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    • jimmix
      jimmix last edited by

      http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-berry-dead-musician-was-90-987182 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/obituaries/chuck-berry-musician-dies.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmusic&action=click&contentCollection=music&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0 https://www.yahoo.com/music/legendary-musician-rock-roll-pioneer-221503211.html

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        darrel last edited by

        A true legend

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        • jimmix
          jimmix last edited by

          R I P. And peace and love Chuck Berry Mr. rock 'n' roll music Ringo Starr 3:54 PM - 18 Mar 2017

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          • beatlesfanrandy
            beatlesfanrandy last edited by

            "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." - John Lennon. He also called Berry rock's first and best poet. Rock and Roll Music Roll Over Beethoven Sweet Little Sixteen Maybelline Memphis, Tennessee Back in the U.S.A. Just a few of his rock'n'roll classics that will live on. RIP Chuck Berry

            Wings Over America - Cow Palace SF - June 1976. New World Tour - Anaheim Stadium - 4/17/93. Driving USA - Oakland Arena - 4/1/2002. US Tour - HP Pavilion - San Jose - 11/08/05. An Evening with Paul McCartney - The Joint at Hard Rock - Las Vegas - 4/19/09. Up & Coming Tour - Hollywood Bowl - 3/31/10. Walk of Fame Star Presentation - Hollywood - Feb. 2012. CBS-TV taping - The Night That Changed America (with Ringo!)  - L.A. Convention Center - Jan. 2014. Out There Tour -Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles - Aug. '14 and Petco Park - San Diego - Sept. '14. Petco Park - San Diego - June 2019.  Got Back Tour - SoFi Stadium - Los Angeles - May 2022

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              • Bruce M.
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                Circa 1981, when I was a wee lad recently out of college, I waited tables for a year or so at the Jolly Roger restaurant on Sunset Blvd. in the heart of Hollywood, near a lot of entertainment industry offices. Chuck Berry was a regular, and I waited on him several times. He was very quiet -- so soft-spoken I often had to ask him to repeat his order so I could be sure I heard it. He always came in by himself and sat at the counter -- no entourage, and the farthest thing in the world from someone acting the part of a "star." If anything, he seemed kind of lonely. We were all very respectful and never bugged him for autographs, etc., but I do remember thinking at times, "My god, I am pouring coffee for a god."

                "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                \--Mark Twain

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                • jimmix
                  jimmix last edited by

                  beatlesfanrandy:

                  "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." - John Lennon. He also called Berry rock's first and best poet. Rock and Roll Music Roll Over Beethoven Sweet Little Sixteen Maybelline Memphis, Tennessee Back in the U.S.A. Just a few of his rock'n'roll classics that will live on. RIP Chuck Berry

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                    B J Conlee last edited by

                    Bruce M.:

                    Circa 1981, when I was a wee lad recently out of college, I waited tables for a year or so at the Jolly Roger restaurant on Sunset Blvd. in the heart of Hollywood, near a lot of entertainment industry offices. Chuck Berry was a regular, and I waited on him several times. He was very quiet -- so soft-spoken I often had to ask him to repeat his order so I could be sure I heard it. He always came in by himself and sat at the counter -- no entourage, and the farthest thing in the world from someone acting the part of a "star." If anything, he seemed kind of lonely. We were all very respectful and never bugged him for autographs, etc., but I do remember thinking at times, "My god, I am pouring coffee for a god."

                    _______________________________________________ Great story Bruce. Nice to hear that he was so humble.

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                    • Nancy R
                      Nancy R last edited by

                      B J Conlee:

                      Bruce M.:

                      Circa 1981, when I was a wee lad recently out of college, I waited tables for a year or so at the Jolly Roger restaurant on Sunset Blvd. in the heart of Hollywood, near a lot of entertainment industry offices. Chuck Berry was a regular, and I waited on him several times. He was very quiet -- so soft-spoken I often had to ask him to repeat his order so I could be sure I heard it. He always came in by himself and sat at the counter -- no entourage, and the farthest thing in the world from someone acting the part of a "star." If anything, he seemed kind of lonely. We were all very respectful and never bugged him for autographs, etc., but I do remember thinking at times, "My god, I am pouring coffee for a god."

                      _______________________________________________ Great story Bruce. Nice to hear that he was so humble.

                      Ditto!

                      Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                      GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                      Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                      FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                      Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                      Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                      Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                        admin last edited by

                        RIP Chuck Berry. ð??ð?¼â¤ï¸ï¸ð??¶ Love his music forever.

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                        • beatlesfanrandy
                          beatlesfanrandy last edited by

                          The final album he recorded last year and finished this year will be released June 16th. Called "Chuck", guests include guitarists Tom Morello and Gary Clark Jr.

                          Wings Over America - Cow Palace SF - June 1976. New World Tour - Anaheim Stadium - 4/17/93. Driving USA - Oakland Arena - 4/1/2002. US Tour - HP Pavilion - San Jose - 11/08/05. An Evening with Paul McCartney - The Joint at Hard Rock - Las Vegas - 4/19/09. Up & Coming Tour - Hollywood Bowl - 3/31/10. Walk of Fame Star Presentation - Hollywood - Feb. 2012. CBS-TV taping - The Night That Changed America (with Ringo!)  - L.A. Convention Center - Jan. 2014. Out There Tour -Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles - Aug. '14 and Petco Park - San Diego - Sept. '14. Petco Park - San Diego - June 2019.  Got Back Tour - SoFi Stadium - Los Angeles - May 2022

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                          • Bruce M.
                            Bruce M. last edited by

                            It was actually recorded over many years and finished last year. You can listen to a track from it here. If you like your Chuck Berry straight up, this is it:

                            "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                            \--Mark Twain

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                            • SusyLuvsPaul
                              SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

                              I have his wonderful autobiography--he wrote it himself and his mother an English teacher proofread it. I hadn't known Chuck wrote "Brown Eyed Handsome Man." What a beauty. Cheeky and witty of him to have written "No Particular Place to Go" in the Big House during one of his two prison terms. He said he wanted to write and sing slow ballads, but thought he could never equal or come near to Nat King Cole's and Frank Sinatra's, said he wasn't really able to write, play and sing anything but fast upbeat perky jaunty feel good fare. That's what made it rock, after all. He named his song "Maybelline" after his classes in beauty school, cosmetology, maybe that was during a jail stint too.

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                              • SusyLuvsPaul
                                SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

                                New Rolling Stone mag features Chuck Berry cover story by Mikhail Gilmore

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                                • jl4761
                                  jl4761 last edited by

                                  I'm listening to the late great Chuck Berry now! He wrote a lot of great Rock n' Roll anthems! R.I.P Chuck Berry!

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                                  • jl4761
                                    jl4761 last edited by

                                    Chuck Berry's new album will be released this month, I'll find out and post it here on this thread. HAIL HAIL ROCK N' ROLL! EDIT - Chuck Berry's new album "CHUCK" will be released on 9 June 2017. "CHUCK" will be Chuck Berry's first album in 38 years!

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                                    • jl4761
                                      jl4761 last edited by

                                      Hi fellow Beatles fanatics! I hope all is well with all of you! Has anyone heard Chuck Berry's new album entitled "CHUCK?" In my opinion, Chuck Berry's new album "CHUCK" would become what it was destined to become, Chuck's farewell! To be honest with you, "CHUCK" actually sounded better than I thought it would! What really surprised me is that Chuck Berry never lost his touch when it came to playing his guitar! Chuck also wrote all of the songs for his new album except one. Listening to "CHUCK," you would never believe that a 90 year old man was singing or playing guitar on the album! The songs "Wonderful Woman," "You Go To My Head," "Darlin'," "Lady B. Goode," "Jamaica Moon" and "Eyes Of Man" really brings out the emotions and feelings from Chuck Berry and will end up flowing through his guitar! When I listen to the song "Darlin'," I really get teary eyed! Chuck wrote this personal song to his daughter Ingrid Berry who also sings vocals and plays harmonica throughout the album. I guess it is safe to say that Chuck Berry REALLY bared his soul on this song! Chuck Berry would dedicate his new album "CHUCK" to his wife of 68 years, Toddy. He is quoted as saying: My darlin', I'm growing old! I've worked on this record for a long time. NOW, I can hang up my shoes.

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                                      • SusyLuvsPaul
                                        SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

                                        jl4761:

                                        Hi fellow Beatles fanatics! I hope all is well with all of you! Has anyone heard Chuck Berry's new album entitled "CHUCK?" In my opinion, Chuck Berry's new album "CHUCK" would become what it was destined to become, Chuck's farewell! To be honest with you, "CHUCK" actually sounded better than I thought it would! What really surprised me is that Chuck Berry never lost his touch when it came to playing his guitar! Chuck also wrote all of the songs for his new album except one. Listening to "CHUCK," you would never believe that a 90 year old man was singing or playing guitar on the album! The songs "Wonderful Woman," "You Go To My Head," "Darlin'," "Lady B. Goode," "Jamaica Moon" and "Eyes Of Man" really brings out the emotions and feelings from Chuck Berry and will end up flowing through his guitar! When I listen to the song "Darlin'," I really get teary eyed! Chuck wrote this personal song to his daughter Ingrid Berry who also sings vocals and plays harmonica throughout the album. I guess it is safe to say that Chuck Berry REALLY bared his soul on this song! Chuck Berry would dedicate his new album "CHUCK" to his wife of 68 years, Toddy. He is quoted as saying: My darlin', I'm growing old! I've worked on this record for a long time. NOW, I can hang up my shoes.

                                        This album "Chuck" sounds awesome from your description ! Hope our Macca follows suit, at Berry's age

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                                        • jl4761
                                          jl4761 last edited by

                                          SusyLuvsPaul:

                                          jl4761:

                                          Hi fellow Beatles fanatics! I hope all is well with all of you! Has anyone heard Chuck Berry's new album entitled "CHUCK?" In my opinion, Chuck Berry's new album "CHUCK" would become what it was destined to become, Chuck's farewell! To be honest with you, "CHUCK" actually sounded better than I thought it would! What really surprised me is that Chuck Berry never lost his touch when it came to playing his guitar! Chuck also wrote all of the songs for his new album except one. Listening to "CHUCK," you would never believe that a 90 year old man was singing or playing guitar on the album! The songs "Wonderful Woman," "You Go To My Head," "Darlin'," "Lady B. Goode," "Jamaica Moon" and "Eyes Of Man" really brings out the emotions and feelings from Chuck Berry and will end up flowing through his guitar! When I listen to the song "Darlin'," I really get teary eyed! Chuck wrote this personal song to his daughter Ingrid Berry who also sings vocals and plays harmonica throughout the album. I guess it is safe to say that Chuck Berry REALLY bared his soul on this song! Chuck Berry would dedicate his new album "CHUCK" to his wife of 68 years, Toddy. He is quoted as saying: My darlin', I'm growing old! I've worked on this record for a long time. NOW, I can hang up my shoes.

                                          This album "Chuck" sounds awesome from your description ! Hope our Macca follows suit, at Berry's age

                                          This album really surprised me, I really didn't think or believe that Chuck Berry had it in him anymore to perform or record an album especially at the age of 90! Chuck Berry was really a hard core die hard Rocker at heart!

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                                          • jl4761
                                            jl4761 last edited by

                                            There was one great song I left out of my list of songs I talked about in another previous post here on this thread. The name of the song is "Big Boys!" Chuck Berry must have found the "Fountain of Youth" when he recorded this song! This is the Chuck Berry of old, this song brings out the youth in Chuck Berry!

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