Longtime fans of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and his former band, the Black Crowes, know that Chuck Berry, this week's FUV Essentials artist, looms large in Robinson's wheelhouse of beloved influences. For FUV Essentials, Robinson wrote up his "Five Essential Chuck Berry Songs" — or as he says, "the stuff of rock 'n' roll dreams!"

Lennon: "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry." [Playlist]