Too Much Monkey Business
Chuck Berry | Artist Essentials
First released: 1956 (year verified)
Original Chess studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Its compact format makes a useful partner for Brown Eyed Handsome Man.
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First released: 1956 (year verified)
Earliest supported year for this original performance; later compilations, remasters and chart/list dates do not set the year.
Recording: Original Chess studio recording
Credit: Chuck Berry
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Too Much Monkey Business / Brown Eyed Handsome Man
uDiscover Music - Chuck Berry repertoire guide
UMG catalog editorial identifies 1955 Maybellene/Wee Wee Hours, 1956 Too Much Monkey Business/Brown Eyed Handsome Man, 1959 Back in the U.S.A./Memphis, 1958 Carol, and the distinct 1972 Coventry live My Ding-a-Ling. Only supported scoped facts used. | 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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