Sweet Little Sixteen

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"Sweet Little Sixteen"
Single by Chuck Berry
from the album One Dozen Berrys
B-side"Reelin' and Rockin'"
ReleasedJanuary 1958
RecordedDecember 29–30, 1957[1]
StudioChess (Chicago)[2]
GenreRock and roll
Length3:03
LabelChess 1683
Songwriter(s)Chuck Berry
Producer(s)Leonard and Phil Chess
Chuck Berry singles chronology
"Rock and Roll Music"
(1957) 		"Sweet Little Sixteen"
(1958) 		"Johnny B. Goode"
(1958)

"Sweet Little Sixteen" is a

500 Greatest Songs of All Time
" in 2004. He used the same melody on an earlier song, "The Little Girl From Central" recorded on Checkmate in 1955.

Personnel

Recorded December 29–30, 1957

"Surfin' U.S.A."

Main article:
Surfin' U.S.A. (song)

Surfin' U.S.A." features lyrics by Brian Wilson set to the music of "Sweet Little Sixteen." Under pressure from Berry's publisher, Wilson's father and manager, Murry Wilson, gave the copyright, including Brian Wilson's lyrics, to Arc Music.[5]

Beatles-related versions

Beatles connection

"Sweet Little Sixteen"
Aeolian Hall, London. It remained unreleased until Live at the BBC in 1994 (a year before they released Anthology 1).[6]

Personnel

Three years after

One Hand Clapping.[7]

References

  1. ^ 20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck Berry (CD). Chuck Berry. MCA Records. 1999. MCAD-11944.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "The Chuck Berry Database: Details For Recording Session: 29./30. 12. 1957". A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry. Dietmar Rudolph. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 55.
  4. ^ "Official Charts - Chuck Berry". Official Charts. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Pegg, Bruce (2002). Brown Eyed Handsome Man. pp. 162–163.
  6. ^ a b c "Sweet Little Sixteen". The Beatles Bible. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  7. ^ "Recording "The Backyard" (Aug 30, 1974)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
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