Two Great Guitars

Two Great Guitars
Studio album by Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry
Released	August 1964[1]
Recorded	March 1964 at Tel Mar Studios in Chicago, Illinois[2]
Genre	Rock and roll, instrumental rock
Length	30:53
Label	Checker LP 2991[1]
Producer	Andy McKaie
Chuck Berry chronology
Chuck Berry's Greatest Hits (1964) Two Great Guitars (1964) St. Louis to Liverpool (1964)
Bo Diddley chronology
Bo Diddley's Beach Party (1963) Two Great Guitars (1964) Hey Good Lookin (1965)

Two Great Guitars: Bo Diddley/Chuck Berry is a studio album by Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, which was released in August 1964 by Checker Records, and is now considered to be one of rock music's earliest "super session" albums. Both men were friends and Chess Records labelmates and the album consists of two lengthy and spontaneous instrumental jams plus a couple of recently recorded instrumentals by the two guitarslingers (additional instrumental recordings - three by Diddley, one by Berry - were added for the CD version). The album cover features a Gibson ES-350T owned by Berry and a guitar that was created by Diddley.

Track listing

Original album

Side one

1. "Liverpool Drive" (Chuck Berry) – 2:56
2. "Chuck's Beat" (Berry, Ellas McDaniel) – 10:39

Side two

1. "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional arr. McDaniel) – 2:52
2. "Bo's Beat" (McDaniel, Berry) – 14:23

Reissue bonus tracks

5. "Fireball" (McDaniel) – 2:51
6. "Stay Sharp" (McDaniel) – 3:44
7. "Chuckwalk" (Berry) – 2:30
8. "Stinkey" (McDaniel) – 2:35

Personnel

• Chuck Berry - guitar, vocals
• Bo Diddley - guitar, vocals
• Ron Malo - engineer
• Esmond Edwards - cover photography
• Don Bronstein - cocer design and artwork

References

1. Rudolph, Dietmar. "A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: The Chess Era (1955-1966)". Retrieved September 29, 2010.
2. http://www.discogs.com/Bo-Diddley-Chuck-Berry-Two-Great-Guitars/release/2432288

External links

Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. "Two Great Guitars." Amazon.com