My Ding-a-Ling

...Country Singles Chart. Coincidentally, this was at the same time when two other '50s rock legends were on the charts: Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling" was at #1 and Elvis Presley's "Burning Love" at #2. This was Nelson's last Top 40 hit on the...

In this article: Rick Nelson, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Billboard, Dylan, Johnny B. Goode, John Fogerty, Yoko Ono Lennon, and Howard Hughes

...what life as a "jock" is like, which led to Harry's inspiration for the hit song. Connors also earned gold with Chuck Berry for "My Ding-a-ling", Wayne Newton for "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast", Joe Simon - "Power of Love", Mouth &...

In this article: Jim "JC" Connors, Harry Chapin, WROC, Chuck Berry, United States Air Force, WYSL, New England, Buffalo, and Erie, Pennsylvania

...be noted that, even back in 1972, some stations would refuse to play this song on AT40, even when it reached number one. And despite the fact "My Ding-a-Ling" was a former #1 hit, few oldies stations ever air the tune. According to the...

In this article: Chuck Berry, Billy Preston, Pink Floyd, Springfield Elementary School, Dave Bartholomew, Johnny B. Goode, and Jim Connors

...among the band's admirers, can now be added to a pantheon of paeans to the sin of Onan, including "Orgasm Addict" by The Buzzcocks and "My Ding-a-ling" by Chuck Berry. The revelation caused a ripple of astonishment and laughter at...

In this article: Feargal Sharkey, Teenage Kicks, The Undertones, Seamus Heaney, Orgasm Addict, Barney Hoskyns, John Peel, and Chuck Berry

...editor excoriating McNeilly. One letter contained this trenchant point: "Our Alma Mater isn't just a song, Corey McNeilly. It's not Chuck Berry's 'My Ding-a-Ling.' It's a tribute to the Blessed Mother." How do you rebut logic such as that?

In this article: Notre Dame, Michigan, Alma Mater, Charlie Weis, Fighting Irish, Big Ten, History Channel, and USC

...game last year. It's part of what makes Notre Dame special. Our Alma Mater isn't just a song, Corey McNeilly. It's not Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling." It's a tribute to the Blessed Mother, the glue that holds our community together. We play...

In this article: Alma Mater, Notre Dame Our Mother, Notre Dame Football, Chuck Berry, and Syracuse

...to get the audience to leave so that the next performers, Pink Floyd can take the stage; the crowd begins chanting "We want Chuck!" "My Ding-a-Ling" was edited down to approximately 4 minutes for single release; it became Berry's first...

In this article: The London Chuck Berry Sessions, Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode, Chess Records, Pink Floyd, Coventry, England, and North America

...to Joel Whitburn's "Billboard Top Pop Singles" anthology, including Johnny B. Goode" (No. 8), "Back in the USA" (No. 37) and "My Ding-a-Ling" (No. 1). Throughout his career, Berry, whose influences include the aforementioned Waters,...

In this article: Chuck Berry, Rock It, Maybellene, Leonard Chess, St. Louis, E mail, Ida Red, Johnny B. Goode, and School Day

...prowling the stage as he sang numbers from his vast back catalogue, which includes "Johnny B Goode", "Roll Over Beethoven" and his No 1 hit "My Ding-a-Ling". Berry was among the pioneers of rock music - he is pictured above when setting...

In this article: Chuck Berry, Johnny B Goode, Roll Over Beethoven, John Lennon, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and St Louis

...at perennially pedestrian South Carolina is like walking into a karaoke bar in Spartanburg and seeing Bruce Springsteen singing 'My Ding-A-Ling.' " • Syndicated columnist Norman Chad, on the NFL's most overrated coach: "I hate to single...

In this article: Seattle Times, NFL, Chris Jericho, South Carolina, SEC, Warhawks, Jackson Clarion-Ledger, and Louisiana-Monroe