Written by Chuck Berry • Unreleased song
Last updated on January 15, 2025
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Jan 24, 1969
From Wikipedia:
“School Days” (also known as “School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)”) is a rock-and-roll song written and recorded by Chuck Berry and released by Chess Records as a single in March 1957 and on the LP After School Session two months later (see 1957 in music). It is one of his best-known songs and is often considered a rock-and-roll anthem.
The last verse of the song contains the lyrics “Hail, hail rock and roll / Deliver me from the days of old.” Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll became the title of a 1987 concert film and documentary about Berry; the song itself is also commonly mistitled as Hail Hail Rock and Roll. Much of the song’s musical arrangement was reused by Berry in 1964 in “No Particular Place to Go”. A similar arrangement, though quite different, was also used for “Big Ben”.
Recording
Berry recorded the song on January 21, 1957, at Universal Recording Corporation in Chicago, Illinois. The sessions were produced by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil.
Charts
Berry’s record peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (his third highest-ranked pop hit) and hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart. It was also his first appearance on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 24. […]
On January 24, 1969, during the Beatles’ “Get Back” sessions, The Beatles played a version of “School Days.“
A/B Road Complete Get Back Sessions - Jan 24th, 1969 - 3 & 4
Unofficial album • Released in 2004
2:49 • Rehearsal • Jan.24 - D4-18 - School Day (Ring Ring Goes The Bell) 24.101b
Session Recording: Jan 24, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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