25.11.1972, Chuck Berry was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with My Ding a-Ling, his only UK No.1. The song was originally recorded by Dave Bartholomew in 1952. Berrys version was from a concert recorded at the Locarno ballroom in Coventry, England, on 3 February 1972. Boston radio station WMEX disc jockey Jim Connors was credited with a gold record for discovering the song and pushing it to No.1 over the airwaves and amongst his peers in the United States.
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