous and in good spirits, his cheer helping to refute the myth that he only played for a paycheck during the last decades of his career. Here in his hometown, surrounded by family and friends, Berry sounds as if he still gets a kick out of his songs and his guitar -- that spirit is endearing, and sometimes infectious. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/15/2022
Label:	Dualtone Music
UPC:	0803020224117
Rank:	50784

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chuck Berry   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Jim Marsala   Bass
Keith Robinson   Drums
Ingrid Berry   Harmonica
Robert Lohr   Piano
Charles Berry, Jr.   Guitar

Technical Credits

Chuck Berry   Composer
Walter Jacobs   Composer
Jeremy Lutito   Mixing,Engineer
Logan Matheny   Mixing,Engineer
Jim DeMain   Mastering
David Torretta   Mixing,Engineer
Daniel Durchholz   Liner Notes
Paul Roper   A&R,Art Direction
Joey Luscinski   Graphic Design
Brian Yap   Cover Illustration
Doug Spaur   Photography
Violet Oman   Photography
Peter O'Neal   Photography