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Little Queenie

LITTLE QUEENIE
 
 
“Little Queenie”  is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry.  It was released in 1959 as a double A-side single with “Almost Grown”.  It has been covered by many artists, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and REO Speedwagon.  One year earlier Berry had released “Run Rudolph Run”, a Christmas song with the same melody.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
The Rolling Stones’ bootleg album, The Greatest Group on Earth is mostly familiar material as might be expected in a live concert.  However, until I got this album, I did not know or at least remember the song “I’m Free” (a different song from the well-known track, “I’m Free” from the Who’s album Tommy); it had been the b-side for the Stones’ second #1 song, “Get off of My Cloud”.  The album also includes two Chuck Berry songs, “Carol” and “Little Queenie”.  “Carol” was released as a single in January 1964, charting only in France, and was also on their first album, The Rolling Stones.  While “Little Queenie” was never recorded by the Stones on a single or a studio album as far as I have been able to tell, “Carol” as well as “Little Queenie” are included on their second live album, Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert (1970).  According to Wikipedia:  “It [Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!] was reported to have been issued in response to the well known bootleg Live’r Than You’ll Ever Be” (the alternate name of The Greatest Group on Earth). 
 
(September 2017)