Many of us learned of Chuck Berry when we heard The Beatles, Rolling Stones or other British bands record covers of his songs.
I remember asking the question: Who is that fellow Berry who wrote “Rock and roll music” or “Carol” or “Reeling and rocking”.
In 1972, I saw Chuck Berry in concert and I became a huge fan.
We remember Chuck Berry who was born in St. Louis on this day in 1926 . He died in 2017.
Elvis put rock on the radio but Chuck Berry invented the rock guitar and wrote the songs that every garage band played. He was awesome and his songs belong in every rock collection.
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