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R.I.P. Chuck Berry

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Michael_ Gee, Mar 18, 2017.

  1. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    BBC reporting Berry found dead in his home by police at age 90. There would be no rock and roll without him. An American genius, if a real piece of work as a person.
     
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  2. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Roll over Beethoven and tell St. Peter the news.
     
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  3. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Johnny B. Gone.
     
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  4. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    His cousin Marvin was unavailable for comment
     
  5. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    In Heaven, you don't even need hidden cameras to spy on ladies in the restroom.
     
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  6. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Impossible to imagine what rock and roll would be like today - if it existed at all - without his songs and his guitar which created the first memorable riffs of the rock era. Keith Richards might still be sweeping up at a chip shop in Dartford.

    RIP to a member of rock and roll's Mount Rushmore

    (Saw Chuck once as a part of an oldies festival once and he was fucking lousy, I walked out after he played "Sweet Little Sixteen" twice in the first five songs.)
     
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  7. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Absolute legend. There is no rock 'n' roll without him. RIP.
     
  8. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    Between Back To The Future and Pulp Fiction, his music was also key to two of the most iconic movie scenes of a generation.
     
  9. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    To my mind there were five guys who really put Rock 'n Roll on the charts to stay. They were Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis.

    RIP to a man who wrote so many songs that we know by heart. In his prime he was as good as it got.
     
  10. Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.

    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St. Well-Known Member

    Chuck Berry concert

    Give this a listen if you can. I have a subscription, but hopefully you will be able to hear it too. Interestingly, backing him on this concert was Steve Miller not long after his band formed.
     
  11. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Rolling Stone described him once as the Louis Armstrong of rock and roll, the guy who defined the basic mode of expression on the genre's primary instrument. Often imitated as a guitarist, but never duplicated (although Keef came the closest).
     
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    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

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