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"Run Rudolph Run" [2] is a Christmas song written by Chuck Berry but credited to Johnny Marks and M. Brodie due to Marks's trademark on the character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. [3] [note 1] It was published by St. Nicholas Music and was first recorded by Berry in 1958, released as a single on Chess Records. [9]
Released in March 1959 as a double A-side single with "Almost Grown", it was included on Berry Is on Top (1959), Berry's first compilation album. He performed the song in the movies Go, Johnny Go! (1959) and Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987). One year earlier, Berry had released "Run Rudolph Run", a Christmas song with the same melody.
The only thing he ever did in his life, apparently, was be involved in the song "Run Rudolph Run". So, did Chuck Berry write the song "Run Rudolph Run" from scratch: Both the lyrics and the music. But, for legal reasons, as sometimes happens (see Santa Baby ), they had to credit the song to a fake, made up, second songwriter?
The Philly Specials, which consists of Philadelphia Eagles alum Jason Kelce and current players Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, teamed up with Bon Jovi, 62, to cover Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run."
In 1959, Chuck Berry released a recording of a sequel, "Run Rudolph Run" (sometimes called "Run Run Rudolph"), originally credited to Berry but subsequent releases are often credited to Marks and Marvin Brodie. In December 2018, Autry's original version entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 36, nearly 70 years after it first charted. It climbed ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Chuck Berry" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. ... Run Rudolph Run; S. School Days (Chuck Berry song ...
John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter.He specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee), "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives), "Silver and Gold ...
His first solo single, released in 1978, was a cover of Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run", backed with his version of Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come". In 1987, after Jagger pursued a solo recording and touring career, Richards formed the "X-Pensive Winos" with co-songwriter and co-producer Steve Jordan, whom Richards assembled for his Chuck ...