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posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 9:05 am
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Who would have guessed The Killer and Little Richard would be the last ones standing?
Comment by wordslinger Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 9:09 am
Chuck was an outstanding, troubled and imperfect genius for generations of musicians. Thanking him for his talent - his continued and eternal legacy is assured.
I am glad I was able to see him several times over the years in the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill.
Comment by illini Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 9:35 am
Chuck Berry is the seed from which rock and roll grew. A showman’s showman, whose up-tempo style and sexual lyrics influenced too many copy cats to name. But I’ll name one anyway: The Rolling Stones.
No Chuck Berry, no Rolling Stones. RIP Mr. Berry, who was also the best thing about St. Louis.
Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 10:01 am
I met Chuck Berry a few years ago in St Louis. He gave a free outdoor concert in one of the plaza’s downtown. I was just walking along and heard music, so decided to check it out.
It was just a small gathering on a Saturday afternoon. After he finished, I went up, shook his hand, and thanked him for the concert. I thought it was pretty cool that he used to do that around St. Louis.
Comment by A Jack Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 10:01 am
47,if you listen to the Beach Boys biggest hits, it sounds like Chuck is playing lead guitar. Which led to
Chuck suing them, back in the day…
Comment by wordslinger Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 10:44 am
biggest early hits, I should say, not Pet Sounds, Smile stuff.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 10:45 am
I had the opportunity to see Chuck live a bunch and completed a photo story on him in 1998/1999. My band also was able to open for him as well. He was nothing but cool to me as was his family and didn’t live up to the negative reputation. Berry’s influence is greater than any other single rock’n'roll group / artist. The Beatles, The Stones, Elvis, Jerry Lee, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Johnny Rivers, Waylon Jennings — even Mountain, Motorhead, Bad Religion and Iron Maiden recorded / performed Chuck Berry songs. While others sold many more records, he laid the groundwork for just about everyone after him. I yelled out at one of those shows “You are the king, Chuck” and replied “I’m the prime minister, baby”. He’s still the King to me. Thanks for the recognition on the blog, Rich. We are a rock’n'roll family, for sure!
Comment by Devin Miller Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 11:15 am
Wordslinger Brian Wilson openly admitted that he combined the Chuck Berry guitar sound with the vocals of the Four Freshman to get the Beach Boys sound. Couldn’t go wrong. Chuck Berry’s guitar riff on Johnny B Goode came from his piano player. RIP Chuck.
Comment by Ginhouse Tommy Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 11:23 am
FWIW, I highly recommend “Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story” by Rick Bragg.
Best story, among many great ones: The night in the wee hours when Jerry Lee crashed his Caddy into the gates at Graceland, and emerged bloody from the car with a gun in one and the neck of broken champagne bottle in the other, demanding to see Elvis.
To hear Jerry Lee tell the tale, there was a reasonable explanation for all of it, in his mind. And it being Memphis, he skated. Hilarious.
Comment by wordslinger Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 11:29 am
Our voice sent out to ends of space.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Mar 20, 17 @ 11:45 am