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Little Queenie

Written by Chuck BerryUnreleased song

Last updated on January 2, 2025


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This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Other Chuck Berry songs

From Wikipedia:

“Little Queenie” is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry. Released in March 1959 as a double A-side single with “Almost Grown”, it was included on Berry Is on Top (1959), Berry’s first compilation album. He performed the song in the movies Go, Johnny Go! (1959) and Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll (1987). One year earlier, Berry had released “Run Rudolph Run”, a Christmas song with the same melody.

Background

The song was recorded on November 19, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. Backing Berry on vocals and guitar were either Johnnie Johnson or Lafayette Leake on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums. In a song review for AllMusic, Matthew Greenwald calls it an “incredible rock & roll anthem” and “one of the greatest dance/sex ritualistic classics.” It is included on several of Berry’s compilation albums, including The Great Twenty-Eight and Chuck Berry’s Golden Decade. […]


According to Mark Lewisohn in “The Complete Beatles Chronicles,” The Beatles performed “Little Queenie” live from at least 1960 until 1963 in Liverpool, Hamburg and elsewhere with Paul McCartney on lead vocal.

An audience recording from December 1962 is included on Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany.

On January 21, 1969, during the “Get Back” sessions, The Beatles played a brief version of “Elvis Presley’s version of “Little Queenie.”

In May 1979, Paul McCartney and Wings recorded a version of “Little Queenie” during some rehearsals.


Bootlegs

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Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

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