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Thirty Days (Chuck Berry song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)"', also written '"30 Days"', is a 1955 song and chart single by Chuck Berry.Billboard - 29 Oct. 1955 new disks on the national chart are Chuck Berry's "Thirty Days" on Chess and Dinah Washington's "I Concentrate on You" on Mercury." Berry wrote "30 Days" to pay tribute to Hank Williams' country music.Howard A. DeWitt Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll music 1985 - - Page 14 "The sound of the country pedal steel guitar was transformed into rock-and-roll on Chuck Berry's electric guitar. ... When Chuck wrote 30 Days to pay tribute to Hank Williams' country music, he unwittingly acknowledged his debt to country ..."
Covers
The song has been covered by many artists, including:
*Ernest Tubb, 1955
*Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks as "Forty Days", 1959. (#4 Canada, July 6, 1959)
*Cliff Richard & The Shadows as "Forty Days", 1961.
*Bill Black And His Combo, 1964
*The Tractors 1995
References
Category:1955 songs
Category:Chuck Berry songs
Category:Songs written by Chuck Berry
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