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Rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry introduced "Back in the U.S.A." in 1959 when the single peaked at number thirty-seven. The first time it appeared on an album was in 1962 and "More Chuck Berry". The Linda Ronstadt cover of "Back in the U.S.A." hit the

"Church Bells May Ring" (Tony Middleton) was first recorded by The Willows (Tony Middleton, Richie Davis, John Steele, twins Ralph and Joe Martin) in 1956. That's Neil Sedaka playing the chimes. This peaked in the R&B top twenty. In the same year the