Two Great Guitars: Bo Diddley/Chuck Berry is a studio album by Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...

 and Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...

, which was released in August 1964 by Checker Records

Checker Records

Checker Records is an inactive record label that was started in 1952 as a subsidiary to Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, who ran the label until they sold it to General Recorded Tape in 1969, shortly before Leonard's death.The label...

, and is now considered to be one of rock music's earliest "super session" albums. Both men were friends and Chess Records

Chess Records

Chess Records was an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases....

 labelmates and the album consists of two lengthy and spontaneous instrumental jams plus a couple of recently recorded instrumentals by the two guitarslingers. The album cover features a Gibson ES-335

Gibson ES-335

The Gibson ES-335 is the world's first commercial thinline arched-top semi-acoustic electric guitar. Released by the Gibson Guitar Corporation as part of its ES series in 1958, it is neither hollow nor solid; instead, a solid wood block runs through the center of its body...

 owned by Berry and a guitar that was created by Diddley.

Original album

Side one

1. "Liverpool Drive" (Chuck Berry
   Chuck Berry
   Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
   
   ) – 2:56
2. "Chuck's Beat" (Berry, Ellas McDaniel
   Bo Diddley
   Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
   
   ) – 10:39

Side two

1. "When The Saints Go Marching In
   When the Saints Go Marching In
   "When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as "The Saints", is an American gospel hymn that has taken on certain aspects of folk music. The precise origins of the song are not known. Though it originated as a spiritual, today people are more likely to hear it played by a jazz band...
   
   " (Traditional
   Traditional music
   Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
   
    arr.
   Arrangement
   The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
   
   McDaniel) – 2:52
2. "Bo's Beat" (McDaniel, Berry) – 14:23

Reissue bonus tracks

5. "Fireball" (McDaniel)
6. "Stay Sharp" (McDaniel)
7. "Chuckwalk" (Berry)
8. "Stinkey" (McDaniel)

External links

Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. "Two Great Guitars." Amazon.com