Bruce covered the song 25 times ( soundcheck included )

 

 

1989-12-17 Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA

1989-09-29 Matt's Saloon, Prescott, AZ

1989-09-23 McLoone's Rum Runner, Sea Bright, NJ

 

 

1989-07-23 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 

1989-06-30 Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, NJ

 

1988-05-06 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA

 

 

1987-08-02 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ

 

1983-08-02 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

1983-07-16 Headliner (The), Neptune, NJ

1982-07-31 Big Man's West, Red Bank, NJ

1982-07-23 East Freehold Showgrounds, Freehold, NJ

 

1982-06-27 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ

1982-06-20 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ

Cats on a Smooth Surface 

1980-11-01 Los Angeles Me morial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA

Guest appearance by Jackson Browne on the tour premiere (and the last concert performance) of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen".

 

 

1980-08-16 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA

Jackson Browne

1978-09-21 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
1978-08-21 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1978-08-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1978-08-15 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1978-08-14 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
1978-08-10 Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY
1978-08-05 Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY
1978-08-01 Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, SC

 

1973-04-28 Cole Field House, College Park, MD 

One show, triple bill, with Chuck Berry headlining, Jerry Lee Lewis second billed and Bruce and the band opening. A show now steeped in legend. Berry's contract stipulated that it was the promoter's responsibility to supply him with a backing band for this concert. Apparently Bruce learned about a week before the show that the promoter was seeking a group to support Berry and immediately volunteered his band's services for free which the promoter gladly accepted. There was no rehearsal or soundcheck with Berry, so Bruce and the boys improvised as best they could. Sadly there is no known audio of this show.

   

 

 

 

1987-01-21 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, NY

The second annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony. 

1973-04-28 Cole Field House, University Of Maryland, College Park, MD

One show, triple bill, with Chuck Berry headlining, [Lee Lewis]] second billed and Bruce and the boys opening. A show now steeped in legend. Berry's contract stipulated that it was the promoter's responsibility to supply him with a backing band for this concert. Apparently Bruce learned about a week before the show that the promoter was seeking a group to support Berry and immediately volunteered his band's services for free, which the promoter gladly accepted. There was no rehearsal or soundcheck with Berry, so Bruce and the boys improvised as best they could. The show was Bruce's first known appearance in Maryland. Bruce and the boys opened their part of the show with a 50-minute set, followed by a 60-minute set by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band. Chuck Berry (with Springsteen's entire band backing him, including Bruce and Southside Johnny) closed the evening's festivities with a 70-minute performance. Springsteen recounts some hilarious details in the 1987 Chuck Berry documentary Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll, but does not mention Southside Johnny’s appearance. Fearing that Berry might not want a harp player Bruce positioned Southside in the shadows at the extreme end of the stage. However Berry enjoyed the harp playing and near the end of the show he actually acknowledged Southside to the crowd saying "that white boy can blow, can’t he!" This almost sold out gig in the 15,000 seat Cole Field House was not without some controversy. Such was the demand to see the show that the school newspaper reported that twenty people were arrested when police spotted individuals sneaking into the concert via an open female lavatory window at the back of the building. Apparently 200-300 people made it in before the police caught wind of what was going on. 

 

Watch Bruce tells the story here  

 

List of songs co-credited to Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Berry:

 

"Johnny Bye-Bye"