Les paul Programme

[cockroach]

I'm not a convict Dave, I emigrated to Australia from Britain, where I was born...also, South Australia, the state where I live, was settled by free emigrants NOT convicts

Your arrogance is almost exceeded by your ignorance.

[RayL]

The Chuck Berry programme was recorded during the 'My Ding-a-Ling' tour at the BBC Television Theatre on Shepherds Bush Green. Chuck turned up during the afternoon to check things out and I took the opportunity to ask a question. At TVT we'd recorded a long series of 'In Concert' programmes where the various artists usually tried out new material in amongst their established repertoire. Hoping to hear some new CB songs I said "What will you be playing tonight, Mr Berry?". His answer? "I'm gonna play all ma hits" - which he did!

The nearest to a 'new' number was when he asked for requests, "a ques'que vou voulez" as he put it (this chat and what followed was edited out of the TV version). Someone calls out "Johnny B. Goode!" Berry replies "We close with that". Then a female voice calls out "Rock Around The Clock!" Berry, half amused and half mystified, says "What Kind Of What?" A male voice shouts 'Rock'n'Roll Music' and with a "Comin' right up!" Berry launches into it.

However, he next decides to play the 'request' and after a false start ("Boy, if that ain't a Chuck Berry number what is?") he picks a medium tempo and proceeds to improvise around 'Clock' while the band (Rocking Horse*) gradually pick up behind him.

In this way the one and only version of 'Rock Around The Clock' as an instrumental was played by Chuck Berry!

Ray L
* not the same band as the 1980s Rocking Horse which had Mac Poole on the drums ('cause i checked with Mac)

[dave robinson]

I'm not a convict Dave, I emigrated to Australia from Britain, where I was born...also, South Australia, the state where I live, was settled by free emigrants NOT convicts

Your arrogance is almost exceeded by your ignorance.

Arrogance? Thanks for the compliment - Ignorant? So that never happened then ? Did I say you were a convict? Why make assumptions about Yorkshire and it's people, I would respectfully ask you to read and understand, rather than fly off the handle at any given statement. Even though it's a s***hole, I'm happy here in the UK and don't need to participate in trivia on websites on the other side of the world. Like I said, my initial comments were being written as you were writing yours, so i didn't even see your post until this morning. Contrary to what you may like to think, it isn't about you. Now can we put this to bed please?