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Roll Over Beethoven

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"Roll Over Beethoven"
Single by Chuck Berry
B-side"Drifting Heart"
ReleasedMay 1956 (1956-05)
RecordedApril 19, 1956[1]
StudioUniversal Recording Corp. (Chicago)[2]
GenreRock and roll
Length2:23
LabelChess #1626
Songwriter(s)Chuck Berry
Producer(s)Leonard Chess, Phil Chess
Chuck Berry singles chronology
"No Money Down"
(1955)
"Roll Over Beethoven"
(1956)
"Too Much Monkey Business"
(1956)

"Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 song by Chuck Berry and was originally released on Chess Records. The lyrics of the song mention with rock and roll with classical music. It was covered by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in 1963 and Electric Light Orchestra in 1973.

References

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  1. "The Chuck Berry Database Details For Recording Session: 19. 4. 1956". A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry. Dietmar Rudolph. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. "The Chuck Berry Database Details For Recording Session: 19. 4. 1956". A Collector's Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry. Dietmar Rudolph. Retrieved 25 November 2022.