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    Chuck Berry

    Gone.

    RIP

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Fair play he had a good innings.

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    One of THE all time greats without question.
    Huge influence on the music world over many generations.
    I'm sure you are in the 'Promised Land'
    Cheers the legend that is Chuck Berry

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    I saw him in London 30 something years ago. One of the standout gigs that I'll never forget

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Did he go to prison for something ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tandy View Post
    Did he go to prison for something ?
    Yes

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Quote Originally Posted by RichardM View Post
    Yes
    What did he do time for?

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Oddly - out of the blue - I found myself looking at Keith Richards and Dave Edmunds on YT, talking about working with Chuck this morning. Hadn't thought about the guy for ages before that.

    Seems that the guy was a bit of a handful! but clearly an absolute R&R pioneer and has left one heck of a legacy.

    Respect to Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr.

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    RIP

    the rockabilly / rock / n / roll in me is sad tonight . born in the wrong era i know but the legacy of chuck berry / eddie cochran and buddy holly still holds true to me . all music derives from his era.

    johnny be good

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFo8-JqzSCM

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Quote Originally Posted by Tandy View Post
    What did he do time for?
    Was it for being able bodied but unable to use google for himself?


    He was convicted of having had sex with an underage American Indian girl, as I'm sure you know really.

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    One of my early R'nR heroes. I imported his LPs from the USA and saw him with Carl Perkins during his 1964 UK tour. I loved his records; his chugging rhythm; his guitar playing and his stage antics. And he kept the standard of his recordings high for far longer than Little Richard et al.

    But there was a flip side to Berry. He couldn't be bothered to tune his guitar (which drove Keith Richard to distraction when he organised a birthday tribute) which showed a contempt for his audience. He was openly racist: to a white musician "you play when I point - years ago I was your slave. Now....." (or words to that effect). He was twice jailed for sexual improprieties. I now know that he nicked many of his trademark licks from T Bone Walker. I'm also not entirely convinced that Berry was a died-in-the-wool rock 'n roller. Some of his records like Jo Jo Gunne and Down Bound Train were novelty tunes and there was a Mexican tinge to Havana Moon and You Never Can Tell.

    So thanks for some great recordings, Chuck - but as a human being.....

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Quote Originally Posted by Vimana. View Post
    Was it for being able bodied but unable to use google for himself?


    He was convicted of having had sex with an underage American Indian girl,
    So what's the difference in Chuck and ROLF? Maybe Lecter needs to have a look at himself.

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Quote Originally Posted by MacAdder View Post
    One of THE all time greats without question.
    Huge influence on the music world over many generations.
    I'm sure you are in the 'Promised Land'
    Cheers the legend that is Chuck Berry
    He was a legend but short-changed his audiences at times. I think his gig at Cardiff Capitol lasted 35 minutes with a backing band he had never played with until he landed.

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    No particular place to go (riding along in my automobile) is probably my favourite. Typifies that era.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
    No particular place to go (riding along in my automobile) is probably my favourite. Typifies that era.
    Which was of course, Chuck rippin' hisself off (Schooldays)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    He was a legend but short-changed his audiences at times. I think his gig at Cardiff Capitol lasted 35 minutes with a backing band he had never played with until he landed.
    He was well known for playing the time he was contracted to play and not a minute more, no encores

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Quote Originally Posted by Vimana. View Post
    Was it for being able bodied but unable to use google for himself?


    He was convicted of having had sex with an underage American Indian girl, as I'm sure you know really.
    I thought it was for transporting a minor over a state border

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyclops View Post
    Which was of course, Chuck rippin' hisself off (Schooldays)
    Many of his songs had the same riff, but what made them great was that they told a story

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    He was a legend but short-changed his audiences at times. I think his gig at Cardiff Capitol lasted 35 minutes with a backing band he had never played with until he landed.
    I was at that gig, January '75 if memory serves me well. I think his set lasted 45 minutes and then a quick encore, so was well under an hour. Still a class act though. Chuck will go down as one of the all time greats, a forefather of modern rock music.

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Quote Originally Posted by MOZZER2 View Post
    RIP

    the rockabilly / rock / n / roll in me is sad tonight . born in the wrong era i know but the legacy of chuck berry / eddie cochran and buddy holly still holds true to me . all music derives from his era.
    Never a truer word spoken, they were the transformers

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Quote Originally Posted by RichardM View Post
    Many of his songs had the same riff, but what made them great was that they told a story
    Same riff? It's the same song just with different words:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tandy View Post
    So what's the difference in Chuck and ROLF? Maybe Lecter needs to have a look at himself.
    I thought you were one of Lecter's accounts?

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    Re: Chuck Berry

    He was a great showman ...


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    Re: Chuck Berry

    Quote Originally Posted by Tandy View Post
    So what's the difference in Chuck and ROLF? Maybe Lecter needs to have a look at himself.
    Do I?

    I didn't realise the guy had a dodgy past.

    I also didn't realise that I needed to run it by an officious little prick like you before posting that some famous bloke had died.

    And you wonder why people think you're a bit of a tool?

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