Chess Studios

Studio in Chicago, IL

Date Recording Artist Notes
1947 Chicago Boogie The 5 Blazes
1947 Lollypop Mama Clarence Samuels
1947 Bilbo Is Dead Andrew Tibbs
1947 Johnson Machine Gun Sunnyland Slim
1947 Fly Right, Little Girl Sunnyland Slim
1947 Little Anna Mae Muddy Waters
1947 Boogie Woogie Blues Clarence Samuels
1948 Tonky Boogie Forrest Sykes
1948 She Ain't Nowhere Sunnyland Slim
1948 Florida Hurricane St. Louis Jimmy
April, 1948 I Feel Like Going Home Muddy Waters
April, 1948 I Can't Be Satisfied Muddy Waters
November 10, 1948 My Sweet Lovin' Woman Robert Nighthawk
December 2, 1948 Memories Of Sonny Boy Forest City Joe
1949 My Head Can't Rest Anymore Baby Face Leroy
1949 Big Town Playboy Little Johnny Jones
March 22, 1949 Cryin' The Blues Laura Rucker
September 12, 1949 Sweet Black Angel Robert Nighthawk
December 12, 1949 Hey Jack The Dozier Boys
1950 Mother Earth Memphis Slim
February, 1950 Rollin' Stone Muddy Waters
March 5, 1950 Little Boy, Little Boy Earl And His Blues Rockers
August 15, 1950 Luedella Jimmy Rogers
October 23, 1950 Joliet Blues Johnny Shines
December 13, 1951 Leo The Louse Jackie Brenston
December 29, 1951 All Night Long [Alternate Version] Muddy Waters
1952 I Don't Know Willie Mabon
March 12, 1952 Mr. Commissioner [Alternate Version] Arbee Stidham
May 12, 1952 Juke Little Walter
July 11, 1952 Conjur Man Memphis Minnie
Broken Heart [Alternate Version] Memphis Minnie
September 17, 1952 Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I'm Gone Muddy Waters
October 10, 1952 Hard Time Gettin' Started Eddie Boyd
1953 Funeral Hearse At My Door Rocky Fuller Year probable
January, 1953 Fast Boogie Little Walter
January, 1953 Train, Train, Train Danny Overbea
January, 1953 Don't Need No Horse Little Walter
January 9, 1953 Eight Ball Gus Jenkins
January 17, 1953 Whose Muddy Shoes Elmore James
February 5, 1953 I'm Mad Willie Mabon
Got To Have It Willie Mabon
March 29, 1953 Roll 'Em Mitzi Mars
May 4, 1953 Ice Cream Man John Brim
May 11, 1953 I Declare That Ain't Right Henry Gray
Untitled Instrumental Henry Gray & Morris Pejoe
July, 1953 Remember Alberta Adams
September, 1953 Blues With A Feeling Little Walter
October 11, 1953 Should I The Coronets
1954 Love Your Lovin' Ways The Daps
January 6, 1954 Wine, Wine, Wine Jimmy Binkley & His Combo
January 7, 1954 Hoochie Coochie Man Muddy Waters
January 16, 1954 I'm A Young Rooster Leon D. Tarver & The Chordones
February 17, 1954 Darling I Know The El-Rays
May 12, 1954 Will You Be Mine The Swans
May 22, 1954 Got To Find My Baby [Alternate Version] Little Walter
May 25, 1954 Evil Howlin' Wolf
August 26, 1954 The Man Is Walking Larry Liggett
October, 1954 Sincerely The Moonglows
October, 1954 Forty Four Howlin' Wolf
October 5, 1954 Mellow Down Easy Little Walter
October 6, 1954 Mama Talk To Your Daughter J.B. Lenoir
1955 I'll Be Home The Flamingos Late 1955
January 25, 1955 My Babe Little Walter
February 3, 1955 My Eyes (Keep Me In Trouble) Muddy Waters
March 2, 1955 You Got To Love Me Billy Boy Arnold
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley
March 21, 1955 Need Your Love [Alternate Version] The Flamingos
May, 1955 No One The Moonglows
May 21, 1955 Maybellene Chuck Berry
Wee Wee Hours Chuck Berry
June 16, 1955 If You Love Me, Tell Me So Paul Gayten
July, 1955 Walking The Blues Willie Dixon
August 12, 1955 Don't Start Me To Talkin' Sonny Boy Williamson
August 22, 1955 The $64,000 Question Bobby Tuggle
September, 1955 Thirty Days (To Come Back Home) Chuck Berry
September, 1955 Together (We'll Always Be) Chuck Berry
December, 1955 Heavyweight Baby Bullmoose Jackson
December 20, 1955 You Can't Catch Me Chuck Berry
Rolli Polli Chuck Berry
Downbound Train Chuck Berry
Berry Pickin' Chuck Berry
No Money Down Chuck Berry
I've Changed Chuck Berry
1956 See Saw The Moonglows
1956 Country Girl The Four Tops
January, 1956 Smokestack Lightnin' Howlin' Wolf
March 12, 1956 Who Do You Love? Bo Diddley May have been May 24th
April 16, 1956 Drifting Heart Chuck Berry
Brown Eyed Handsome Man Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry
Too Much Monkey Business Chuck Berry
July, 1956 I'm Leaving You Otis Spann
July 16, 1956 Break Of Day Howlin' Wolf
July 21, 1956 Four O'Clock In The Morning Stanley Mitchell And The Tornados
July 27, 1956 29 Ways Willie Dixon
August, 1956 Frog Hop Earl Hooker
August 7, 1956 Keep It To Yourself Sonny Boy Williamson
August 15, 1956 Ain't Nobody's Business Jimmy Witherspoon
Please Don't Go Floyd Dixon
October, 1956 Been So Long The Pastels
October 29, 1956 Havana Moon Chuck Berry
Walking By Myself Jimmy Rogers
December 1, 1956 Got My Mojo Working Muddy Waters
December 15, 1956 Rock And Roll Music [Demo] Chuck Berry
Untitled Instrumental Chuck Berry
1957 Look Out Mabel G.L. Crockett
January 21, 1957 Deep Feeling Chuck Berry
School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell) Chuck Berry
Low Feeling Chuck Berry
La Jaunda Chuck Berry
Blue Feeling Chuck Berry
January 23, 1957 Lucky Lou (Johnnie & Joe) Jody Williams
February 8, 1957 Fattening Frogs For Snakes Sonny Boy Williamson
May 6, 1957 How You've Changed Chuck Berry Could have been May 15th
Oh Baby Doll Chuck Berry Could have been May 15th
Rock And Roll Music [Alternative] Chuck Berry Could have been May 15th
Rock And Roll Music Chuck Berry Could have been May 15th
Thirteen Question Method Chuck Berry Could have been May 15th
How High The Moon Chuck Berry Could have been May 15th
June, 1957 Crazy Love Dick Glasser
October 27, 1957 Mr. Big Wheel Jimmy Nelson
December, 1957 Sweet Little Sixteen [Original Demo] Chuck Berry
December, 1957 Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) Eddie Fontaine
December, 1957 Sitting On Top Of The World Howlin' Wolf
December 7, 1957 Slow Leake Lafayette Leake
December 29, 1957 Sweet Little Sixteen [Take 3] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Sweet Little Sixteen [Take 11] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Sweet Little Sixteen [Original Master] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Rockin' At The Philharmonic Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Guitar Boogie Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Night Beat [Take 3] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Night Beat Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Time Was [Slow Version, Take 4] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Time Was [Slow Version] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Reelin' And Rockin' [Take 1] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Reelin' And Rockin' [Takes 7/8] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Reelin' And Rockin' Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Chuckwalk Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
December 30, 1957 Sweet Little Sixteen [Take 3] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Sweet Little Sixteen [Take 11] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Sweet Little Sixteen [Original Master] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Rockin' At The Philharmonic Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Guitar Boogie Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Night Beat [Take 3] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Night Beat Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Time Was [Slow Version, Take 4] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Time Was [Slow Version] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Reelin' And Rockin' [Take 1] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Reelin' And Rockin' [Takes 7/8] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Reelin' And Rockin' Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Chuckwalk Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
1958 You Got Me Whistlin' Johnny Fuller
January 6, 1958 Johnny B. Goode [Alt. Take 2/3] Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
January 29, 1958 Say Man Bo Diddley
February, 1958 Everybody Rock (The New Orleans Beat) Jimmy McCracklin
February 27, 1958 Around And Around [Overdub Take 2] Chuck Berry
Around And Around [Overdub Take 3] Chuck Berry
Around And Around Chuck Berry
Ingo [Overdub Take 3] Chuck Berry
Ingo Chuck Berry
It Don't Take But A Few Minutes Chuck Berry
Blues For Hawaiians Chuck Berry
March, 1958 She Don't Know J.B. Lenoir
March 27, 1958 Your Funeral And My Trial Sonny Boy Williamson
April 11, 1958 I Found My Girl The Kents
April 20, 1958 Beautiful Delilah [Alternate Takes 15/16] Chuck Berry
Beautiful Delilah Chuck Berry
21 Blues Chuck Berry
21 Chuck Berry
21 [Take 14] Chuck Berry
Vacation Time Chuck Berry
May 2, 1958 Oh Yeah Chuck Berry Could have been June 12th
Hey Pedro Chuck Berry Could have been June 12th
Time Was [Fast Version] Chuck Berry Could have been June 12th
House Of Blue Lights Chuck Berry Could have been June 12th
Carol Chuck Berry Could have been June 12th
August, 1958 Key To The Highway Little Walter
September 28, 1958 Anthony Boy Chuck Berry
Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller [Alternate Take 5] Chuck Berry
Sweet Little Rock And Roller Chuck Berry
Long Fast Jam Chuck Berry
Long Slow Jam Chuck Berry
November 19, 1958 Merry Christmas Baby Chuck Berry
Merry Christmas Baby [Alternate] Chuck Berry
Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry
Little Queenie [Take 8] Chuck Berry
Little Queenie Chuck Berry
That's My Desire Chuck Berry
1959 This Heart Of Mine The Falcons
1959 All I Want Is You The Miracles
1959 Anna Macora Oscar Boyd & The Calvaes
February 17, 1959 Do You Love Me [Alternate] Chuck Berry
Do You Love Me Chuck Berry
Almost Grown [Take 14] Chuck Berry
Almost Grown [Take 28] Chuck Berry
Almost Grown Chuck Berry
Back In The U.S.A. Chuck Berry
Blue On Blue [Alternate AKA Upchuck] Chuck Berry
Blue On Blue Chuck Berry
February 28, 1959 What Do You Know About Love? Bo Diddley
July, 1959 Um Huh My Baby Billy Emerson
July 27, 1959 Betty Jean [Alternate Take 14] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Betty Jean [Alternate Take 17] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Betty Jean Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
County Line Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Childhood Sweetheart [Alternate] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Childhood Sweetheart Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
One O'Clock Jump Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
I Just Want To Make Love To You [Take 3] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
I Just Want To Make Love To You Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Broken Arrow [Take 21] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Broken Arrow Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Let It Rock [Alternate Mix] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Let It Rock Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Too Pooped To Pop [Take 4A] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Too Pooped To Pop Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Say You'll Be Mine Ecuadors Recording done on one of the two dates
Let Me Sleep Woman Ecuadors Recording done on one of the two dates
July 29, 1959 Betty Jean [Alternate Take 14] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Betty Jean [Alternate Take 17] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Betty Jean Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
County Line Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Childhood Sweetheart [Alternate] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Childhood Sweetheart Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
One O'Clock Jump Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
I Just Want To Make Love To You [Take 3] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
I Just Want To Make Love To You Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Broken Arrow [Take 21] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Broken Arrow Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Let It Rock [Alternate Mix] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Let It Rock Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Too Pooped To Pop [Take 4A] Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Too Pooped To Pop Chuck Berry Recording done on one of the two dates
Say You'll Be Mine Ecuadors Recording done on one of the two dates
Let Me Sleep Woman Ecuadors Recording done on one of the two dates
August, 1959 Double Trouble [Alternate Version] Muddy Waters
November, 1959 Come On Home Eddie Boyd
January, 1960 So Many Roads, So Many Trains Otis Rush
January 30, 1960 The Goat [Instrumental Version] Sonny Boy Williamson
February 12, 1960 Driftin' Blues Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
I Got To Find My Baby Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
I Got To Find My Baby [Stereo Remix] Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
Don't You Lie To Me Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
Worried Life Blues Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
Our Little Rendezvous Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
Bye Bye Johnny Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
Bye Bye Johnny [Stereo Remix] Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
Run Around Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
Run Around [Stereo Remix] Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
Jaguar And Thunderbird Chuck Berry May have been March 29th
February 15, 1960 Diploma For Two Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Little Star Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
The Way It Was Before Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Away From You Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Down The Road Apiece Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Down The Road Apiece [Stereo Remix] Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Confessin' The Blues Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Sweet Sixteen Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Thirteen Question Method [1960 Version] Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Stop And Listen Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
I Still Got The Blues Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
I'm Just A Lucky So And So Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Mad Lad Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
Surfin' Steel (Cryin' Steel) Chuck Berry May have been April 12th
March 2, 1960 First Time I Met The Blues Buddy Guy
April 14, 1960 The Sun Is Shining [Alternate Version] Elmore James
May, 1960 Too Poor Detroit Jr.
May, 1960 My Heart Cries Etta & Harvey
October, 1960 At Last Etta James
1961 Your Skies Of Blue The Tune Weavers
1961 Smokey Places The Corsairs
1961 Let Me In The Sensations
1961 Peanut Butter The Vibrations
January 10, 1961 Route 66 Chuck Berry May have been January 19th
Route 66 [Alternate Take 11] Chuck Berry May have been January 19th
I'm Talking About You Chuck Berry May have been January 19th
Rip It Up Chuck Berry May have been January 19th
June, 1961 The Red Rooster Howlin' Wolf
July 29, 1961 Come On Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
Come On [Alternate, Stereo] Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
Adulteen Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
The Man And The Donkey Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
Go Go Go [Alternate Take] Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
Go Go Go Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
Trick Or Treat Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
Brown Eyed Handsome Man [Instrumental Version] Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
Brown Eyed Handsome Man [1961 Version] Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
Brown Eyed Handsome Man [Stereo Remix] Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
All Aboard Chuck Berry May have been August 3rd
August 23, 1961 You're Mine The Vibrations
September 8, 1961 Nine Below Zero Sonny Boy Williamson
December, 1961 Something's Got A Hold On Me Etta James
December, 1961 Goin' Down Slow Howlin' Wolf
1962 Wrinkles The Big Three Trio
January, 1962 Reap What You Sow Billy Stewart
June 27, 1962 You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover Bo Diddley
December, 1962 Mama Don't Lie Jan Bradley
1963 Sally, Go 'Round The Roses The Jaynetts
January 11, 1963 Bring It On Home Sonny Boy Williamson
November 15, 1963 Nadine (Is It You?) Chuck Berry May have been 11/16/1963 or 01/14/1964
You Never Can Tell Chuck Berry May have been 11/16/1963 or 01/14/1964
The Little Girl From Central Chuck Berry May have been 11/16/1963 or 01/14/1964
(The) Things I Used To Do Chuck Berry May have been 11/16/1963 or 01/14/1964
I'm In The Danger Zone Chuck Berry May have been 11/16/1963 or 01/14/1964
Fraulein Chuck Berry May have been 11/16/1963 or 01/14/1964
Lonely All The Time (Crazy Arms) Chuck Berry May have been 11/16/1963 or 01/14/1964
O Rangutang Chuck Berry May have been 11/16/1963 or 01/14/1964
December 31, 1963 That's What They Put Erasers On Pencils For Gems
1964 When The Saints Go Marching In Bo Diddley Date and location represent educated guess
January 24, 1964 Good Moanin' Blues Walter Horton
February 20, 1964 Big Ben (Blues) Chuck Berry
Promised Land Chuck Berry
Brenda Lee Chuck Berry
March 26, 1964 No Particular Place To Go Chuck Berry
You Two Chuck Berry
Liverpool Drive Chuck Berry
April, 1964 Chuck's Beat Bo Diddley & Chuck Berry
April, 1964 Bo's Beat Bo Diddley & Chuck Berry
April 10, 1964 Goin' To The River Bill & Will
June 25, 1964 Don't Mess Up A Good Thing Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure
June 30, 1964 What Kind Of Man Is That? Koko Taylor
August, 1964 Killing Floor Howlin' Wolf
August 16, 1964 Little Marie Chuck Berry
Go Bobby Soxer Chuck Berry
December 15, 1964 Lonely School Days Chuck Berry
His Daughter Caroline Chuck Berry
Dear Dad Chuck Berry
I Want To Be Your Driver Chuck Berry
Spending Christmas Chuck Berry
The Song Of My Love Chuck Berry
Butterscotch Chuck Berry
February 16, 1965 We're Gonna Make It Little Milton
Who's Cheatin' Who? Little Milton
July 21, 1965 Shake Rattle And Roll [Take 23] Chuck Berry
Wee Wee Hours [Instrumental Version] Chuck Berry
Honey Hush Chuck Berry
August, 1965 Rescue Me Fontella Bass
September 1, 1965 Run Joe Chuck Berry
It's My Own Business Chuck Berry
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) Chuck Berry
Everyday We Rock And Roll Chuck Berry
My Mustang Ford [Instrumental Version] Chuck Berry
My Mustang Ford Chuck Berry
My Mustang Ford [Stereo Remix] Chuck Berry
September 2, 1965 Merrily We Rock And Roll Chuck Berry
Vaya Con Dios Chuck Berry
Wee Hour Blues Chuck Berry
September 3, 1965 It Wasn't Me Chuck Berry
It Wasn't Me [Stereo Remix] Chuck Berry
Ain't That Just Like A Woman Chuck Berry
Right Off Rampart Street Chuck Berry
Welcome Back Pretty Baby Chuck Berry
Sad Day, Long Night Chuck Berry
December 7, 1965 Wang Dang Doodle Koko Taylor
1966 Maybelle Sings The Blues Big Maybelle
April 13, 1966 Ramona Say Yes Chuck Berry
Ramona Say Yes [Alternate Mix] Chuck Berry
Viva Viva Rock 'N' Roll Chuck Berry
His Daughter Caroline [Fast Version] Chuck Berry
Lonely School Days [Fast Version] Chuck Berry
May, 1966 Jinglin' Baby Eddie Burns
May, 1966 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer John Lee Hooker
June 22, 1966 That's Why I Don't Mind Muddy Waters
August, 1966 Keep It To Myself Buddy Guy
1967 O-O I Love You The Dells
September, 1967 Sitting Here Alone Hound Dog Taylor
November 21, 1969 Tulane Chuck Berry
Have Mercy Judge Chuck Berry
Untitled Instrumental [1969] Chuck Berry
My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry
November 22, 1969 Gun [Fast] Chuck Berry
Gun [Slow] Chuck Berry
Gun Chuck Berry
December 22, 1969 That's None Of Your Business Chuck Berry
April 27, 1970 Instrumental Chuck Berry
Christmas Chuck Berry
I'm A Rocker Chuck Berry
Flyin' Home Chuck Berry
Fish & Chips Chuck Berry
Some People Chuck Berry
January 8, 1971 Oh Louisiana Chuck Berry May have been any day(s) from January 8th to 12th
Festival Chuck Berry May have been any day(s) from January 8th to 12th
Let's Do Our Thing Together Chuck Berry May have been any day(s) from January 8th to 12th
Your Lick Chuck Berry May have been any day(s) from January 8th to 12th
Bound To Lose Chuck Berry May have been any day(s) from January 8th to 12th
Bordeaux In My Pirough Chuck Berry May have been any day(s) from January 8th to 12th
San Francisco Dues Chuck Berry May have been any day(s) from January 8th to 12th
My Dream (Poem) Chuck Berry May have been any day(s) from January 8th to 12th