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Sweet Little Sixteen, the Glossary

"Sweet Little Sixteen" is a rock and roll song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry, who released it as a single in January 1958.^[1]

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Chuck Berry songs
Songs about Philadelphia
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Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a music recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London.

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Aeolian Hall, at 135–137 New Bond Street, London, began life as the Grosvenor Gallery, being built by Coutts Lindsay in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist with a predeliction for the aesthetic movement, for which he was held up to some ridicule.

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Anthology 1

Anthology 1 is a compilation album of music by the Beatles, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series.

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Apple Records

Apple Records is a British record label founded by the Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd.

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Bass guitar

The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Break-up of the Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active from 1960 until 1970.

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Brian Wilson

Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys.

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Chess Records

Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues.

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Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll.

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Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments.

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Fred Below

Frederick Below Jr. (September 6, 1926 – August 13, 1988) was an American blues drummer who worked with Little Walter and Chess Records in the 1950s.

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George Harrison

George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

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Jazz on a Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day is a 1959 concert film set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island (which took place from July 3 to July 6 of 1958).

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John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician.

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Johnny B. Goode

"Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician Chuck Berry, written and sung by Berry in 1958. Sweet Little Sixteen and Johnny B. Goode are 1958 singles, Chess Records singles, Chuck Berry songs, songs written by Chuck Berry and the Beatles songs.

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Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is a retired American musician.

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Lafayette Leake

Lafayette Leake (June 1, 1919 – August 14, 1990) was an American blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer who played for Chess Records as a session musician, and as a member of the Big Three Trio, during the formative years of Chicago blues.

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Leonard Chess

Leonard Samuel Chess (born Lejzor Szmuel Czyż; March 12, 1917 – October 16, 1969), best known simply as Leonard Chess, was a Polish-American record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records.

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Live at the BBC (Beatles album)

Live at the BBC is a 1994 compilation album featuring performances by the Beatles that were originally broadcast on various BBC Light Programme radio shows from 1963 to 1965.

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Memphis, Tennessee (song)

"Memphis, Tennessee", sometimes shortened to "Memphis", is a song by Chuck Berry, first released in 1959. Sweet Little Sixteen and Memphis, Tennessee (song) are Chess Records singles, Chuck Berry songs, songs written by Chuck Berry and the Beatles songs.

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Murry Wilson

Murry Gage Wilson (July 2, 1917 – June 4, 1973) was an American songwriter, talent manager, record producer, and music publisher, best known as the father of the Beach Boys' Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson.

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My Ding-a-Ling

"My Ding-a-Ling" is a novelty song written and recorded by Dave Bartholomew. Sweet Little Sixteen and My Ding-a-Ling are Chess Records singles and Chuck Berry songs.

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Newport Jazz Festival

The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Official Charts Company

The Official Charts Company (OCC or Official Charts; previously known as the Chart Information Network, CIN, and the Official UK Charts Company; legally known as the Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.

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One Dozen Berrys

One Dozen Berrys is the second studio album of Chuck Berry, released in March 1958 on Chess Records.

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One Hand Clapping (Paul McCartney and Wings album)

One Hand Clapping is a live-in-studio album by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released on 14 June 2024, nearly fifty years after it was recorded.

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Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon.

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Phil Chess

Philip Chess (born Fiszel Czyż; March 27, 1921 – October 18, 2016) was a Polish-born American record producer and company executive, the co-founder with his brother of Chess Records.

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Phil Spector

Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s along with his two trials and conviction for the murder of Lana Clarkson in the 2000s.

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Pop Go the Beatles

Pop Go the Beatles was a weekly radio show that ran for fifteen episodes on the BBC Light Programme from June to September 1963.

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Reelin' and Rockin'

"Reelin' and Rockin'" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry. Sweet Little Sixteen and Reelin' and Rockin' are Chess Records singles, Chuck Berry songs and songs written by Chuck Berry.

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Ringo Starr

Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles.

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Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)

Rock 'n' Roll is the sixth solo studio album by English musician John Lennon.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock n' roll or Rock n' Roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Rock and Roll Music (song)

"Rock and Roll Music" is a song by American musician and songwriter Chuck Berry, written and recorded by Berry in May 1957. Sweet Little Sixteen and Rock and Roll Music (song) are Chess Records singles, Chuck Berry songs, songs written by Chuck Berry and the Beatles songs.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.

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Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

"The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" is a recurring song ranking compiled by the American magazine Rolling Stone.

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Singing

Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice.

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Surfin' U.S.A.

"Surfin' U.S.A." is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys, credited to Chuck Berry and Brian Wilson. Sweet Little Sixteen and Surfin' U.S.A. are songs written by Chuck Berry.

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The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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UK singles chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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Wall of Sound

The Wall of Sound (also called the Spector Sound) is a music production formula developed by American record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios, in the 1960s, with assistance from engineer Larry Levine and the conglomerate of session musicians later known as "the Wrecking Crew".

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Willie Dixon

William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Little_Sixteen

Also known as Sweet Little Sixteen (The Beatles song).

Sweet Little Sixteen, the Glossary

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See also

Chuck Berry songs

Songs about Philadelphia

Songs written by Chuck Berry

References