Promised Land
Chuck Berry | Artist Essentials
First released: 1964 (year verified)
Original Chess studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Extend the 1964 sequence before returning to the earliest Chess material.
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First released: 1964 (year verified)
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Recording: Original Chess studio recording
Credit: Chuck Berry
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Promised Land
Apple Music - Promised Land
Licensed original St. Louis to Liverpool recording metadata gives 1964. Use year precision; no exact earliest day claimed. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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About Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry helped shape rock and roll by combining blues and R&B with country storytelling. His electric guitar vocabulary and energetic stagecraft influenced the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix. His songs often described teenage life through tightly paced, vivid narratives. Johnny B. Goode, Maybellene and Roll Over Beethoven are central examples of his repertoire. British groups' covers carried that music to further audiences, extending his influence beyond his own recordings.
Artist background sources
Chuck Berry - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Read career summary, signature sound and named repertoire. Album-container dates and promotional superlatives are omitted; no song-specific inspiration claim is made. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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