Chuck Berry Has Left Us
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R.I.P Chuck Berry
Legendary musician Chuck Berry has died at the age of 90. Tributes are pouring in for the musical icon after he passed away at his home.
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and is one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as Maybelline (1955), Roll over Beethoven (1956), Rock and Roll Music (1957) and Johnny B Goode (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive, with lyrics focusing on teen life and consumerism and music featuring guitar solos and showmanship that were a major influence on subsequent rock music.
Berry claimed on The Tonight Show he was influenced primarily by 1940s swing artist Louis Jordan. "The main guy was Louis Jordan. I wanted to sing like Nat Cole, with lyrics like Louis Jordan with the swing of Bennie Goodman with Charlie Christian on guitar, playing Carl Hogan's riffs, with the soul of Muddy Waters".
R.I.P Chuck...man you could rock and roll!!
Legendary musician Chuck Berry has died at the age of 90. Tributes are pouring in for the musical icon after he passed away at his home.
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and is one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as Maybelline (1955), Roll over Beethoven (1956), Rock and Roll Music (1957) and Johnny B Goode (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive, with lyrics focusing on teen life and consumerism and music featuring guitar solos and showmanship that were a major influence on subsequent rock music.
Berry claimed on The Tonight Show he was influenced primarily by 1940s swing artist Louis Jordan. "The main guy was Louis Jordan. I wanted to sing like Nat Cole, with lyrics like Louis Jordan with the swing of Bennie Goodman with Charlie Christian on guitar, playing Carl Hogan's riffs, with the soul of Muddy Waters".
R.I.P Chuck...man you could rock and roll!!
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BlueFox
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Absolutely terrible news, even if inevitable. The Father of Rock and Roll. RIP Chuck. You did well.
Audiophilehi
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Re: R.I.P Chuck Berry
RIP Chuck! Truly an icon.
RIP Chuck! Truly an icon.
Nikhil
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Rest in Peace Chuck Berry!
CPP
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Chuck Berry R.I.P.