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In his 90 years, the legendary Chuck Berry recorded hundreds of songs, including 13 top 10 R&B hits and seven pop smashes. Born Charles Edward Anderson Berry in 1926, the future Father of Rock ...
“Chuck” has been a long time in the making, to say the least. It has been nearly 40 years since “Rock It,” but Berry isn’t washed up, said Marsala, the bassist.
A song by The Beatles has been described as 'perfect' by fans of the band, who have gone on to explain how Paul McCartney helped John Lennon change the track to be a hit ...
Chuck Berry, the perpetual wild man of rock music who helped define its rebellious spirit in the 1950s and was the sly poet laureate of songs about girls, cars, school and even the “any old way ...
The trouble started when the IRS took notice. How a Chuck Berry Rumor Led To a Jail Sentence As one of the pioneering figures of rock ‘n’ roll and a Black man in a still highly segregated ...
David Kaff, Keyboardist Who Played Viv Savage in “This Is Spinal Tap,” Dies at 79 The musician was part of several bands throughout his career and was a studio artist for Chuck Berry in 1972 ...
Chuck Berry’s Memoir Grabs You Like a Song Mr. Berry, who died on Saturday, released a book in 1987 that was heavy on music, intimacy and the complications of race. By Dwight Garner An Appraisal ...
Chuck Berry kisses the hand of his wife Themetta before receiving the Lifetime Achievement in the Arts award at the St. Louis Arts Awards at the Chase Park Plaza on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.
Chuck Berry, Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 90 Mr. Berry was rock’s master theorist and conceptual genius, a songwriter who understood what the kids wanted before they knew themselves.