{"id":176501481,"date":"2015-09-06T03:22:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T03:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tsotimes.topshelfoldies.org\/?p=176501481"},"modified":"2015-09-06T03:22:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-06T03:22:59","slug":"truly-judys-uncommon-oldies-chuck-berry-promised-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsotimes.topshelfoldies.org\/?p=176501481","title":{"rendered":"Truly Judy’s Uncommon Oldies – Chuck Berry “Promised Land”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This edition of\u00a0Truly Judy’s\u00a0Uncommon Oldies is from CKLG\u2019s 730 AM January, 1965, survey in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.<\/p>\n

Chuck Berry\u00a0wrote this song while in prison, and the tune was taken from the song, \u201cWabash Cannonball\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0The singer tells of his journey from Norfolk, Virginia to California, mentioning various cities along the way.<\/p>\n

This song has been covered by many artists including Johnny Rivers, Dave Edmunds, The Band and Elvis Presley.\u00a0\u00a0It was Elvis\u2019 version that was used in the movie, Men In Black<\/em>.<\/div>\n

This song hit #23 on the CKLG Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada survey on January 3, 1965.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Chuck Berry – Promised Land (Chess Records 1965)<\/p>\n