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Chuck Berry

Brown Eyed Handsome Man

1956 · via Paul McCartney

Chuck Berry wrote “Brown Eyed Handsome Man” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1956. Also recorded by Buddy Holly (released 1967), Jerry Lee Lewis (released 1970) and Waylon Jennings (released 1969), among 243 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Chuck Berry – Brown Eyed Handsome Man
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Paul went back to the source here, and the source is Chuck Berry's own original. Once you've heard it, know that Buddy Holly, Wanda Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis and Waylon Jennings all recorded this one too, so the trail runs wide.

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Credited writer: Chuck Berry.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1956.

Other recordings on file · first release year

243 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Paul McCartney recorded "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" in 1999. Who wrote the song and made the first recording of it?Chuck Berry
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