Sweet Little Sixteen (demo) (demo without false start)

~ Recording by Chuck Berry

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.5Sweet Little Sixteen (demo)3:09Chuck BerryJohnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess RecordingsChuck BerryAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-12-21
Hip‐O SelectB0009473-02

Relationships

double bass:Willie Dixon (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
drums (drum set):Jasper Thomas (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
guitar and lead vocals:Chuck Berry (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
piano:Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
recorded at:Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
recording of:Sweet Little Sixteen (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)

Sweet Little Sixteen

lyricist and composer:Chuck Berry
publisher:Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Fermata do Brasil
Isalee Music Publishing Co. (Chuck Berry’s music publishing company)
Isalee Music Publishing Company
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
referred to in medleys:Good Old Rock ’n Roll (order: 1)
Chuck Berry Medley (order: 3)
later translated parody versions:Quand arrive l’été
later translated versions:Douces filles de seize ans
Hän kuudentoista on
Las quinceañeras
Süße sechzehn Jahre jung
is the basis for:La p’tite Chamberland
Surfin’ U.S.A.