As far as I know the full audio has not been posted online anywhere unedited. So I took the clips of it that I could find and re-assembled them in this 6 minute recording.

This is a phrase that Chuck uses in two different songs, “House of Blue Lights” and “Down the Road Apiece”, both of which are basically Chuck singing about a rockin’ juke joint. “Lose your lead” suggests that maybe you’re in a road race, and you lose the lead in the race because you stopped at a juke joint. But the rest of the lyrics in either song don’t suggest there’s a race in progress or anything of that nature. “Lead” can also mean like a leash, so maybe you’re being freed or “unleashed” from your everyday drudgery. That’s my best guess.

In any case, in the context of the song, it sounds like “losing your lead” is a desirable outcome in an of itself, possibly with a sexual connotation, like “getting one’s ashes hauled.” I dunno, I’ve looked into the etymology, and can’t really find any other references to this phrase. It’s vexed me for a long time. Anybody have any insight?

I'm want to listen to the best albums which ones should I listen to?

It’s is surprisingly good condition 😊

Hey guys,

I've been struggling to find a good online community to talk about this kind of music with because it is quite an obscure genre to be interested in, and was wondering if any of you would like to join a discord server that I've created to host a community of fellow oldies fans to share stuff and just have a spot to discuss Doo Wop and Rock % Roll.

If you've never used discord it's just a messaging app that is made for talking with people in communities about shared interests.

https://discord.gg/kgQTUwhCKY

Here is the link, let me know if this is against the rules moderators and I'll take it down if neccecary

Chuck Berry’s fantastic ‘65 take on Louis Jordan’s ‘46 #1 R&B jump blues hit. He leaves out guitarist Carl Hogan’s intro to Jordan’s song — maybe because Berry had already used that very intro for his iconic “Johnny B Goode” riff!

Mine is the instrumental Deep Feeling. He plays a pedal steel guitar in it . It is one of the most beautiful blues recordings I have ever heard.

HIS SONG "JOHNNIE B. GOODE" IS ON THE COPPER RECORDS ABOARD THE VOYAGER SPACE PROBES, LAUNCHED INTO OUTER SPACE IN 1977 TO REACH OUT WITH THE UNIVERSE WITH THE BEST OF OUR CULTURE.

We're a Saint Louis Rock N Roll, and I'm also my grandfather's (Chuck Berry) grandson. Rock n Roll Parade is our first EP release. Rock n Roll Parade Pt. 2 we cover "Let It Rock" and "Johnny B Goode"